How Chess Is Giving Displaced Children a New Start

Many displaced children have lost significant time in school, with their education deeply disrupted making it even more difficult to rebuild their futures. 


Vivian Ibrahim, a dedicated chess teacher, believes the game can be a bridge back to education for children living in IDP camps. 

Via bbc news Africa 

Twelve-year-old Mary, who has spent most of her life in an IDP camp in Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, has seen her world transformed through chess.

Tune in to episode of Africa Daily to learn how a simple board game is opening doors for children like Mary.


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