International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Bidna Capoeira

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Children are transfixed as they watch their capoeira teacher
Palestinian students play the Brazilian berimbau
Professor Arame captivates his young students at a Bedouin camp in the West B
Professor Arame at a recreational center in the West Bank performs capoeira wi
Girls have a physical warm up prior to playing capoeira
Capoeira is played in a circle (called a roda)
Two young Iraqi girls smile as they play capoeira in a refugee camp in Syria
Photo: Ned Colt/IRC

The IRC is partnering with the UK-based charity Bidna Capoeira to teach capoeira — a challenging Afro-Brazilian sport and art form  — to at-risk children in West Bank refugee camps and schools. Proponents say it engenders a positive philosophy and outlook on life—one that is based on respect for the self and others.