Children&Youth Sport in Palestinian Refugee Camps

Football has been attracting boys and young guys in Palestinian camps and Lebanon in general for generations. Boys sometimes play outside on the streets or in any accessible little space, due to the fact that infrastructure for the sport is not always or not enough present in refugee camps. Girls, on the other hand, are accustomed to engaging in other activities or unfortunatelly no activities at all rather than playing in the streets.

Jafra has now been approached by girls who want to play football and receive the same training as the boys. Jafra has opted to meet demand and is now training its first female team at one of its five locations. The girls' team has its own trainer, and Jafra allows this newly formed group access to the pit.

As for the boys, the girls would require a proper costume in order to establish their team identity and become the camp's first female squad. Jafra also wants to preserve its regular boys' schedule, which means investing more in coach fees and pit renting. Girls' interest in other camps is growing, and Jafra wants to provide them with the opportunity to learn and play football in its five sites. This is where your kind contributions go, with the understanding that renewed financial assistance will allow Jafra football teams, whether male or female, to flourish and expand.

Jafra wants to reach out to more children and young people of both genders, providing them more opportunities to succeed in life by allowing them to participate in sports, which has a positive impact on communities and individuals.