SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

The Palestine International Center believes in the potential of sports to engage Palestinian youth, promote social cohesion and healthy development. To that end, the center is works to develop and support sports teams and individual sporting activities for Palestinian youth and adults in the camps. In partnership with the Palestinian Sports Network, the PIC sponsors the Al-Majdal club (named for Al-Majdal Asqelan) in football, girls' basketball, and table tennis, and is working to develop its fitness, jiu jitsu and martial arts program.

Dozens of Palestinian children and youth are members of the Al-Majdal teams in Bourj al-Barjaneh camp. We work in cooperation with Palestinian clubs, both in Bourj al-Barajneh and in the camps throughout Lebanon, especially in Shatila and Mar Elias (the other Beirut camps) and Nahr el-Bared in the North.