Sep 17 2009
refugee Tennis Program
Every Sunday kids from all over the world that have come to Australia as refugees. They are having tennis lessons so they can meet new friends and have a great time in Australia after they have had a horrible life like they did in their old country.
A refugee is not someone who has come for a holiday its someone who has imported to another country after something bad has happened in their old country and they have decided they want to move to another country.
The tennis program what the refugees are doing has offered them a great experience to have and the children are very happy that men have been giving up their time to help the children.
Aruf one of the tennis coaches for the program has helped the kids a lot,Aruf came to Australia after living in Afghanistan,his family moved to Australia when he was just 14.Aruf has become the best junior tennis player for his club and his still trying to become a famous tennis player.
Meketh and Achok who are doing the program said its very fun,and they will never stop fighting about who’s a better tennis player.
The story has made me feel that not just people who have the equipment and the money to do it,that anyone can do it I mean everyone one.
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I am glad you see it this way Tory. I have noticed that sport is being used a lot to help people to fit into new lifestyles after their lives have been shattered by war, death and other disturbing circumstances. Being a sports fan yourself, I am sure you would appreciate that it is a way people from very different backgrounds can come together to enjoy themselves in a shared experience. I am glad that displaced people who have had no previous connection with Australia can feel part of our culture through sport. Hopefully many of them will also experience success so they can begin to put the horrors that drove them here behind them.
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