April 18, 2022
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, Osaka’s initiative aimed at empowering girls through play and sport. Together, they will debut the website as the online home for the program, founded in 2020, that provides grants and capacity-building training for community sports organizations and emphasizes fun, positive play experiences and coaches who are trained in gender-inclusivity.
Play Academy's new website (
), built in English and Japanese using
product, centralizes the work being done via local organizations in Haiti, Japan and Los Angeles to empower girls through sport. It will tell stories of lives impacted by Play Academy and showcase how various partnerships come together to bring Osaka's vision alive.
"One of the reasons I was excited to partner with GoDaddy was the way they empower everyday entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into realities," says Osaka. "Changing girls' lives through
GoDaddy has donated $25,000 toward Play Academy's cause. The company also partnered with Naomi Osaka late last year to launch her skincare brand,
, and brand website (
).
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