CONFLICT BACKGROUND
Nearly one third of the Central African Republic’s population has been displaced by violence and humanitarian crisis. While many have fled across borders, 602,134 people are internally displaced within the country. In the cities of Mbata and Bangui, iACT works alongside Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) to train teachers and soccer coaches. Today there are 5 Little Ripples teachers employed to peer-train teachers and 4 coaches leading a Refugees United Soccer Academy.
iACT IN ARMENIA
88
teachers in Mbata and Bangui trained in Little Ripples pedagogy, with 9,564 children reached
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Academy in Bangui with 4 coaches, and 18 coaches trained
296
boys and girls participating in RUSA
MEET OUR COMMUNITY
Bienvenu Gérard Wangue
Academy Coach, CAR
“My name is Bienvenu Gérard Wangue, I have been living in Bangui for 28 years. I was born in the North of the Central African Republic precisely in the city of Kabo. I started playing football 26 years ago. I had wanted to become a coach because it was a passion for me, and it is even a dream for me. I would like the world to know that the Central African Republic is not a country of war, on the contrary a country of peace and hospitality where these children have a lot of talent and love to learn football, among other things, which unites them.”
