GALLERY

Stories of Leadership, Resilience & Community Action

Explore moments that reflect OLIFE’s work with youth, refugee communities, women and girls, children, sports, education, climate action and community development.

Every Image Tells a Story

OLIFE’s gallery is designed to document real community experiences, local leadership, learning, collaboration, peacebuilding and hope. As more verified photographs are added, this page will become a visual record of our programs and the communities we serve.

PEACEBUILDING THROUGH SPORTS

BIKORA Cup Burundi 2026

OLIFE brought together young refugees in Burundi through football to create a safe and practical space for dialogue about the challenges facing refugee communities.

The initiative combined sport with training and awareness on resilience, self-reliance and the importance of creating livelihood opportunities. This became especially important as major reductions in humanitarian assistance placed additional pressure on refugee families, contributing to food insecurity and increasingly difficult living conditions in the camps.

Through the tournament, young people were encouraged not only to compete, but also to connect, exchange ideas, build confidence and explore ways of creating work and opportunity. Twenty-eight teams participated, bringing together refugee youth around unity, talent, peace and a shared future.

Football became more than a game — it became a platform for dialogue, motivation, unity and hope.

BIKORA Cup Burundi 2026 participants gathered around the tournament banner

BIKORA Cup participants and community members — Youth participants and community members gathered during BIKORA Cup Burundi 2026.

Award ceremony during the football initiative — Award and recognition moments celebrating participation, teamwork and community spirit.

Football team with medals and BIKORA Cup banner — Football, leadership and youth engagement brought together through OLIFE's peacebuilding approach.

Tournament participants displaying medals — Participants displaying their medals during the closing activities.

Participants holding a trophy — The trophy ceremony marked the conclusion of a project centered on unity, resilience and opportunity.

Building a Visual Record of OLIFE's Work

Additional verified photographs will document youth leadership, education and future skills, women and girls empowerment, refugee and displaced communities, climate action, humanitarian support and community development.