New agreement between Aþena Sports Club and Reykjavík City

Under the new agreement, Reykjavík City will take over operations of the structure at Austurberg 3, focusing on maximizing shared use of the facility while ensuring Aþena gets enough time and access to expand its operations.

The agreement also reinforces Reykjavík City's requirement that all sports clubs in the city follow municipal human rights, equality and sports policies, and ensure they promote child welfare, safety and prosperity in their work with children and young people.

A statement from representatives of the Social Democratic Alliance, Pirate Party, Left-Green Movement and Progressive Party includes:

Aþena Sports Club has operated in Breiðholt in recent years with the goal of increasing girls' participation in a neighborhood where girls' participation in sports and organized recreational activities is among the lowest in the city. Excellent results have been achieved in growing membership over the past two years since the agreement with Reykjavík City was signed, with membership increasing from just over 40 to 140 during this period.

The new grant agreement with Aþena places special emphasis on girls' empowerment by having their training led primarily by senior team players and youth program participants who serve as important role models for younger members.

Independence Party representatives submitted the following statement:

We are pleased that an agreement has been reached between Aþena Sports Club and Reykjavík City on cooperation, which includes grant funding for the club and use of the Austurberg gymnasium. There is consensus on this arrangement between Aþena, Leiknir and the city, as has been stated at this meeting.

Aþena and Leiknir are both strong clubs, and we hope this agreement will further increase participation in sports activities in Upper Breiðholt, especially among girls and children and young people of foreign origin.