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For the first time, FC Barcelona, through its Foundation, is visiting a refugee camp in Rwanda, which supports more than 18,500 people.
The fruit of an agreement between the UN agency for refugees, ACNUR, the FCB Foundation is visiting the Kiziba refugee camp, in the district of Karongi, in northeast Rwanda. The camp is home to 18,500 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Most densely populated country
Rwanda, with 10,746,111 inhabitants, is the most densely populated country in Africa. The Foundation’s collaboration with ACNUR seeks to provide integral support to the zone in order to avoid the exploitation of children, forced recruitment, the consumption of toxic substances, gender violence and underage pregnancies.
In addition to the educational, sanitary and infrastructural support offered at the camp and education centre that FC Barcelona visited on Thursday, the club also hopes to offer activities and facilities to two refugee camps in Rwanda: Nyabiheke, in Gatsibo, with more than 14,200 refugees, and Gihembe, in the north of the country, which has some 19,500.
Barca Fans
It was the first time the Catalan boss has visited a refugee camp, even though his football club supports many refugees across the world through its partnership with Unicef. As Joan Laporta visited, he left Rwandan Barcelona fans wanting more. Local fans of all age groups chanted “Barcelona” as they rubbed shoulders and walked with the Barcelona boss.
Joan promised to continue to support refugees in Rwanda and all over the world.
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