Roukeya’s Story

Roukeya’s Story

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...
Vinay’s Story

Vinay’s Story

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’s Story

Rithy’s Story

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’s Story

Jamuna’s Story

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...
Anjali’s Story

Anjali’s Story

My name me is Anjali I am 14 years old. I study in class 8 in school and I am a rugby player. I love playing sport, but my father was not happy with me playing in the beginning. He wanted me to learn about house work and help my mother. I don’t like to do all those...
Mukesh’s Story

Mukesh’s Story

I am Mukesh. I am 17 years-old and in class 12. At home I have one younger brother and my mum. Mum looks after us and works as a house cleaner in local apartments. When I was younger, I didn’t have so many friends to play with. Nobody wanted to play with a fat guy who...