Mahbubi Abassi: Sport for women strengthens integration in Bremen!

Mahbubi Abassi: Sport for women strengthens integration in Bremen!

sport connects - and that is exactly the goal of Mahbubi Abassi. The 24-year-old fled to Germany from Iran almost two years ago and is now involved in Bremen-Hastedt, where she offers women's sports courses. With a sports room that is temporarily established in the basement of a dormitory, she would like to give women the opportunity to do sports and become active for their health for religious and cultural backgrounds. According to Buten and inner is an experienced athlete with an experienced athlete in kickboxing from her time in Iran.

The challenges cannot be overlooked. Abassi reports that it was initially difficult because many women could only take part with their husbands' permission. But with a lot of patience and commitment, she managed to build a loyal group of participants. Your goal is not only to promote physical fitness, but also to raise awareness of your own health and to pave the way for integration.

integration through sport

But she is not alone in her project. The “Welcome to Sport” project supports sports and exercise offers for refugee people in Germany and is organized by DOSB, Aydan Özoğuz and the BAMF, among others. The aim of this initiative is to welcome refugees in their new home and to promote integration through sporting activities. The Minister of State for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Aydan Özoğuz, emphasizes how important protection and support for refugees are. Here it becomes clear that sport is regarded as a means of strengthening social cohesion, as in a report by dosb

The sports project not only offers low -threshold movement offers in shared accommodation, the training of instructors is also promoted to create a welcome culture. Intercultural qualifications are very important here - an important strategy to support the integration of refugee people in club life. A total of 400,000 euros are scheduled for this type of support for 2016.

the need for funding

But Abassi also recognized a drop of bitterness. Her courses, which were supported by the State Sports Association with a trainer flat rate last year, are now available without financing. This is a point that not only affects Mahbubi Abassi, but many sports projects in Germany that play an important role in integration, as an analysis of funding in sport shows. According to Blog on funding , numerous initiatives are dependent on financial support in order to be able to continue. The promotion of popular sports aims at integration, inclusion and improving the quality of life is often not secured.

Abassi wishes to reach even more people and pass on their enthusiasm for sport. She knows that movement not only strengthens health, but can also build bridges between cultures. With its commitment and support of projects such as "Welcome to Sport", the idea of ​​integrating sport is further strengthened and finds their space for growing in a small basement.