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Judo Changed Carmi’s life

Dec 18, 2017
by: Nicolas Messner
Roberto Orlando, a second level International Judo Federation Academy teacher, is leading the IJF Judo for the World program in South Africa, which takes care of refugees. Through him we were able to meet with Bagenda Lutula CARMI, a young Congolese refugee, who told us about his story and how judo changed his life.
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My dream in judo is to meet Teddy Riner and become world champion. In life, I’d love to become an electric engineer or a politician, because I want to help people and to fight corruption.

— Bagenda Lutula CARMI

With judo I want to help people and my dream is to teach to disabled people and help children in the street.

— Bagenda Lutula CARMI