Atoot

Speaking truth to funders. 💚

Recently, Atoot's co-founder and Director Mashreeb Aryal was invited by Global Fund for Women () to speak at an internal learning session about his experience serving on their Anti-Corruption Advisory Group — a participatory body representing members from across different countries and regions.

The Advisory Group played a meaningful role in shaping participatory grantmaking to feminist grassroots organisations — ensuring that the communities closest to the work had a say in where resources flow.

Mashreeb spoke about how serving on the group expanded his understanding of corruption, how it manifests in the communities Atoot works with and across Nepal more broadly, and what it costs small feminist grassroots organisations trying to do their work with integrity. He also shared what funders need to understand about supporting anti-corruption work led by organisations like ours.

Joining him on the panel was Marta from Syria Untold — a grantee partner selected through the same participatory grantmaking process.

Grassroots voices belong in these conversations. We are glad Atoot's was in the room. 💚

From Lumbini to St. Lucia. 🌍⚽

Atoot's Programme Coordinator Monika travelled to St. Lucia to participate in the Khel Pou Lavi Coaches Exchange Programme — hosted by as part of 's Equal Play Effect collaborative project with .

Over the course of the exchange, she coached girls, attended workshops, received session feedback, and learned alongside coaches from across the world. Cross-cultural learning at its most real.

"I got the opportunity to learn coaching and coach the girls, which really helped me understand how to deliver learning effectively. After every session, we received feedback, which was such a valuable part of the experience. The people were so sweet and welcoming — their warm greetings made me feel comfortable and happy." — Monika

One moment said it all: the exchange of Saint Lucian, Haitian, and Nepalese flags — three organisations, three countries, united by one belief in the power of sport to transform girls' lives 🇳🇵 🇭🇹 🇱🇨

Thank you to Sacred Sports Foundation for so warmly hosting Monika. We cannot wait for our girls in Lumbini to feel everything she brought home. 💚

Our story is being told. 🎬

For the first time, a professional filmmaker came to Lumbini to document what happens at Atoot.

Sudin KC () — photographer and filmmaker based in Kathmandu — spent time with our girls, our staff, on our field, in our classrooms, listening to their stories and capturing them on film. The result is a documentary that follows one young woman's journey through seven years with Atoot — and what that time has meant for her life.

The film is currently in editing. It will be out soon.

We have waited a long time for Atoot's story to be told like this. We cannot wait for you to see it.

🎬 Stay tuned.

56% there. 🫶🏽⚽

Halfway to our goal — and it's all because of you.

We want to show you what your support looks like in real life. It looks like a girl running full speed across a field in Lumbini, laughing at something her teammate just said. It looks like a shy girl who barely spoke six months ago, now calling out to her team with confidence. It looks like a group of girls who didn't know each other, becoming something that looks a lot like family.

Football did that. You're helping us keep it going + expanding our reach.

We're raising $10,000 for to keep the sessions running, the field open, and the opportunities growing. We're more than halfway there. A little more will take us the rest of the way.

Give what you can. Big, small, whatever feels right. Every single donation counts.

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