Media Page: Goal Click Refugees

Ahead of World Refugee Day (20 June) and Refugee Week (15-21 June), Goal Click and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are launching a new photographic and text series, “Goal Click Refugees”.

UNICEF Jordan, Zaatari. A girls' football team run by the UNICEF Makani programme. Makani ('My Space' in Arabic) centres provide a safe space for children and young people to access learning opportunities, child protection, life skills, and other critical services.

The unique series collaborates with refugees and asylum seekers around the world to document their personal stories and experiences through football in refugee settlements, urban situations, and host communities. The launch of Goal Click Refugees features intimate photos and unfiltered stories from more than 25 male and female refugees across five continents.

"Some people in the camp believe that football is only for boys, and girls shouldn’t do it. But when I play football it raises my spirits and it reinforces my self-confidence, I can be the person that changes how the community perceives girls’ football and breaks the wall of shame. My wish is to strengthen my skills in football, so I can achieve my dream and become a famous footballer, and to travel.”

Maram, 14, a girl from Zaatari camp in Jordan.