Islamabad, October 15,2026: Right To Play Pakistan has concluded its “Goals For Her” project with an event in Islamabad, celebrating the achievements of girls who participated in football clinics in Peshawar, Islamabad and Hunza.
Funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), the project organized three football clinics to help young girls develop sporting skills, build confidence and access opportunities in a sport that has often remained out of reach for them.
The closing event brought together participants, their families, coaches and representatives of the development sector, civil society and media. The First Secretary of the High Commission of Canada also attended the event.
Right To Play Pakistan also launched Goals For Her: Pictorial Journey of the Program, a photo essay journal documenting the experiences of participants across all three clinics.
Sharing her experience, participant Maha said sports helped improve confidence and leadership while creating new opportunities for girls.
Maheen Ishfaq from Islamabad highlighted the importance of teamwork, recalling how participants gradually learned to coordinate on the field and understand one another better.
“Individual skills matter, but teamwork and trust can make a huge difference,” she said.
Mehrosh Akhtar from Chitral emphasized that access to opportunities often determines whether girls can pursue their ambitions.
“Sometimes, the difference between a girl who gets to pursue her dreams and one who doesn’t isn’t her talent or ambition. It’s simply the opportunities she is given,” she said.
Right To Play Pakistan thanked CFLI for its support and acknowledged the contributions of coaches, families and local communities in making the football clinics possible.
The organization works to protect, educate and empower children through play, helping them develop skills to stay in school, remain safe and bring positive change to their communities.
