DUBAI: After sharing her story with the world in the BAFTA-nominated Netflix documentary “The Swimmers,” Syrian Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini is turning her focus to her non-profit work and has announced the launch of the Yusra Mardini Foundation.
Dedicated to advancing access to sports and education for refugee communities around the world, as well as directly supporting refugee athletes, the Foundation’s aim is to advocate for the rights of refugees.
Mardini spoke to Arab News in February about her studies and her plans for the organization.
“I am studying in a university here in California called University of Southern California and I am studying film and production,” she said at the time. “I am doing a lot of activities in the fashion domain and I have a non-profit organization and I am doing something with the UNHCR and I am also studying, so generally I am happy with my life.”
