WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2021 – BEST RESOURCES

WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2021 – BEST RESOURCES

The world has witnessed an increase of refugees in the past few decades and with the onset of the 21^st century, the plight of people seeking better lives outside of their native lands doesn’t seem to take a backseat anytime soon.

Hundreds of thousands of people and their families flee war, conflict, poverty, destruction and shaky economies in search of livable surroundings and football as a social tool provides an escape from the harsh realities of the world. Football possesses the ability to help people establish better lives through inclusion programmes.

As EFDN puts it, ‘the integration of refugees into Europe presents one of the greatest challenges in modern times and recent memory.’

World Refugee Day has been celebrated on 20^th June each year, since the turn of the century in 2001, to promote awareness within the larger community and promote anti-discrimination. The build-up to this year’s World Refugee Day will witness EFDN collate the best resources from its invaluable directory.

WELCOME THROUGH FOOTBALL – PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE

EFDN’s ‘Welcome through Football’ programme functions with the vision of integrating young refugees, asylum seekers & migrants in Europe. With the aim to ‘change lives through football’, integration within the larger community is the need of the hour and the Welcome through Football Practitioner’s Guide serves as the go-to guide for better practices within the concept of social inclusion. The project methodology intends to zero in on planning, key impacts, session processes and essential examples from club foundations. Download the guide here.

STEP4YOUTH – HANDBOOK ON SPORT FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION & EMPLOYABILITY

Sport Towards Employment Possibilities for Youth Migrants and Refugees (STEP4Youth), led by Barça Foundation and in partnership with EFDN, Danish Refugee Council, Organization Earth & Cooperativa Prospettiva have developed an extensive handbook guide to promote social inclusion and employability among people at risk of social exclusion, including migrants and refugees. It maps organisations, projects and methodologies across Europe to improve employability through a sports-based approach – focusing on soft skills, hard skills and different initiatives. Read the handbook here.

UEFA – ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES, FOOTBALL & REFUGEES

Europe’s has witnessed a large influx of refugees and migrants in the last couple of decades due to domestic unrest in locations such as Middle East & North Africa. Taking this into consideration, UEFA has collated an invaluable resource of best practices from member associations entitled “Football & Refugees – Addressing key challenges”. Fourteen national associations, including the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), German Football Association (DFB) & Scottish Football Association (SFA) among others, have chipped in for the resource by highlighting their own experiences with refugees and asylum seekers. Go through the detailed document here.

WELCOME TO FOOTBALL – TRAINING MANUAL

“Welcome to Football” is a programme of the German Children & Youth Foundation (DKJS), sponsored by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) Foundation & the Representative of the Federal Government for Migration, Refugees and Integration. “Willkommen im Fußball”, as it is called in German, began in March 2015 during a period of high influx of refugees, with the vision of harmony among local and migrant populations. This training manual imparts priceless knowledge, practical ideas and invaluable support for coaches, mainly for the organisation of training sessions through different communication techniques and methodologies. Access the manual here.