Sport Lebanon Project #56144

Sport changing lives for young Syrian refugees

by Youth Sport Trust International

Project Report | Apr 30, 2025
Cricket developing young refugees on & off the pitch

By Helen Vost | Managing Director

The Alsama Cricket programme for young refugees living in camps in Lebanon if growing from strength to strength.

What first began as a few practice sessions in Shatila Camp in Beirut has now become a thriving network. There are:

15 cricket hubs across three camps
594 active players
6 hours of cricket being played every weekend

Youth Sport Trust International expert trainers are proud to be supporting boys and girls who are committed players to become coaches themselves by providing online training sessions to develop leadership skills, teamwork and resilience. A new course is about to start in May and will cover:

Player engagement techniques,
Adding fun and challenges to drills and making them accessible to children of all abilities
Effective communication and problem solving.

Please help us to continue building a brighter future for young refugees through sport. THANK YOU.

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