Using football and teamwork to build peace across refugee and host communities.
HoRiSS uses sports as a practical tool for promoting peace, fostering teamwork, and breaking down barriers among refugees and host communities.
Context
Why this work matters.
Refugee and host communities live with pressures created by displacement, poverty, trauma, and limited opportunities for constructive youth engagement.
Sports create a shared space where young people can cooperate, build confidence, and experience belonging across community lines.
Objectives
- •Create safe opportunities for youth to gather around constructive activity.
- •Use football tournaments to encourage teamwork and break down social barriers.
- •Strengthen relationships between refugees and host-community members.
Core Activities
- •Peace-building football tournaments
- •Team-based youth engagement
- •Community gatherings around sports and cooperation
Beneficiaries
Youth, children, refugees, and host-community members in Imvepi Refugee Settlement and surrounding communities.
Outcomes & Sustainability
Built for visible impact and local ownership.
- Four peace-building football tournaments have been organized in Imvepi Refugee Settlement with partner support.
- Sports activities provide a visible and accessible platform for cooperation and community connection.
Peacebuilding through sports remains practical because it uses familiar community activities, local participation, and partnership support rather than complex infrastructure.
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