Habibi and Sport with Refugees (HSR)

The number of students participating in classes has been high in recent months, even during Ramadan. We also welcomed many new faces, which we are very happy about. Our team is stable and absolutely great. We were able, because of all the support, to create beautiful team building moments together. Playing games all afternoon, sledding in the snow, and playing volleyball in the park. Which makes most of us not only colleagues, but also close friends. To give a quick introduction to our team at the moment: climbing coach Beyamin, football coach Agyed, volleyball coach Zahra, fitness coach Firoza, boxing coach Maboko and yoga coach Marta. Our beloved volunteers are: Sumaya, Fenta, Filimon, Josselien and Estrella. What is also worth mentioning is that our climbing coach Benyamin grew in the last months from volunteer to our new climbing coach. 

In the recent months, we've hosted events like a women's dance party, running around the lake from a local initiative, indoor and outdoor volleyball tournaments, climbing in the mountains and a competition in the gym. Together, with Habibi.Works we organised a big Eid celebration with a dinner followed by a dance party. Also, our partner organisation Let's Keep The Ball Flying came to visit us, and was in the lead of some great volleyball days. 

Besides this, we were able to upgrade the gym and our equipment with new weights, climbing gear and football shoes. We built new boulders in the climbing hall, a part of the team learned how to set new routes as well, we organised our storage and painted both our gym doors as a fun team activity. Also, our focus was on increasing the number of women-only activities. At the moment we offer women-only dance, empowerment self defense, and fitness classes. 

For the next months, it is hopefully possible to focus on equipment, such as getting new footballs and extra support for our coaches.