Mahdi Khawari was one of the K1 coaches of the association Yoga and Sport with Refugees, which works on the island of Lesvos, in Greece.
Mahdi spent about two years in the refugee camps of Lesvos, where he joined the association for a year to share his knowledge in the practice of K1 with other residents.
He is now living in Berlin where he continues to box regularly.
Story:
“When I work out, I get rid of the negative energy. Afterwards, even if there is fighting, drinking, drugs, or noise at the camp when I’m trying to sleep, my body is so relaxed.
This is my family. People come together to keep up their motivation and energy.
My team stays in touch even though they’ve left the island. We follow each other on Instagram and send pictures on Whatsapp. Wherever they go, they send pictures and ask how things are at the camp. We talk about how nice it would be to practice together. We’re friends for life.”
Masud Ghulan is living in the Lesvos refugee camp, in Greece. He participates in the sport sessions offered by the Yoga and Sport with Refugees association, which works close to the camp.
Story :
“Everything here is new. I’m only 2.5 years old here in Europe. Yoga and Sport helped me learn where I am in this new world and which kind of people I’m with. Everything I have learned about my new home is from volunteers at Yoga and Sport.”
Nasroolah Jafari joined the Yoga and Sport with Refugees kickboxing classes when he was a resident of the refugee camp of Lesvos, in Greece. Having joined the association two years ago, sport has allowed him to get out of the camp environment and find a purpose; now he wants to bring more hope to the children. He wants to give them the opportunity to have a normal life.
Nasroolah has now received his papers and is living in Athens, where he is still taking sports classes with Yoga and Sport with Refugees.
Story :
“I had no opportunity to do sports in Afghanistan—not even the internet in our poor area. Now I run and do kick-boxing. Knowing Estelle and Yoga and Sport With Refugees saved my life. The English I’m speaking I learned from these people. I come to stay physically and mentally healthy. I always dreamed of having the opportunity to do sports. Why waste my time in the camp? I can come and grow up and do good things. I can get to know more people. I can have more social connections. I have done it for over two years. I’m very happy with that.”
In connection with Quetta Dodgeball Project, a grand dodgeball festival was organized at Bismillah Khan Kakar High School, Qila Abdullah on the occasion of 6 April Whiat Card. , Pakistan peoples parti Qila abdullah president Nazar Muhammad kakar, regional Sports committee General secretary Ibraheem kakar, Assistant Secretary Naseer Khan, Principal Mehrdad Kakar, and many social workers and school staff attended, and a message of peace through Whiat Card Compain. Balochistan Dodgeball President Kaleemullah Khan appreciated the peace efforts and thanked all the team members. Balochistan Dodge ball Association is leading organization to develop Dodge ball sports and Give the message of peace every year at 6 April, Balochistan Dodge ball Association is Affiliated with World dodge ball Association WDA, and WDA recommend white Card Compain to all members, so we are so happy to be part of white Card Compain, Qila abdullah is a rural areas of Balochistan, Pakistan and near to Afghanistan borders, so here the Peace Compain is very must,
Desde Venezuela celebraremos el dia mundial del deporte para el desarrollo y la paz, con una actividad conjunta entre las redes sociales con presencia digital de la comunidad deportiva , atletas,entrenadores y dirigentes con el símbolo de la tarjeta blanca . De igual manera se desarrollará una jornada deportiva en Guatire estado Miranda ,contará con la presencia de atletas olímpicos Venezolanos quienes realizarán una clínica deportiva dirigidas a miembros de comunidades populares de los municipios Plaza y Zamora del estado Miranda , la jornada incluye exhibiciones de escuelas de gimnasia y partidos de exhibiciones de voleibol .Celebraremos con un mensaje poderoso de paz a través de la práctica deportiva, este próximo 6 de abril Juntos el Comité Olímpico Venezolano, Fundación Machile Sport y Zaga Deporte estaremos unidos en una jornada por el deporte para el desarrollo y la paz . Nos sumaremos a La #WhiteCard una campaña digital mundial creada por Peace and Sport que promueve los valores positivos y constructivos del deporte. Cada año, la campaña #WhiteCard llega a millones de personas a través de las redes sociales. Sostener una #WhiteCard, como un árbitro, ha sido reconocido como el símbolo del movimiento de paz a través del deporte y es una acción que simboliza el poder positivo del deporte. A diferencia de la tarjeta roja, que condena la falta más grave en el deporte, la #WhiteCard es un gesto de inclusión, igualdad y paz.
I have been a passionate supporter of UNICEF’s work to save and improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children since I was a child myself, one of the legions of Canadian pupils who carried the black and orange UNICEF Hallowe’en donation boxes.
By riding under UNICEF’s banner, I hoped to lend prominence to UNICEF’s work against the enslavement of children in mounted sports.
Ultimately, UNICEF succeeded in pressuring the UAE to ban the exploitation of children as camel jockeys. The children already held by the industry were returned to their families and their countries of origin.
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