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January 30 – SIGA is has admitted 11 Portuguese feminine footballers as mentees into the SIGAWomen International Mentorship Programme.
This collaboration follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in September 2024 between SIGA and the Portuguese Gamers’ Union, with the goal of selling and empowering feminine athletes by devoted advocacy and collaboration.
Katie Simmonds, chair of SIGA Girls, mentioned: “The sixth cycle of the programme will probably be our greatest and largest but, with extra international mentors and mentees becoming a member of from the world over as we obtain our objective of doubling the affect. Final 12 months we linked 150 ladies from 32 nations. This 12 months we’re going for over 300!
“Working collectively, we are able to change cultures and create a legacy to make the pathway of people who come after us, simpler. I consider that monetary literacy is a key part of feminine empowerment and independence, and it was a pleasure to ship our first taster session of our course to the proficient feminine footballers in Portugal.”
The SIGAWomen mentorship programme is open ladies aged 21 or over and is designed to advertise future leaders in sport and foster better variety inside the sporting business. The eight-month programme sees mentees paired with worldwide feminine business leaders. The programme’s curriculum features a mixture of group and bilateral digital periods.
The 11 gamers chosen to obtain mentorship are (alphabetically):
Carla Couto, Former Soccer Participant; Girls’s Soccer Ambassador, Participant’s Union (SJPF)
Dolores Silva, Skilled Soccer Participant, SC Braga
Inês Maia, Skilled Soccer Participant, Besiktas
Laura Luís, Skilled Soccer Participant, Albergaria
Marta Ferreira, Skilled Soccer Participant, Racing Energy
Matilde Fidalgo, Former Soccer Participant, Girls’s Soccer Advisor, Participant’s Union (SJPF)
Mariana Jaleca, Skilled Soccer Participant, Rio Ave
Micaela Matos, Former Soccer Participant, Girls’s Soccer Delegate, Participant’s Union (SJPF)
Paula Encinas (Pauleta), Skilled Soccer Participant, SL Benfica
Rita Fontemanha, Skilled Soccer Participant, Sporting
Tatiana Pinto, Skilled Soccer Participant, At. Madrid
Joaquim Evangelista, President of the Portuguese Gamers’ Union, mentioned: “This program is, above all, a chance to contribute to the non-public progress of the individuals, enabling them to strengthen their contribution and management in soccer, each throughout and after their careers. Gender equality begins to be constructed by alternatives and differentiated experiences like this one.”
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