Guardian Girls International

Guardian Girls International
	Gender-based violence; Violence against women
Official language	English
Secretary General	Shin Koyamada
Board Chairman	Shin Koyamada
President	Nia Lyte
Affiliations	Koyamada International Foundation
Website	guardiangirls.org

Guardian Girls International (also referred to as Guardian Girls or GGI) is an

sports and holistic martial arts

training. It operates in 15 countries.

It has global partnerships with

international sports federations such as United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Karate Federation (WKF), International Aikido Federation (IAF) and others.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The GGI was initially born out of the pledge Koyamada has made during the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), which was convened by the UNFPA and governments of Kenya and Denmark in Nairobi, Kenya in 2019.^[4]

Structure

The organization was established with the primary objective of overseeing its Guardian Girls program and coordinating specialized sports projects on a global scale. These projects are initiated through collaborations between GGI and international sports federations responsible for governing specific sports worldwide.

All activities are coordinated by GGI at a global level and by KIF's National Chapters, where applicable, at a national level, adhering to its international program guidelines worldwide. Project implementation is overseen either by GGI or a KIF Chapter, working in collaboration with the national sports governing body of the relevant international sports federations.

Projects

Guardian Girls Karate (GGK) was inaugurated by GGI in collaboration with the World Karate Federation (WKF) in Los Angeles in 2022. In 2023, the initiative expanded globally, marked by a reception at the Japanese Ambassador's residence, a women's self-defense seminar, and a demonstration held at WKF's international tournaments across seven diverse countries including Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Japan, the United States, Ireland, and Hungary.

Guardian Girls Aikido (GGA) was introduced by

UNFPA Colombia, showcased the project's commitment to empowering women. Additionally, the GGA Seminar, organized by KIF Colombia and FCA, was held at the Japan Center at the University of the Andes (Colombia)

in Bogotá, further promoting the values of self-defense and empowerment among women.

References

External links

[1] "UNFPA launches Guardian Girls with Koyamada International Foundation, World Karate Federation".

[2] "World Karate Federation launches 'Guardian Girls' in the fight against violence".

[3] "Guardian Girls Aikido: transformando vidas y previniendo las violencias de género en Colombia".

[4] "nairobisummiticpd.org:Sessions that feature Mr. Shin Koyamada".

[5] "Guardian Girls Aikido: transformando vidas y previniendo las violencias de género en Colombia".

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