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Not once, but twice in the same year,\u201d said Monique Mosi (27) from Swiftresponse Community Empowerment Initiative through Soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was invited to attend Discover Football\u2019s female soccer empowerment conference from December 4th to 9th in Berlin, Germany. During June this year, she was invited by Dynamo Windrad to attended the Mehr Als Glanz Frauen Bolz WM, an international soccer tournament held in Kassel, Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ade Adekunle, founder of Swiftresponse, said the overall objective of the initiative is that goal scoring is secondary to empowering youths on grassroot level in formulating their own life goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also focus on promoting gender equality through soccer, a philosophy we share with Discover Football.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monique, a teacher by profession, is one of only ten females across the globe invited to the female football conference as a Young Leader (players aged 18 to 29). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will learn more about training methods, strategies and how to promote soccer as a sport for females as well as the philosophy of soccer and how it can be utilized to enhance development in communities,\u201d said Monique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main goal of the conference is to share experiences and bring women together from different backgrounds, to learn from each other, to strengthen mutual solidarity as well as women\u2019s rights and to build a strong network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you think of South Africa and European countries, you can\u2019t compare. So I feel honoured. Small me from what they regard as a jungle, is offered the opportunity to add value to an international soccer conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSoccer as a sport creates influencers and leaders. What I would like to bring back is to further promote soccer among girls and females. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt builds character, teaches you about emotional intelligence, team spirit and it brings hope,\u201d said Monique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sport is powerful. She referred to what Prince Harry said when he was at the changing rooms after the Rugby World Cup final with the Springboks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was very profound what he said, \u2018that he could not think of a better nation that deserves this World Cup\u2019 \u2026 and guess what. It is so true. 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