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Inclusion through sport

Sports and leisure activities should be available to all without discrimination of any kind and accessible to persons with disabilities.

Sports can be adapted for everyone, whatever their ability and desired level, and can be practiced individually or collectively. Participating in sports can promote universal values such as solidarity, mutual support, social cohesion, self-esteem, exchange...

Young boy amputee playing football on crutches, Handicap International rehabilitation centre, Angola
© T. Strickaert / Handicap International

About our projects

We work for the inclusion of disabled people in sports and leisure on three levels. At the community level, our projects aim to enhance and increase access to sports and leisure activities for people with disabilities. At national level, we provide support for the organisation and management of local and national sports structures. We also support national and international sporting events.

Social inclusion in Morocco
Racing - My reason for living
At 26, Nezha Khadiri, a young Moroccan woman, has had to battle against prejudice in order to race in her wheelchair. Now, her family have rallied to her cause in order to support her.
 
Inclusion with the Olympique Lyonnais football team
Olympique Lyonnais play the game of inclusion
More accustomed to European stadiums and international competitions, the players of Olympique Lyonnais (one of the top football teams in France) took time out from their training camp in Tunisia to offer their support for the inclusion of people with disabilities in sport.