Faidat Ope

she/her Board Member

Faidat Ope is a 20 year old psychology student, boxer and female empowerment activist. Faidat runs workshops for young women at schools to raise awareness about the inequality in sport and runs competitive sports days every year for them to take part in as part of a campaign to drive and confidence in these young women.

She joined Contact as a participant for The Agency. Her project aimed to connect successful women in sport with the younger female generation to inspire and empower them into embarking on their own journey into sport and improve equality in the sporting world when it comes to opportunity, wage and recognition

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