Start Date
19-6-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
19-6-2025 10:30 AM
Abstract
Abstract
Sport participation among refugees affords numerous health benefits that include improved physical fitness, mental wellness and positive community integration. However, a large number of youths with disabilities from refugee background has been shown to disengage in sports due to their disability. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate factors that constrain take up of sports by youth with disabilities in Kakuma refugee camp. Descriptive survey research design sought information from 150 males and 100 female youth aged 15 to 35 years selected through stratified random sampling from the four parts of Kakuma refugee camp complex. Self- administered questionnaire was used to collect data from participants on barriers to sports participation at the refugee camp. Data was organized using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software; t-test analyzed data. From preliminary results only 10 % of the participants had engaged in sports during their stay in the camp, 60% of the participants perceived the weather as too harsh to enable participation, 50% noted that fewer provision for sports programs appropriate to their disability type limited their chances to participate, 60% attributed constraints to participation as inaccessible facilities, 54% said they did not engage due to cultural beliefs limitations. From results it can be concluded that non-participating in disability sports might be related to the diverging culture, insufficient facilities and equipment and lack of appropriate. Decision makers involved with persons with disabilities from refugee background should pay more attention on these factors in organizing and managing sport programs.
Recommended Citation
SABIRI, EDINAH M/S and MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, "Barriers to Sports Participation amongst Youth Refugees with Disabilities in Kenya: A Case of Kakuma Refugee Camp" (2025). International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness. 15.
https://sword.cit.ie/isapa/2025/day4/15
Barriers to Sports Participation amongst Youth Refugees with Disabilities in Kenya: A Case of Kakuma Refugee Camp
Abstract
Sport participation among refugees affords numerous health benefits that include improved physical fitness, mental wellness and positive community integration. However, a large number of youths with disabilities from refugee background has been shown to disengage in sports due to their disability. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate factors that constrain take up of sports by youth with disabilities in Kakuma refugee camp. Descriptive survey research design sought information from 150 males and 100 female youth aged 15 to 35 years selected through stratified random sampling from the four parts of Kakuma refugee camp complex. Self- administered questionnaire was used to collect data from participants on barriers to sports participation at the refugee camp. Data was organized using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software; t-test analyzed data. From preliminary results only 10 % of the participants had engaged in sports during their stay in the camp, 60% of the participants perceived the weather as too harsh to enable participation, 50% noted that fewer provision for sports programs appropriate to their disability type limited their chances to participate, 60% attributed constraints to participation as inaccessible facilities, 54% said they did not engage due to cultural beliefs limitations. From results it can be concluded that non-participating in disability sports might be related to the diverging culture, insufficient facilities and equipment and lack of appropriate. Decision makers involved with persons with disabilities from refugee background should pay more attention on these factors in organizing and managing sport programs.
