Refugee Sports Profiles

This study was conducted by The Sports Effect, to document and analyse the best practices, lessons learned, and practical solutions from 14 Refugee Sports Organizations across Africa, Asia, and Europe. 

The methodology was designed to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and successes experienced by these organizations, with a focus on practical outcomes that can be shared with other entities working in similar fields.

The following NGOs and sports organisations participated in this study: 

•    International Olympic Truce Centre- Greece

•    Bloomsbury Football Foundation- UK

•    Fundación Makikuna- Colombia

•    Fútbol Más Foundation- Global

•    Girl Power Organization- Denmark, and Global

•    Yoga and Sport with Refugees- Greece and France

•    Palestine: Sports for Life (PS4L)- Palestine

•    HAWAR help SCORING GIRLS*- Germany 

•    Discover Football- Germany, Iraq and ? 

•    Soccer Without Borders- US, Uganda, Nicaragua.

•    Respekt - Bosnia

•    Finaa- Jordan

•    I Speak Football - UK 

•    Kızlar Sahada (Women on the Field)- Turkey