The Guardian Girls Global Karate Project will be headed to Spain for the European Karate Championships ©WKF

The Guardian Girls Global Karate Project, an initiative against gender-based violence, will be presented at the residence of the ambassador of Japan to Spain Nakamae Takahiro.

The project was created by the combination of the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, the Koyamada International Foundation and the World Karate Federation.

It promotes empowerment of women through karate training and will be introduced in Spain during the celebration of the 2023 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara from March 22 to 26.

It will be presented at Takahiro's residence on March 24, with media outlets and representatives of the project in attendance.

The Guardian Girls Global Karate Project was created to empower females against gender-based violence ©WKF
The Guardian Girls Global Karate Project was created to empower females against gender-based violence ©WKF

On March 25, a self-defence karate seminar for local women in Guadalajara will also be hosted as part of the project, followed by a demonstration by the karate world which will be televised worldwide, as they advocate against gender-based violence.

During January at the Karate 1-Premier League event in Egypt, the Guardian Girls Global Karate Project was hosted and presented at the residence of the Ambassador of Japan to Egypt, Oka Hiroshi, which also included a demonstration at the Cairo International Stadium during the finals of the Karate 1-Premier League.

The project was premiered in October 2022 in Los Angeles, which aimed to help women in that area facing gender-based violence.