That can be intimidating for girls or non-binary kids.’ And that’s exactly the change she’s trying to make. Where are the girls and non-binary kids? ‘Our sports program in Nieuw-West takes place at Sportpark de Eendracht and if you just walk around there, it’s boys, boys, boys exercising wherever you look. It’s sometimes very obvious just how much safe and open initiatives like Project Fearless are needed, seeing as it’s mostly boys playing football on all boys teams.
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The best part for the kids and parents? It’s all free of charge.’ Important detail: Project Fearless truly wants to be a safe space for every kid ‘so we ask every participant to share their pronouns at the start of each course’
Even if you are a scientist, getting that feeling of what it’s like to be on a team, and what it’s like to celebrate each other’s wins and break each other’s falls - is so important. Think skateboarding, run club, kickboxing, football - it’s all about the team environment. We do anything ranging from arts, science, activism, leadership, entrepreneurism and of course mainly our sports programs. I started this project 3 years ago and it’s so much more than just sports now. Our after school projects focus on girls and non-binary youth between the age of 9 and 14. ‘Project Fearless is a space that embodies just that: falling and getting back up. ‘The falling and getting back up, is really important for people’s confidence’. It was then and there that she started to understand what sports and exercise can do for a person.
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Growing up she worked at the local ski mountain in Virginia, teaching kids with disabilities how to ski and snowboard. Merida classifies herself as a problem solver. Her goal? ‘Something that mothers wish they’d had when they were growing up and that fathers want for their daughters.’ Project Fearless had to be a place where kids can shed who they think they ‘should be’ and let them figure it out themselves instead. Parents are welcome as well and everything is free of charge. More concrete: Merida sets up sports programs, mentor workshops, jam sessions, coding workshops and much more for girls and non-binary kids between the ages of 9 and 14.
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