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Ourmission

We are tirelessly committed to supporting refugees on their way to a better future.

Today, over 110 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Many grow up in camps and solutions can take years. KLABU uses the power of sport to support refugees who are rebuilding their lives. Through our NGO, we work with refugee and host communities around the world to build their own sports clubhouses that are hubs for play, wellbeing, education and entrepreneurship. Our social enterprise then creates and sells sportswear to fund the NGO and build a strong community of supporters.

After piloting in several refugee camps, we are now ready to scale our clubhouse model. The goal: to reach 2+ million refugees in 2030 by actively running 50+ KLABU sports clubhouses in refugee camps, settlements and cities, and becoming the biggest club in the world.

MSL in the Cox's Bazar Refugee Camp
mobile clubhouse in the world's largest refugee camp in cox’s bazar, Bangladesh
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our first clubhouse in the Kalobeyei Settlement, Kenya
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Our impact is best measured through stories from the KLABU community.

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ABOUTOURORGANISATION

KLABU Lesvos
The Foundation
The KLABU Foundation (ANBI registered) works closely with refugee and host communities around the world to build their own sports clubhouses that are hubs for play, wellbeing, education and entrepreneurship. Our projects and organisation are funded mainly through donations from charity funds, companies and individuals. In the long-term, we want to become self-sufficient, that's why we established a business model through the KLABU social enterprise.
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the social enterprise
The KLABU social enterprise creates awareness around the Foundation’s projects, and builds support globally by creating and selling sportswear, and through brand collaborations. Half the profits from sportswear sales go to the KLABU Foundation, the other half is reinvested into the brand to sustain continued growth of business and impact. This already gives us a level of independence. Our long-term goal is to fund all projects and the Foundation's full operations through the social enterprise.
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Theteam
KLABU team
Atia on World Refugee Day
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Alex working with the team in Lesvos, Greece
The core team
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consists of a small, diverse and dedicated group based in Amsterdam. We work with local refugee and host communities at every KLABU clubhouse worldwide.
The Foundation has a supervisory board which ensures we are making the most positive impact possible in the lives of refugees while also growing the club responsibly.
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    KLABU team in Ter Apel
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    Sadumba, head manager of KLABU in Kalobeyei, Kenya
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    TEDx talk by team member Alex
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    Joris, Lisa and Sandra, dancing at the KLABU Amsterdam Spirit
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    Ousmane, Amsterdam Spirit clubhouse manager
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    KLABU team member Tjark & Amsterdam community
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    KLABU team in Mauritania with UNHCR and community representatives
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    Mo and Atia: KLABU stars

OURpartners

KLABU could not have been realised without the incredible support of these great organisations and individuals.

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And our valued partners & supporters per clubhouse:

Amsterdam SpiritBoa Vista SpiritCox's Bazar SpiritKalobeyei SpiritLesvos SpiritTer Apel SpiritAnd many more...

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