PARIS, France (November 13, 2018) – The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) was the sole sports project besides football selected amongst 120 other projects and initiatives from around the world, with over 850 applicants to be showcased at the first ever Paris Peace Forum (PPF) held on November 11-13, 2018 in Paris. The forum is a […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (November 8, 2018) – The first ever RESPONSIBALL Forum was held in Lausanne on November 8, 2018, bringing organisations and individuals convinced of the benefits of sports for refugees to share views and best practices in the field. THF and its parent organisation, World Taekwondo, were showcased as leaders among international sports federations […]
World Taekwondo join forces with Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation joins forces with United World Wrestling to promote world peace The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), World Taekwondo (WT) and United World Wrestling (UWW) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote humanitarian, peace and development-supporting activities. THF Chairman, and WT President Chungwon Choue and […]
AMMAN, Jordan (Oct. 6, 2018) – 15-year-old Yahya Basam Al-Ghoutani, a Syrian refugee living in Azraq Refugee Camp obtained his black belt this Saturday 6th of October becoming the second participant of all THF’s academies worldwide to ever reach this level after his good friend Wael Al-Farraj obtained his 1st-dan in December 2017. […]
MAHAMA and KIZIBA, Rwanda (October 9, 2018) – A Para-Taekwondo refugee athlete from Mahama won gold at the Korean Ambassador’s Cup 6th Edition 2018 in Kigali. Early October also marks the resuming of THF’s taekwondo activities in Mahama and Kiziba Refugee Camps. The THF’s project which was launched in January 2017 in Rwanda, is based in […]
AMMAN, Jordan (September 26th, 2018) – A team of four Korean students majoring in Arabic interpretation and translation at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Korea funded by the Korean Foundation organised a visit to approximately 60 to 70 children aged between 8 and 15, participating at THF’s Azraq Taekwondo Academy. The cultural experience […]
In continuation of its mission to share the benefits of taekwondo and its philosophy to empower refugees and displaced persons, THF celebrates the launch of its latest project in Diffa region, Niger where operations have officially begun early September 2018. The project is the fruit of a collaboration between the Foundation and the Niger National […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (July 18, 2018) – A local taekwondo school in Melbourne, Australia, organised a small yet very successful fundraising event in support of THF. Under the leadership of the school’s director, Ms. Linda Pace, parents, friends and students of White Studio Taekwondo school raised more than 2’000 AUD to the benefits of the Foundation’s […]
JEJU, Korea (July 17, 2018) – The 2018 Jeju World Peace Walkathon was concluded in a resounding success on the “World Peace Island” of Jeju on July 17, 2018. The inaugural charity walking event, which was held at the Jeju Seaside Art Center in Jeju City, was jointly promoted by World Taekwondo and GCS International, […]
AMMAN, Jordan (July 8, 2018) – H.H. Prince Rashid bin Hassan, President of the Jordan Taekwondo Federation closed the El Hassan Cup International G1, a World Taekwondo officially ranked competition, in which a refugee team from THF Azraq Academy in Jordan participated (read also here). More than 1’200 players from 30 countries competed in the […]