THF and WT Cares Programme Appreciate Donor Support Throughout 2025

The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and the World Taekwondo Cares Programme continue to empower refugees and displaced persons through sport around the world, and throughout 2025 the global Taekwondo community has once again demonstrated its commitment to this vital work.

More than USD 345,000 has been received in 2025 to support the THF and the World Taekwondo Cares Programme, thanks to the generosity of individuals and organisations who share a belief in the power of sport as a tool for hope and dreams.

World Taekwondo President and THF Chair Chungwon Choue, along with World Taekwondo senior executives, donated USD 267,813 to the THF.

These funds supported multiple THF projects in Jordan’s Azraq and Za’atari refugee camps, the Mahama and Kiziba refugee camps in Rwanda, and the Malindza refugee camp in Eswatini, as well as the THF Solidarity Programme for refugee athletes.

Additionally, part of the USD 5,000 from the International Paralympic Committee’s International Federation allocation was used to support two refugee Para athletes from the THF’s project at the Za’atari camp when they competed at the Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai in December 2025.

Wuxi Waychamp Sports contributed USD 50,000 to the THF, funding initiatives in France which support asylum seekers in the Île-de-France region, Malta where five young Ukrainian refugee athletes and one senior refugee athlete from India are training with the Iron Taekwondo League in Santa Verena, and an urban project in Tijuana, Mexico, which support refugees in the Casa del Migrante shelter.

Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee Vice-President and THF Board of Trustees member HH Prince Fahad Bin Jalawi donated USD 10,000 to support THF activities.

IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission member, THF Board of Trustees member and Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games ambassador Justin Hou and his wife Jinguy Wu, a two-time Olympic Taekwondo champion, donated USD 5,000 to support the THF programme in the Azraq refugee camp.

Korea Taekwondo Association donated USD 10,000 in support of the World Taekwondo Cares Programme.

The World Taekwondo Cares Programme provides Taekwondo equipment, educational materials and qualified coaches to bring Taekwondo to the people who need it most, particularly in developing countries and disadvantaged communities. This aims to ensure that everyone can experience the physical, mental and social benefits of the sport.

Through the THF, World Taekwondo uses the power of sport to help improve refugees’ quality of life, develop their skills, teach them the Olympic values and allow them to pursue their dreams.

The THF will celebrate its 10-year anniversary in 2026 and plans to mark this milestone by rebranding the Hope and Dreams Sports Festival to a joint sports enterprise under a united brand.

This expansion continues the trajectory that began with the first edition of the Hope and Dreams Sports Festival in Jordan in 2022. Baseball5, badminton, 3×3 basketball and handball featured alongside Taekwondo at the most recent edition, while weightlifting equipment was donated to the refugee camps.

Dr. Choue: “I think it is time to look at rebranding the THF Hope and Dreams Sports Festival to the SHF Hope and Dreams Sports Festival. ‘SHF’ stands for Sports Humanitarian Foundation and I hope to see the other International Federations take a more leading role in promoting their respective sports to the refugees and displaced persons under a unified brand. Harmony brings glory.”

With the support of its dedicated donors and the broader Taekwondo community, the THF looks forward to an even more impactful year marking its 10th anniversary.

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