For a refugee boy with a spinal cord injury, Paralympicsports have been lifesaving. Najib Alhaj Ali fled Syria in a wheelchair after his home in Homs came under bomb attack, leaving him paralysed from the waist down. The 13-year-old and his family braved the sea crossing by rubber dinghy from Turkey to Greece, where they were eventually granted asylum in 2016. In November, Najib signed up for a pilot Paralympic education project managed by the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, the Agitos Foundation’s Grant Support Programme, and UNHCR. The project is helping to empower refugees with disabilities, with an emphasis on the young, by giving them the chance to learn about Paralympic sports, and to train, be actively engaged and compete in national Paralympic competitions.
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