Taekwondo for refugees

Specific action dedicated to newly-arrived migrants

PROJECT OWNER

Name of the project owner: Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation
Status of the project owner:  International NGO
Area of work of the project owner: Sport / Migration / Social integration / Health / Gender equality 
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PROJECT

Switzerland
Geographic scope of project: International
Project objective: Promote social diversity / Educate and transmit values through sport / Practice a physical activity for physical/mental health / Develop intercultural relations and/or intercultural competency
Types of sport or physical activity carried out: Taekwondo
Partnership / supports: Grants (government support and companies donations)
Project duration: 3 years
Project status: Underway
Supervising staff: Professionals
Summary of the project: The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation empowers refugees and displaced persons worldwide by training them in the sport and martial art of taekwondo. It supports them with necessary equipment, infrastructure and related educational programmes teaching the values of Olympism and global citizenship. By doing so, it improves their quality of life in refugee camps and their future prospects as global citizens. Taekwondo coaches are teaching taekwondo to refugees in refugee camps or in local clubs in order to encourage social inclusion.

TARGET GROUP

Country of origin: Jordan, Switzerland, Italy, Rwanda (and soon more)
Type of migration: Refugee / Economic migrant / Environmental migrant
Target beneficiary: Children / Teenager-Young people
Target age group: 11-20 / 21-30