Girls4Sports, founded by Maegha Ramanathan, aims to combat gender inequality in sports. The organization addresses the issues that led to girls dropping out of sports due to sexist comments. Over four years, it has served nearly 40,000 underserved girls with the help of approximately 1,500 volunteers. The nonprofit conducts two to three camps annually and recently received a $10,000 grant to expand its offerings. Girls4Sports is characterized by its inclusive, empowering, and community-focused atmosphere.
"As I was getting older specifically around when I was 13 years old I noticed that more and more girls were dropping out of the swim team that I was part of because they were receiving sexist comments. Emphasizing female inferiority in sports and after receiving such comments myself I was pushed to found Girls4Sports," said Maegha Ramanathan, founder of Girls4Sports.
"We check in the kids around 9-9:15 a.m. That occurs at those three tables over there. We do age groups four through 12," said Shreeya Kamboj, a volunteer with Girls4Sports.
"We have sports like badminton and tennis, and we recently got the grant, so that we hope to start introducing sports like pickleball and paddle ball with new equipment that we get," said Shreeya Rao Lalam, a volunteer with Girls4Sports.
In a circle, seven members of the Girls4Sports nonprofit described it as: "Inclusive, community, inspiring, passionate, motivational, empowering, cooperative."
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