YMCA
It’s not just the Olympics. Sports have been important in refugee camps for decades.
As a team of refugees participates in the Olympics for the first time, refugees around the world are playing sports in the camps they’re temporarily calling home. Social welfare organizations like the YMCA also recognized the value of sports in refugee camps dating as far back as World War II.As a team of refugees participates in the Olympics for the first time, refugees around the world are playing sports in the camps they’re temporarily calling home. Social welfare organizations like the YMCA also recognized the value of sports in refugee camps dating as far back as World War II.