For most people, childhood is a time when we didn’t have to bear the burdens life. For others, it’s a time when atrocities reaped their sense of security and all that gives comfort to the heart. Many refugees come to Egypt leaving behind nothing but heartache in search for a place to call home. While their pursuit for shelter, education and healthcare may lead them to various individuals and organizations who are devoted to catering after their needs, sometimes all a child needs is a safe place to play. No matter how dire conditions get, no child should be deprived of a safe environment for play, for it is then that they reconnect with their lost carefree side. That’s why Elite International Soccer (EIS), a soccer specific sporting company, together with CAC PTO and Coca-Cola, is inviting 120 orphans from the African Hope School to compete in a soccer tournament among other fun activities, giveaways, and BBQ for an entire day today. With a majority of the African Hope children being UN Refugees, most of them have fled civil war and related problems in various parts of Africa. Created in 2012 by…
Providing African Refugees in Egypt a Brighter Future Through Soccer
April 24, 2015
