August 7, 2024 • 31 mins
This episode explores how sports can support the global mandate for refugee protection.
Sarah Harrison from the International Federation of the Red Cross Psychosocial Centre, Copenhagen, shares her experiences in various humanitarian crises and explains how sports have become essential for displaced and war-affected young people.
Lam Joar recounts his journey from Kakuma refugee camp, to supporting refugee athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, earning a postgraduate degree in Refugee Studies at Oxford University, and becoming an advocate for refugee engagement in sports.
For more information about the Paris 2024 Refugee Olympic Team and sport for protection programmes, visit www.olympicrefugefoundation.org.
To learn more about the Terrains d’Avenir programme, visit terrainsdavenir.fr.
Sarah Harrison from the International Federation of the Red Cross Psychosocial Centre, Copenhagen, shares her experiences in various humanitarian crises and explains how sports have become essential for displaced and war-affected young people.
Lam Joar recounts his journey from Kakuma refugee camp, to supporting refugee athletes at the Tokyo Olympics, earning a postgraduate degree in Refugee Studies at Oxford University, and becoming an advocate for refugee engagement in sports.
For more information about the Paris 2024 Refugee Olympic Team and sport for protection programmes, visit www.olympicrefugefoundation.org.
To learn more about the Terrains d’Avenir programme, visit terrainsdavenir.fr.
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