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ArticleOlympic Refuge Foundation awards $200K to refugee sport projects
Four initiatives in Lebanon, Greece, Cyprus and Germany will each receive $50,000 to support displaced communities through inclusive sport.
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News briefsNike signs first refugee athlete
In September 2023, Nike announced a new partnership with the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF). As part of that collaboration, the sportswear giant has now announced the signing of boxer Cindy Ngamba, a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Paris 2024. Ngamba, 25, was born in Cameroon and moved to ...
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News briefsNike teams up with the Olympic Refuge Foundation
Nike is collaborating with the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) to help support displaced athletes. Together, they will ensure displaced women and girls benefit from safe port through the ORF’s Terrains d’Avenir program. The ORF and Nike will also collaborate to increase the capacity of coaches to provide a safe and ...
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News briefsEuropean Refugee Team to compete at European Games in Poland
A European Olympic Committee (EOC) Refugee Team will compete at the upcoming Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games later this year due to a joint effort between the EOC and the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF). It will be the first time such a team competes in continental Games. The team is set ...
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ArticleBrands provide earthquake relief for Turkey and Syria
9,210 apparel, footwear and textile manufacturers were located around the epicenter of the 7.8 and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes, which caused widespread damage across Turkey and northern Syria when they hit during the night of Feb. 6, 2023, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. Many retailers have already committed ...
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News briefs
New program to support refugees in France through sport
Terrains d’Avenir is the name of a new program, co-financed by the French Sports Ministry and the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF), aiming to help refugees and displaced people in the Île-de-France region through sport. The program was officially launched at the Maison des Réfugiés (Refugee House) in Paris on March ...
