"The kids are getting used to our rituals. Like the collective greetings and goodbyes," said the coach to DW. Aside from sports, it's also about the social togetherness of the participants, Salim emphasized.
"This kind of training is important for the kids, because while they fled many had the experience of the strongest coming out on top. Often their demeanor can be a bit brutal," Antje Nekhili told DW.
"It fills me with joy," said Mehdaoui. "You see that it does the kids good, which really motivates me." When the project launched two years ago, the now student had just finished a gap year doing volunteer social work at Hertha Bonn.
"Of course it's a challenge, as there are language barriers and there are new kids at every training," Jorg Mich said, highlighting the complexities of facilitating communication among the participants.
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