Awer Mabil says football is a platform for him to be himself and help others.
Mabil and his brother always intended to revisit their past. Together, they returned to the refugee camp in 2014 with two suitcases full of donated jerseys and footballs.
Mabil and his brother co-founded the not-for-profit organisation Barefoot to Boots, which aims for better health, education, policies and gender equality for refugees. It provides sports footwear and medical equipment for the South Sudanese refugee camp. His brother said the organisation was born from an idea to "enlighten the life of refugees wherever they are".
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