The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation has paid tribute to some of the refugees the organisation works with in Rwanda ©THF

The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) has paid tribute to some of the refugees the organisation works with in Rwanda.

A THF project is up and running at the Mahama Camp in the African country, as well as elsewhere.

"Even with limited infrastructure, the refugees of Mahama Camp in Rwanda keep training hard and keep smiling," a THF statement said. 

"They are a true example of making the most of any situation."

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue officially announced his plan to establish the THF in his speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, on the 2015 International Day of Peace.  

It aims to teach the sport and stage educational programmes with refugees and displaced people around the world.

Chungwon Choue set up the THF in 2015 ©World Taekwondo
Chungwon Choue set up the THF in 2015 ©World Taekwondo

As well as Rwanda, THF projects are up and running in countries including Turkey, Jordan, Djibouti, Burundi and Nepal.

A THF petition which will be presented to the United Nations (UN) has now passed the 2,000 signature mark.

It aims to "demonstrate global support to the use of sport as an empowering tool for refugees worldwide, and to further convince global decision makers to take concrete action in that sense".

Choue aims to hand the petition to the UN at the Global Compact on Refugees event.