Kenya

Kenya

Play 2 Protect

Play 2 Protect is one of two Kenya-based programmes funded and supported by the Olympic Refuge Foundation using sport to help young people thrive. Located in the Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, the programme harnesses the power of sport to prevent gender-based violence and improve the mental health and wellbeing of young refugees.

Kenya is the second largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, due to a large influx of refugees from the regions of the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa (UNHCR). Kenya hosts more than 500,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, with more than 200,000 located in the northern Kakuma and Kalobeyei region.

Those living in the camps and settlements are at increased risk of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, early and forced marriage as well as other forms of sexual and gender-based violence. They are also likely to experience tensions between their own communities and their hosts.

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Number of direct participants in Sport for Protection activities

Number of safe sporting spaces created, refurbished or enhanced

Number of Sport for Protection coaches trained

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