00:00In Uvira, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, amputee players from North Kyivu, South Kyivu and Tanganyika came together
00:09from 23rd to 25th September for the first national amputee football tournament.
00:14Beyond the competition, the pitch has become a space for rebuilding and hope for these athletes whose lives have been
00:21marked by conflict.
00:23When the war broke out, I fled with our soldiers. We took refuge in a banana plantation. That is where
00:29a bomb fell on us. The shrapels severed my leg.
00:32I feel like I'm being reborn. Despite my disability today, I feel free, at peace, and fulfilled thanks to football.
00:40The tournament is taking place in a region still scarred by armed violence.
00:45In Eastern DRC, clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels continue to claim victims.
00:50In this context, the organizers want sports to become a space for resilience, as well as means of celebrating people
00:58with disability.
01:01It is also an opportunity for them to value themselves, showcase their talents, and why not inspire other young people
01:08with disabilities who can take part in sport.
01:12The inauguration edition of the tournament was organized with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross for
01:19the Humanitarian Organization.
01:20Sport is also a tool for inclusion for young people whose lives have been upended by conflict.
01:3090% of our beneficiaries are victims of armed conflict.
01:35They are players or young people who have been affected by armed conflict.
01:39We want to promote inclusion through sport.
01:43And this year, we chose to support the National Paralympic Committee so that it could organize the first edition of
01:50this amputee football tournament.
01:53In Uvira, the tournament has come to an end, but its message still remains.
01:59Amputation has not ended the ambitions.
02:02Five provinces were expected to take part, but only three were able to participate due to a lack of resources.
02:11On the pitch, these players above all wanted to show that disability is not the end.
02:17The national paralympic committee is not the end.
02:18The national paralympic committee is not the end.
02:18The national paralympic committee is not the end.
02:21The national paralympic committee is not the end.
02:21The national paralympic committee is not the end.
02:21The national paralympic committee is not the end.
02:21The national paralympic committee is not the end.
