B2 – Upper intermediate
After a devastating event, children of all ages in Rwanda are healing through the game of Rugby. Read the extraordinary stories of people involved in bringing hope back in a wounded community.
Rwanda Rugby: Sport helps heal wounds in ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’
Discuss:
1. Tell the story of Kamanda Tharcisse. How has Rugby helped him?
2. How did rugby reach Rwanda? Who are the other people involved in the foundation Friends of Rwandan Rugby?
3. How is rugny fairing in your country?
4. Aside from sports, what other activities can help heal or recuperate people who have gone through traumatic events.
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1. Tell the story of Kamanda Tharcisse. How has Rugby helped him?
He is one of the survivors of the Rwandan genocide of 1994. He had to flee is homeand the shelther of a camp with his family.
He has been able to heal his emotional wounds thanks to rugby.
2. How did rugby reach Rwanda? In 2001 with the visit of a british charity worker seeking for a purpose in life and Emma Rees unsure what to do after completing her bachelor’s degree. Who are the other people involved in the foundation Friends of Rwandan Rugby? Kamanda Tharciss, Deena Aiken and a former Australian rugby international.
3. How is rugny fairing in your country?It is not a popular sport. Spain is based on football.
4. Aside from sports, what other activities can help heal or recuperate people who have gone through traumatic events. Meditatin, reading, going to therapy. Might seem basic and simple but connecting with your soul and feelings is a nice way to heal from a traumatic event.
Very good answers to your lesson’s discussion questions. Keep up the great job.
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