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Luma Mufleh

“I thought I would coach twice a week and on weekends — like coaching other kids. It’s 40 or 60 hours a week — coaching, finding jobs, taking people to the hospital. You start off on your own, and you suddenly have a family of 120.”

Source: “Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on Soccer Field,” The New York Times.

Known For: Coach, CEO of the Fugees Family
Country: Jordan

About

Luma Mufleh, or Coach Luma as she is known to many, is the CEO of the Fugees Family, a non-profit organization that provides support, resources, and athletic opportunities to children who have experienced war.

Shortly after graduating from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, Luma, who originally hails from Jordan, moved to Atlanta, Georgia to coach girls’ soccer at the local YMCA. After learning of the expanding refugee community in nearby Clarkston, Luma sent out flyers in the community announcing the formation of a new soccer team. Thus, the Fugees were born: a group of young refugee boys from countries such as Afghanistan, Bosnia, Congo, Iraq, Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. Luma soon realized that the boys—many of whom were experiencing difficulties with language, post-traumatic stress, and poverty—needed more than just coaching. She began helping players’ families with translation, and established Fresh Start, a cleaning company that specifically employees refugee women.1

The Fugees Family has now expanded to a multi-pronged organization that provides year-round soccer training for 86 boys aged 10-18, after-school tutoring, and academic enrichment.2 Luma has won several awards for her efforts, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award and the Smith College Medal.3

[1]“Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on Soccer Field,” The New York Times.
[2]Fugees Family Website
[3]Luma Mufleh’s Facebook page.

 

Sources

“Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on Soccer Field,” The New York Times.

“Luma Mufleh,” Greater Talent Network.

Luma Mufleh’s Facebook page.

Fugees Family Website.

More Information

Coach Luma Mufleh’s Twitter
Luma Mufleh’s Facebook page
Fugees Family Website

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