AEK ATHENS’ SPORTS EVENT DEDICATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE DAY
On the occasion of the International Refugee Day, the sports event of AEK FC Official took place yesterday, as part of its participation in the European refugee programme “Welcome Through Football”.
More than 70 children from Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, Iran, Iran, Iraq and Greece came to the facilities of the Academy AO Foivos Aiolos, which is a partner Academy of the Network of the team, played football, had dinner and made new friends.
Besides AEK FC, many other football clubs participate in the Welcome Through Football projects such as Everton in the Community, Werder Bremen, Apollon Limassol, Newcastle United Foundation, KAA Gent, Big Hearts Community Trust, Naoberschap United (FC Emmen), Sheffield United Community Foundation, Shakhtar Social and Fundação Benfica.
WELCOME THROUGH FOOTBALL PROJECT
The Welcome Through Football 2021 project aims to assist in the integration and inclusion of recently arrived young refugees, asylum seekers and young people with a migrant background, initiated by EFDN. Current projects across Europe receive funding from the Eramus+ programme of the European Union and the UEFA Foundation for Children.
EFDN and partners will develop and test a European methodology that uses football as a tool to reach refugees and migrants from different ages (7-25 years old) to get them physically and social active in European communities.
