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Cameroon

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Capital Yaoundé
Dialing code+237
Population24. 05 million (2017)
CurrenciesCFA franc, Central African CFA franc
Official_languagesFrench
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Cameroon, on the Gulf of Guinea, is a Central African country of varied terrain and wildlife. Its inland capital, Yaoundé, and its biggest city, the seaport Douala, are transit points to ecotourism sites as well as beach resorts like Kribi – near the Chutes de la Lobé waterfalls, which plunge directly into the sea – and Limbe, where the Limbe Wildlife Centre houses rescued primates.

How football can help to develop displaced persons 'heal, and to grow"

Feb 16,2020 5:52 am

objective On refugees is a photo-and-text series, the unheard voices a platform to share their experiences of displacement through the language of Football .

to run A girls Football team, from the UNICEF-Makani-program in the za'atari Refugee camp in Jordan

Created by the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) and the aim, Click (a Football story to tell-and photo-project), the new series is the awareness of the increasing displacement.

photos and stories were collected from 25 participants on five continents, for world Refugee day on 20. June. They have camps in Jordan, Kenya and South Sudan , and of Football come from the Refugee fields from London to Sydney .

Children play Football in the neighborhood of Hashem Shemali, East of Amman, Jordan. Many in the area have Palestinian heritage

Each participant received a disposable film camera to capture the realities of the Football lives and communities.

A player on a Football field outside Zaatari Refugee camp, Jordan, Children helped by The Green Kordofan charity, the Refugee camp in Yida in South Sudan

The Photos and stories that show how Football helped refugees and asylum seekers find their feet and rebuild their lives in the new society after the trauma and confusion of displacement.

Senza Frontiere Football club, formed by refugees and asylum seekers in Turin, Italy, at the Balon Mundial, World Cup migrant groups

"For Young Men and women uprooted by war or persecution, the sport is much More Than a leisure activity," says Dominique Hyde, global head of External Relations at UNHCR. to be

"[Sport] A Chance to be included and to be Protected - develop A Chance to heal, and to grow. "

Tus Koblenz, a team plays in the fifth League in Germany, formed a team for refugees in Koblenz, to give them the chance to integrate into German society and establish a New Life

the founder of goal, Matthew Barrett , added: "This series aims to challenge existing stereotypes and provide an intimate glimpse into The Refugees " Football lives in such a way that no one outside of these communities, could do that. "

Refugee Children train at The Public school of Bindia in East-Cameroon - organised by Red Deporte, an NGO that uses Football to improve school performance and health. Kick without frontiers-Football -club in Vienna, Austria. Team birch meadow from Refugee girls who play once a week. Team Austria in the case of the 2019 Homeless World Cup in Cardiff, Wales. RIFA (Rooklyn International Football Association) is an organization based in Brooklyn, New York City, which uses Football to work with refugees and asylum seekers. Girl play Football in the Zaatari Refugee camp in Jordan.

gate On refugees is a year-long campaign, exhibition, culminating in a physical photo.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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