The Richmond Football Club’s on-going community programs have females of various ages participating during the year, through initiatives including Richmond Emerging Aboriginal Leadership (REAL) Camps, Multicultural School Program and Outback Tigers in Central Australia.
Already in 2012, more than 1500 females have participated in the Club’s community programs, which are inclusive for both males and females and focus on engagement, education, leadership and employment pathways.
The Outback Tigers program, operating in Central Australia, engages more than 500 female Indigenous students and encourages school attendance, with emphasis on the importance of education in the students’ futures.
“The support offered through the Richmond Football Club is extraordinary and really does assist us to promote and encourage excellence in attendance and participation at school. We are looking forward to continuing our association with the program,” said Brenda Jolley, the principal of Larapinta Primary School.
Richmond has also been working with Presentation College in Windsor, an all-girls school, over the past five years, implementing a program to encourage 14 year-old students to participate in physical activity. The Club’s coaches and facilitators deliver activities, including boxing, football skills, nutrition lectures, yoga and running time trials.
Dani Li Rosi, head of physical education at the college, said it’s been fantastic to work with the Club again this year, and that the students get a lot out of the sessions.
Richmond is looking forward to Round 17 to celebrate the involvement of women in football, and to continue the participation of women at the Club through the various programs and initiatives.
