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A chess club for kids thrives in a Congo refugee camp

It’s about more than the game
The organisers hope the game of chess offers the children a chance to take their minds away from what they've seen and experienced so far: fighting and killing, hunger and fear. 
RUTH ALONGA | AP
Children sit on the dirt, their clothes ragged and torn, their shoes punctured with holes, but their eyes bright and fixed on what’s playing out in front of them.In a corner of a ...

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Namibian Sun 2024-11-15

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