Project: football3 at school -> football3 changemakers – 2025
In 2025, the project “football3 at school → football3 changemakers” promoted gender equality and equal access to sport for children aged 7–9. Through regular football3 lessons delivered by early childhood education teachers and football3 Changemakers tournaments, the project developed children’s social competences, strengthened women’s roles in football, and used football as an educational and social inclusion tool. The goals of this project are:
- Development of cooperation with Polish FA to support increasing the participation (including schools) of girls and women in football
- Continuation of raising awareness of football3 as an excellent tool to educate about equal access to sport among girls and boys aged 7-9
- Promotion of football3 changemakers – girls, boys & female childhood education teachers across Poland
All the activities presented below were financed by the FIFA Foundation and implemented in synergy with the project supported under the UEFA Foundation.
Action 1: football3 lessons & football3 changemakers gamification 2025
In 2025, 127 early childhood education teachers from 62 schools delivered 712 football3 lessons, reaching 3,956 children with balanced participation of girls and boys. Lessons focused on empathy, cooperation and responsibility. The gamification system increased motivation, regularity and quality of football3 implementation in schools.
Action 2: football3 changemakers tournaments in 16 regions promoting equal access to football for girls and boys and women inclusion 2025
Sixteen football3 Changemakers tournaments were organised across Poland, engaging 2,193 children, including 1,079 girls. The tournaments strengthened girls’ participation in football, promoted equal access to sport, and reinforced football3 values such as dialogue, cooperation and shared rule-making in a school-based environment.
List of tournaments with links to Social Media:
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 im. Księdza Jana Twardowskiego w Białymstoku – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. Zbigniewa Dłużniewskiego w Nowej Górze – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. Bohaterów Westerplatte w Czempiniu – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. Wandy Chotomskiej w Nowych Kucicach – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa w Czerwonaku – check the SoMe about tournament
- Publiczna Szkoła Podstawowa im. Andrzeja Wajdy w Rudnikach – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1 im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Mrągowie – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 89 im. Tadeusza Mazowieckiego w Gdańsku – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. Władysława Stanisława Reymonta w Maszewie Dużym – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 71 im. Henryka Sienkiewicza w Łodzi – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. Kamila Baczyńskiego w Wyszogrodzie SP Wyszogród – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. Tadeusza Kościuszki w Kobyle Górze – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa im. ks. Leona Poeplau w Kończewicach – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 3 im. Podróżników i Odkrywców Polskich w Oleśnicy – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 58 im. Jerzego Kukuczki w Poznaniu – check the SoMe about tournament
- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 61 w Gdańsku – check the SoMe about tournament
Tournaments were supported by Polish Football Association
Action 3: Evaluation and impact research 2025
An independent evaluation was conducted using quantitative and qualitative methods, including surveys, interviews and study visits. The results confirmed strong acceptance of the football3 methodology, its effectiveness in developing children’s social competences, and its positive impact on gender equality attitudes and the empowerment of women teachers.
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Action 4: Coordination of the project 2025–2026
Project coordination ensured timely and effective implementation of all planned actions, continuous monitoring, financial control and communication with participants and partners. Coordination activities supported cooperation with researchers, project visibility and high-quality reporting, providing a strong basis for sustainability and further development of the programme.
