The Game Connect project team arrived in Adjumani Refugee Settlement to engage the community in the various sports activities that had been designed.
For starters Game Connect is a structured Sport for Protection programme that aims to improve the psychosocial wellbeing and mental health of vulnerable youth who are in and out of school.
Official training of the coaches that will be implementing the structured sports program was carried out in the Adjumani refugee settlement last week.
Training in basic sports games took place, which was followed up with the formation of sports clubs in the disciplines of volleyball, netball, football, basketball, and taekwondo to further promote and develop the talent of the young refugee youths.
The structuring of clubs in the Adjumani refugee settlement was done to ensure the different sports are practiced and to keep the refugees and host community active and involved to continuously improve their social well-being.
Participating in these sports clubs was a delight for these young refugee youth from the Adjumani refugee camp.
The Game Connect project focuses on three main outcomes: first, youth gain skills and strategies to support their mental health and psychosocial wellbeing and apply them in their daily lives; second, youth can develop new or stronger social and support networks, including connections with people from diverse backgrounds; and lastly, district level officials appreciate and advocate for Sport for Protection activities.