Inter Campus promotes integration in Israel

Inter Campus promotes integration in Israel

Respect between Israeli children and the children of refugees is an essential part of the Inter Campus Israel and Palestine mission. 

Integration and collaboration between the different centers are not the only goal during our official visit. Inter Campus tries to involve the three centers that feature both Arab and Jewish Israelis on the boys’ side while the ever-present and happy Milka is the only Jewish girl alongside the Arab girls. There are centres in Jerusalem, Palestine and Tel Aviv and integration within the centres themselves is also key to the project.

Since 2016, a group of refugee children with Filipino, Eritrean and Sudanese origins have been playing every week with a group of Jewish Israeli children from Tel Aviv. “Through this project, the children involved in Inter Campus play football, make new friendships and learn to accept others,” said Orli Fridtkiss who has been involved in social work for children and families in the south of the city for many years. “The connections formed by the children reflect the diverse communities, providing opportunities to meet and have discussions. Statistics from December 2018 state that there are 35,000 asylum seekers in Israel who have fled from political persecution, genocide, and civil wars at home.”

The parents of the refugee children live in tough socio-economic circumstances with jobs that keep them busy through the day and often the night as well. They don’t have the chances to help their children take part in extracurricular activities and for this reason, Inter Campus represents an important opportunity to play, have fun and develop.

INTER CAMPUS: 

Inter Campus is a Corporate Social Responsibility programme that supports social, religious, racial equality worldwide, with specific focus on Children’s Rights. Most evident expression of FC Internazionale Milano founding values, ethics and belief in brotherhood, since 1997 Inter Campus formalizes long-term and flexible cooperation agreements with reliable NGO’s and Institutions around the world.  Inter Campus supports their social programmes in favour of needy children by adding the soccer activity as an educational tool. Inter Campus provides adults with technical formation, gives back children their Right to Play and fosters the development of communities, by tackling specific social challenges according to regional pecularities and needs.