RUN Hong Kong is a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting vulnerable refugees, particularly women, in building resilience and fostering self-reliance for a more hopeful future. By utilizing sport as a springboard and education as a foundation, we aim to help refugees create lives of safety and dignity, both in Hong Kong and beyond. Our vision is a future where refugees are empowered to create new lives filled with safety and dignity.

Our mission is to assist vulnerable refugees, especially women, in developing resilience and nurturing self-reliance. Our story began in 2015 when our co-founder, Virginie Goethals, organized a hike for a small group of refugee women who were victims of sexual violence. That hike sparked the creation of RUN as a weekly hike for women refugees, eventually expanding to include track training sessions for both men and women.

As the needs of refugees and asylum seekers became our focus, we established ourselves as an independent Hong Kong-based organization in 2018. The name RUN stands for Rebuild, Unite, and Nurture, reflecting our goal of supporting vulnerable refugees to rebuild their physical and mental strength, foster unity within the community, and nurture each other through sport and education. Despite fleeing from war, violence, and torture, our participants embark on a positive journey of healing, freedom, advancement, peace of mind, and a more hopeful future.

RUN Hong Kong is a registered charity in Hong Kong (Inland Revenue Ordinance S88 no. 91/14890) and is committed to making a difference in the lives of refugees. We invite you to learn more about our work and stay connected with us