'Defend ourselves': Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo

'Defend ourselves': Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo

Along one of the many dirt tracks leading into Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp there is a large hidden compound, where inside, twice a week, adolescent girls gather to learn taekwondo, the martial arts lessons offering a safe space in the…

In the camp in Kakuma, Kenya, teenage girls are transforming their daily lives through the practice of martial arts. An initiative that strengthens their confidence and security. Under a roof of fortune, young girls are kicking and blocking with contagious energy. These refugees, mostly from the Sudan of [...] Read more Taekwondo and emancipation: how Kenyan refugees regain control of their lives appeared first on Le Singulier.

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