Mercator Digital and Girls United Football Association have signed a sponsorship deal to create equal access to football for girls in South London.
Mercator Digital is a leading digital transformation consultancy delivering end-to-end digital solutions to millions of end-users. By making digital services more innovative, effective and accessible, we promote a more connected society – all while providing cost and operational benefits to our clients.
Girls United Football Association is a global grassroots community creating a sustainable future for women’s football with social impact at its core, with a vision that girls and women globally can reach their potential, using the power of football.
Mercator Digital’s sponsorship will support Girls United Football Association in providing inclusive football programmes that remove barriers to participation, build confidence and life skills, and create positive social impact for girls, both on and off the pitch.
Specifically, Girls United are using the sponsorship to support:
- Running a ‘Love the Game Programme’ at Charles Dickens Primary School in Southwark during the Summer term, providing girls with opportunities to play, learn and lead. In 2024/25, 100% of girls who participated in these programmes said they were more likely to play sport after taking part.
- Enabling approximately 180 community places across Girls United’s season of Football Camps, enabling participation of girls who require financial aid and increasing Girls United capacity to welcome girls with health needs or disabilities.
- Girls United running five Coach Development Workshops across 2026 providing women and local leaders development opportunities to build confidence in coaching and improving their capacity to inspire more girls.
Nicola Jacobs, Deputy Headteacher at Charles Dickens Primary School commented “The girls of Charles Dickens Primary School are incredibly proud to be taking part in Love the Game this term. We know girls remain under‑represented in sport, and we are grateful to Girls United for their shared commitment to widening opportunities, by giving our girls high‑quality football coaching and positive role models. We look forward to seeing the positive impact the programme will have on the girls taking part and we hope it will inspire a lifelong love of sport and physical activity”.
Marc Churchouse, Mercator Digital’s CEO added “Having an office in Bankside, and with Girls United doing such great work in South London, we felt this was a natural way for us to support our local community. We are especially delighted to see that Girls United are working with Charles Dickens Primary School in Southwark to build girls confidence through running a ‘Love the Game Programme’ over the Summer term. As a business, diversity and opportunity are very important to us, so I’m also excited to see how our support will help Girls United develop their Coach Development programmes, as well as their ability to host even more girls in their soccer camps.”
Romina Calatayud, Founder and CEO of Girls United added “Partnering with Mercator Digital is an important milestone for Girls United and a meaningful step forward in our mission to create equal access to football for every girl. Their genuine commitment to improving lives in the South London community, and our shared mindset, means this partnership goes beyond creating opportunities to play—it demonstrates the power of joining forces across sectors to create future leaders and lasting impact, on and off the pitch.”
Contacts
Girls United Football Association
Abigail Ingram, London Manager. abigail@girlsunitedfa.org
Mercator Digital Dave Hughes, Head of Brand & Marketing. Dave.hughes@mercator.group
