MIR coaches are working with over 150 children and young people across eight communities in three refugee camps. Each group trains twice a week for 2.5 hours. 

Every session begins with warm-ups, strength and flexibility exercises, basic yoga, and movement training. Then it’s time for spikeball—also known as roundnet, football or volleyball where each group builds teamwork, skills, and confidence, training toward future leagues and competitions.  

The response has been overwhelmingly positive. Parents tell us there are no other fitness opportunities like this.  For boys and young men who have little else to do, and for girls and young mothers who grow weaker each week without physical activity. Now, they say, these sessions are bringing strength, joy, and confidence back into their lives.  Our trainers have been told how much they appreciate female coaches for girls and men for boys!

In another part of the camps, Jasmin Akter leads a team of 10 dedicated coaches delivering football / Soccer training to over 80 boys and young men. A separate group focuses on girls and women, offering sessions in physical fitness, yoga, and strength-building—often for the very first time in their lives.

Training space is a major challenge. The only available football grounds can be used just four months a year. MIR is working to change that.

We aim to raise funds to rent dedicated training spaces near the camps—so these programs can continue year-round and grow to include other sports like volleyball and roundnet. For these young people, access to sport isn’t just about play—it’s about building confidence, skills and positive mentors. 

Fatima and Millie, both 17, are trailblazing members of Bangladesh’s growing surf scene. Their dream? To one day represent their country as its first women's surfing team in the Olympic Games.

MIR is proud to support them on this journey—helping Fatima and Millie become the country’s first certified female surf and sports trainers, inspiring a new generation of girls to move, play, and lead.

Together with local lifeguard coaches and experienced male surfers, we’re expanding training into smaller coastal communities—bringing vital water safety skills and surfing opportunities to young people who’ve never had access before.

At the same time, we’re seeding new energy into the coastline through spikeball and volleyball leagues, helping create a vibrant sporting culture rooted in confidence, inclusion, and joy.