On Top Of The World! ​​​​​​​

They scaled a mountain to shine a light on inequality, both on and off the football field.

It’s always good to set your sights high and that’s literally what thirty amazing women did earlier this year. Not content with just climbing to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, they smashed the world record for playing the highest ever FIFA approved football match.

It wasn’t about getting into the Guinness Book of Records, though. Scaling the heights of this massive mountain symbolised just how many mountains these women, from six continents, have to climb every day in order to play football.

Laura Youngson, cofounder of Equal Playing Field explains, “No girl should miss out on the benefits of playing football because of her gender. Playing sport breaks down barriers and brings people together whatever their politics or religion. It fosters friendship and a sense of community and commitment.” And by playing football many otherwise disaffected young people can put their energies into the playing field rather than joining gangs or getting into crime.