HER GAMES 2017 FREEDOM TO PLAY Switch on the speakers to enjoy HER GAMES anthem (draft only). Use arrows/mouse to change slides

WOMEN & SPORTS Now women are totally out of our playgrounds. Sports is entertainment, empowerment, endurance and employment. HER GAMES aims to bring back our women to playgrounds for improving their lives in every aspect. More women to sports means less spending for health. Her Games will give her FREEDOM TO PLAY.

provocation Woman Athletes are getting less salary/prize money compared to Men in every sports. US women athletes are fighting for “Equal PLAY, Equal PAY” Founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, said in 1896, “No matter how toughened a sportswoman may be, her organism is not cut out to sustain certain shocks.”  Sexual exploitation against women athletes is rising Women are out of streets, playgrounds and social clubs Incidence of lifestyle diseases increasing among women due to lack of physical activity India ranks first in the suicides of women aged between 15 and 49

Inspiration The Heraen games was a women's sports event founded by Queen Hippodameia. The Heraea were conducted, originally every three years and later on every five years, from the end of June to the beginning of July. The ancient Heraean Games, dedicated to the goddess Hera “Bicycling has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world” — Susan B. Anthony, suffragist, 1896 UNESCO recognizing sports and physical activity as a human right in 1978 5 year long Historical fight of Dipika Pallikal, squash player for equal pay and its success

Her games HER GAMES is a 4 days-long international sports tournament exclusively for women, which will held in Bengaluru in August 2017. (Aug 14-17) All are open to participate. Companies, organizations and clubs can send their women teams for the tournament. The curtain raiser tournament will be conducted on 2016 August 14 at Oberon Mall, Ernakulam.

Objectives of her games Give every woman opportunity to play, even within their present limits for fitness and fun Empower women physically, mentally and financially through sports Ensure equal pay and prize for women in every sports Create public places for women to play Raise funds to meet the above mentioned objectives

HER GAMES events Hopscotch Skipping Rope/Jump Rope Knucklebones Hoola Hoop Rumal Chor/Hunky Thief Normally, men even boys are reluctant to play these games by labelling it as ‘Girls’ Game. We want to show the world want a Girl can do.

The curtain raiser

MAJOR PROMOTION EVENTS Promotion Events will conducted from August 2016 to August 2017 Celebrating November 18 (UNESCO approved the revised International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on November 18, 2015) as HER GAMES DAY in schools, colleges and offices by conducting HOPSCOTCH tournaments HOP for a break. Attempting to break the Guinness World Record of ‘the most people playing hopscotch simultaneously’. Presently, the record of the most people playing hopscotch simultaneously is 651. We can break it with 1000+ people on January 12, 2017. MINI HER GAMES across Indian cities

HER GAMES will held every year in different cities of India and abroad SUSTAINABILITY HER GAMES will held every year in different cities of India and abroad Apart from promotional events Qualification tournaments will conduct to select the participants for HER GAMES Apart from sports competition HER GAMES will be an opportunity to Discuss women issues Networking Empowerment & Entertainment

HER GAMES- ANTHEM I am a girl Not a silly doll I will play I will fly Chase me my friend If you can I am tough I won’t bluff I will jump I will hop No one can Stop me ever I am a dream Never I scream I will touch I will kiss I will play with Shining stars Come on girl Oh my friend Let’s play Let’s win Let’s show What we can I am queen Not a funny king I will rule I will care I will make world Better place I am light Guiding light I will guide I will ride I will shine with Guiding stars I have guts No need help I will talk I will walk I will work for My own rights Let’s walk Let’s work

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