By Reclaim Childhood | Staff
It was a busy spring at RC! After a break for Ramadan, RC transitioned from basketball to frisbee season. For five weeks, over 200 girls attended regular practice where they learned basic techniques while touching on important topics such as collaboration and how to control their reactions on and off the field.
"It’s a very interesting game to play because the players need to have intuition and body speed. It is a game that lets people ease their worries," one participant told RC staff.
In between practices, our coaches completed multiple trainings on topics such as frisbee drills, trauma-informed sport, mental health, and basic first aid. One coach, Heba, expressed how helpful she found this spring’s coach clinics.
"When you learn new information, it becomes easy for you to use it because you start using it wisely and with confidence. The mental health counseling sessions help me work with the girls better because I better understand how the things children – particularly refugees – face, have an impact on their behavior. As coaches, it is our responsibility to use the methods we have learned to help our girls change these behaviors.”
As a continuation of a spring mental health initiative supported by the French Development Agency and German Development Cooperation, RC brought together over 175 girls from RC and local organizations for a full day of activities! The girls were divided into teams and rotated through soccer games and activities focused on living a healthy lifestyle. Topics included nutrition, the impact of sport on people's physical and mental well-being, and how to reconnect with the body through yoga and breathing.
"There were so many fun and useful stations. My favorite one was yoga, because we learned how to breathe, relax and meditate," a participant said as she described the day.
As regular programming pauses for final school exams, our coach team is hard at work preparing for an exciting summer! Thanks in part to the support of the GlobalGiving community, we will reach over 500 girls this summer through our daily sport camps, team leagues, and community partnerships.
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