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s17j8gzx rich-text t1it8i9i r1wgtjne wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07"><p>With just a few hand gestures, Salim Mehdaoui indicates what he wants from the children collected in the gym of an elementary school in <a class="internal-link" href="/en/bonn/t-19110946">Bonn</a>. They gather in the middle of the room and form a circle. Some shift their weight nervously as they look wide-eyed at the coach and wait for their turn.</p> <p>Salim holds a <a class="internal-link" href="/en/soccer/t-64665526">football</a> under his arm, and after he's said every child's name, he starts practice. "The kids are getting used to our rituals. Like the collective greetings and goodbyes," said the coach to DW. Aside from sports, it's also <a class="internal-link" href="/en/cricket-helps-afghan-refugees-feel-at-home-in-hamburg/a-70379629">about the social togetherness of the participants</a>, Salim emphasized.</p> <p>The social environment at the club is important, as the participants come from a <a class="internal-link" href="/en/germany-gets-top-marks-for-integration-of-migrants/a-69584486">nearby initial reception facility for refugees</a>.</p> <p>"This kind of training is important for the kids because while they fled many had the experience of the strongest coming out on top. Often their demeanor can be a bit brutal," Antje Nekhili told DW.</p> <p>"Here they're taught to be considerate again. The children can have good, playful social relations again."</p> <p>Nekhili is the <a class="internal-link" href="/en/refugees/t-49130262">refugee</a> housing's volunteer coordinator and launched the project "Football Connects" with Hertha Bonn in March 2022.</p> <figure class="placeholder-image master_landscape big"><img data-format="MASTER_LANDSCAPE" data-id="70661290" data-url="https://static.dw.com/image/70661290_${formatId}.jpeg" data-aspect-ratio="16/9" alt="Salim Mehdaoui talks to the kids he is teaching football" style="padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;"><figcaption class="img-caption">Coach Salim Mehdaoui and the refugee children say their names before football begins<small class="copyright">Image: Thomas Klein/DW</small></figcaption></figure> <h2>Language barrier proves a challenge</h2> <p>Finally the ball gets rolling, and things get loud in the small gym. Bursts of laughter intermingle with goal celebrations – the delight is as visible as it is contagious.</p> <p>"It fills me with joy," said Mehdaoui. "You see that it does the kids good, which really motivates me."</p> <p>When the project launched two years ago, the now student had just finished a gap year doing volunteer social work at Hertha Bonn. Salim developed a set of guidelines, as communication in particular challenged him and his colleagues.</p> <p>"Of course it's a challenge, as there are <a class="internal-link" href="/en/german-language/t-45004331">language barriers</a> and there are new kids at every training," Jörg Michael, Hertha Bonn's vice president, told DW.  "The kids come from different countries and often don't speak a common language." </p> <p>According to Michael, this makes it difficult for coaches to reach all the children.</p> <p>Mehdaoui tackled the problem head on and developed solutions along with responsible parties at the club. Communication – when not in English or <a class="internal-link" href="/en/france/t-19065412">French</a> – is practiced nonverbally with small cards that Mehdaoui shows the children.</p> <p>This means a common language isn't always necessary, said Nekhili. "This way we can make friends out of what might in other contexts be antagonistic cultures, since they're playing on the same team." </p> <p>The club uses football as common language, which Michael says is understood all over the world.</p> <figure class="placeholder-image master_landscape big"><img data-format="MASTER_LANDSCAPE" data-id="70661246" data-url="https://static.dw.com/image/70661246_${formatId}.jpeg" data-aspect-ratio="16/9" alt="A little girl dribbles a football inside a gym " style="padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;"><figcaption class="img-caption">Germany's integration through football has been a success<small class="copyright">Image: Thomas Klein/DW</small></figcaption></figure> <h2>DFB: 'An impressive example of selflessness'</h2> <p>"Five minute break," or a simple stop sign on a card are displayed so the children understand what's going on. And it works – the project is a roaring success and was recently awarded a prize for <a class="internal-link" href="/en/immigration-and-german-citizenship/t-63950165">integration</a> and tolerance in football by the <a class="internal-link" href="/en/dfbs-anti-racism-campaign-positive-but-is-it-sufficient/a-68621924">German Football Association</a> (DFB).</p> <p>Under the leadership of DFB President Bernd Neuendorf, Hertha Bonn was selected from 134 applicants for the prize. The association called it "an impressive example of selflessness, as it's not a way to win future club members." Children move on from the Bonn refugee facility within a couple days or weeks.</p><span data-slot-id="Article_InContent-1" class="rich-text-ad"></span> <h2>Clubs can help with integration</h2> <p>Despite the typically short stays, the kids benefit from the weekly training sessions. In addition to being a welcome distraction from their daily lives in refugee housing, they learn important social skills and are exposed to German culture.</p> <p>"The training sessions change how the kids behave. If they've already been to one, they can then help other children," said Nekhili. "They support one another and share their knowledge."</p> <p>For Jörg Michael, the project demonstrates how important institutions like <a class="internal-link" href="/en/paris-2024-refugee-swimmer-sees-need-for-better-integration/a-69638497">football clubs can be for integration</a>. "It should be a duty of clubs to be socially engaged," he said. "That's why we developed the guidelines and want to show just how simple it can be to offer these trainings."</p> <p>After just 60 minutes, today's session comes to a close, with the children once again circling up and using their last remaining energy to yell "Fussball" – all in one language, and all with a beaming smile.</p> <p><em>This article was translated from German</em></p> </div><footer class="s1jc41xr"><div class="feedback"><div class="sp605kw center"><div role="button" tabindex="0" id="feedback-button" data-focusdelay="600" class="hh5424a s1uzn49a s1y9040i m7i2pic e3w9kkf t1ax1i04 sx4rgdt ih9bob8 seipclg wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07">Send us your feedback<svg viewBox="0 0 20 20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="sv13z7j"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path d="M4.25 5.25v12.5h14.5V5.25zm1.5 1.5h11.5v9.5H5.75z"></path><path d="M1.25 2.25V13.5h1.5V3.75H15.5v-1.5z"></path></g></svg></div></div><div aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="slpo7xx feedback-sidebar"><div class="header"><span 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They gather in the middle of the room and form a circle. Some shift their weight nervously as they look wide-eyed at the coach and wait for their turn.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>Salim holds a \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/soccer/t-64665526\">football\u003c/a> under his arm, and after he's said every child's name, he starts practice. \"The kids are getting used to our rituals. Like the collective greetings and goodbyes,\" said the coach to DW. Aside from sports, it's also \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/cricket-helps-afghan-refugees-feel-at-home-in-hamburg/a-70379629\">about the social togetherness of the participants\u003c/a>, Salim emphasized.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>The social environment at the club is important, as the participants come from a \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/germany-gets-top-marks-for-integration-of-migrants/a-69584486\">nearby initial reception facility for refugees\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>\"This kind of training is important for the kids because while they fled many had the experience of the strongest coming out on top. Often their demeanor can be a bit brutal,\" Antje Nekhili told DW.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>\"Here they're taught to be considerate again. The children can have good, playful social relations again.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>Nekhili is the \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/refugees/t-49130262\">refugee\u003c/a> housing's volunteer coordinator and launched the project \"Football Connects\" with Hertha Bonn in March 2022.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\">\u003cimg data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"70661290\" data-url=\"https://static.dw.com/image/70661290_${formatId}.jpeg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16/9\" alt=\"Salim Mehdaoui talks to the kids he is teaching football\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"img-caption\">Coach Salim Mehdaoui and the refugee children say their names before football begins\u003csmall class=\"copyright\">Image: Thomas Klein/DW\u003c/small>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003ch2>Language barrier proves a challenge\u003c/h2>\n\n\u003cp>Finally the ball gets rolling, and things get loud in the small gym. Bursts of laughter intermingle with goal celebrations – the delight is as visible as it is contagious.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>\"It fills me with joy,\" said Mehdaoui. \"You see that it does the kids good, which really motivates me.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>When the project launched two years ago, the now student had just finished a gap year doing volunteer social work at Hertha Bonn. Salim developed a set of guidelines, as communication in particular challenged him and his colleagues.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>\"Of course it's a challenge, as there are \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/german-language/t-45004331\">language barriers\u003c/a> and there are new kids at every training,\" Jörg Michael, Hertha Bonn's vice president, told DW.  \"The kids come from different countries and often don't speak a common language.\" \u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>According to Michael, this makes it difficult for coaches to reach all the children.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>Mehdaoui tackled the problem head on and developed solutions along with responsible parties at the club. Communication – when not in English or \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/france/t-19065412\">French\u003c/a> – is practiced nonverbally with small cards that Mehdaoui shows the children.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>This means a common language isn't always necessary, said Nekhili. \"This way we can make friends out of what might in other contexts be antagonistic cultures, since they're playing on the same team.\" \u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>The club uses football as common language, which Michael says is understood all over the world.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\">\u003cimg data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"70661246\" data-url=\"https://static.dw.com/image/70661246_${formatId}.jpeg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16/9\" alt=\"A little girl dribbles a football inside a gym \" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"img-caption\">Germany's integration through football has been a success\u003csmall class=\"copyright\">Image: Thomas Klein/DW\u003c/small>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003ch2>DFB: 'An impressive example of selflessness'\u003c/h2>\n\n\u003cp>\"Five minute break,\" or a simple stop sign on a card are displayed so the children understand what's going on. And it works – the project is a roaring success and was recently awarded a prize for \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/immigration-and-german-citizenship/t-63950165\">integration\u003c/a> and tolerance in football by the \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/dfbs-anti-racism-campaign-positive-but-is-it-sufficient/a-68621924\">German Football Association\u003c/a> (DFB).\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>Under the leadership of DFB President Bernd Neuendorf, Hertha Bonn was selected from 134 applicants for the prize. The association called it \"an impressive example of selflessness, as it's not a way to win future club members.\" Children move on from the Bonn refugee facility within a couple days or weeks.\u003c/p>\u003cspan data-slot-id=\"Article_InContent-1\" class=\"rich-text-ad\">\u003c/span>\n\n\u003ch2>Clubs can help with integration\u003c/h2>\n\n\u003cp>Despite the typically short stays, the kids benefit from the weekly training sessions. In addition to being a welcome distraction from their daily lives in refugee housing, they learn important social skills and are exposed to German culture.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>\"The training sessions change how the kids behave. If they've already been to one, they can then help other children,\" said Nekhili. \"They support one another and share their knowledge.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>For Jörg Michael, the project demonstrates how important institutions like \u003ca class=\"internal-link\" href=\"/en/paris-2024-refugee-swimmer-sees-need-for-better-integration/a-69638497\">football clubs can be for integration\u003c/a>. \"It should be a duty of clubs to be socially engaged,\" he said. \"That's why we developed the guidelines and want to show just how simple it can be to offer these trainings.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>After just 60 minutes, today's session comes to a close, with the children once again circling up and using their last remaining energy to yell \"Fussball\" – all in one language, and all with a beaming smile.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was translated from German\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n","contentLinks":[{"targetId":70661268,"isInText":false,"__typename":"ContentLink","targetType":"IMAGE","name":"","description":"Many of the kids have only just arrived in Germany","target":{"id":70661268,"__typename":"Image","name":"Deutschland Bonn 2024 | Trainingseinheit des Projektes \"Fußball verbindet\"","firstPersonArray":[],"opinionSeries":[],"contentDate":"2024-11-01T11:43:20.227Z","localizedContentDate":"01.11.2024","localizedContentDateSr":"1. 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