The Netherlands – Amsterdam
A clubhouse in Boa Vista, a shelter for Venezuelan refugees – EUR 110.000 (12 April 2023)
KLABU works with refugee and host communities worldwide to build their own clubhouses as hubs for play, wellbeing, education and entrepreneurship. KLABU creates and sells sportswear to fund the NGO and build a strong community of supporters. The used sportswear is washed and if necessary repaired in the clubhouses, which also provides employment.
KLABU clubhouses can be found in Kalobeyei – Kenya (where it all started in 2019), Cox’s Bazar - Bangladesh, Lesvos - Greece, Amsterdam and ter Apel - the Netherlands and last but not least, Boa Vista - Brazil, starting with help of Foundation De Boomgaard in 2024. The Boa Vista Spirit will be the first project of its kind in a shelter for Venezuelan refugees.
