Beyond barriers: Sport and rehabilitation

Liberia

In a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war, football among amputees is a matter of national pride - a landmark of recovery and revival.

Senegal

Senegal. Guinea-Bissau wheelchair basketballer Tino Lopes (centre) is an example of triumph over challenge. His legs became paralysed when he was child, but through sport he has overcome prejudice and isolation to reintegrate himself into society.

Senegal

Wheelchair basketball match between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania national teams. The Guinea-Bissau team receives support from the ICRC.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

In addition to being important for the social reintegration of landmine victims, the sitting volleyball matches are also an arena for reconciliation, where veterans of all parties involved in the conflict play side by side.

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Sitting volleyball match between the sports teams O.K.I Doboj and O.K.I Derventa. Portrait of a player from the O.K.I Doboj team. He is a war veteran and was injured in a landmine in 1993.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo. Patients at the ICRC-supported Heri Kwetu rehabilitation centre in Bukavu play basketball using wheelchairs donated by the ICRC.

Iraq

Physical rehabilitation centre, Kirkuk, Iraq. Weightlifter and former construction worker Ahmed (24) lost both legs in a car accident.

Iraq

Iraq. Mariam (in black) and Sheina pose for a picture after a friendly fencing match ahead of the 2013 National Iraqi Championship.

Mali

Mali. Competitors line up for a tricycle race to fight against the exclusion of people with disabilities. The ICRC supported the project by repairing hundreds of tricycles.

Myanmar

Myanmar. At the 7th ASEAN Paralympic Games, athlete Aung Gyi scooped the gold medal in the shot put competition. The ICRC provides technical and financial support to three physical rehabilitation centres in the country.