Fast and Female is excited to announce a collaborative initiative with Canadian Women & Sport, funded by Silver Gummy Foundation! Removing Barriers to Keep Self-Identified Girls in Sports is a collaborative sport and leadership initiative between Fast and Female and…
Trigger warning The following statement includes mention of Islamophobia, murder and violence against children. On Sunday, June 6, 2021, four members of a Muslim, Pakistani-Canadian family: Salman Afzaal, 46, Madiha Salman, 44, Yumma Salman, 15, and Talat Afzaal, 74,…
Fast and Female's first-ever Youth Advisory Council! Fast and Female is excited to announce the creation of our first-ever Youth Advisory Council (YAC), supported through funding from the Doc Seaman Amateur Sports Grant! Our YAC will engage 15-20 self-identified girls,…
Trigger warning The following statement includes mention of residential schools, systemic, structural and systematic modes of oppression, and violence against children Support is available for anyone affected by residential schools' intergenerational trauma, and those triggered by the latest reports. The…
Toronto, Ontario May 3, 2021 Fast and Female, one of Canada’s leading charities supporting girls’ empowerment and health through non-competitive sports and physical activities, has tapped a national human rights advocate, Shanaaz Gokool, to lead the organization as its new…
Fast and Female is excited to announce that the Call for Nominations to the Board of Directors is now open! The Board of Directors of Fast and Female are representatives responsible for providing strategic leadership, governance, establishing policy, overseeing operations…
Over the past year, the pandemic has served to heighten the already existing anti-Asian racism in Canada. Over 1,100 hate incidents targeting Asian-Canadian communities have been reported over the last year alone. Those are just the ones that have been…
March is Nutrition Month in Canada! This year's theme, developed by the Dietitians of Canada, is Find YOUR Healthy! At Fast and Female, we're pushing back against simplified notions of ‘a healthy meal’ & ‘rules’, and we're sharing examples of…
WHAT IS FAST AND FEMALE? Fast and Female is a Canadian charity on a mission to keep self-identified girls aged 8-14 healthy and active in sports. Founded in 2005 by Olympic gold medalist Chandra Crawford, Fast and Female believes in…
Zoe is an energetic 9-year-old, who loves to burn off energy by staying active. “I did a few sports. I did speed skating, gymnastics, swimming, and soccer,” Zoe explains. Living in Manitoba, Zoe and her little sister have built a…