Vicky first picked up a rugby ball at the age of 11. Him and his brother Sunny were brought up by his Mum as his Dad passed away when he was much younger. Vicky is from the bustee (slum) community of Hyde Road in the port area of Kolkata’s docks – where...
My name is Sharan I’m 13 years old. People call me DJ as well because am very funny and active person. I used to work in a ration shop. My Mom and Dad work outside. There was no one to tell me the importance of studying, so I left school and started working at the...
This is Roukeya. She lost her leg in an accident when she was a child, impacting on her confidence and outlook on life. In 2006, she was enrolled in Les Enfants de l’Ovale in Niger, an Atlas partner organisation, to help her with her schoolwork. However, when Roukeya...
My name is Vinay and I’m 18 years old. I’m a young leader at Khelo Rugby. I would like to share about my community and how Khelo Rugby has helped me and many youngsters from my area, keeping us focus on good things. The name of my community is Ak Nagar which is in...
Rithy Thea has a hearing impairment and is a former student of the Krousar Thmey foundation, who specialise in helping blind and deaf children in Cambodia. Our partners Kampuchea Balopp have been closely working with Krousar Thmey for the past nine years, using rugby...
Jamuna is 17 and her family moved to Bangalore from Assam in North East India. She started school late and has not been able to physically attend school for two years, despite using her father’s phone to attend online classes four times a week. Jamuna saw lots of...
