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Teaching Young Refugees: UNICEF Educational Officer and Former Olympic Swimmer Imoto Naoko

  • Colorful temporary housing surrounds a soccer pitch inside the Elaionas refugee camp. (Photo by the author)

    Colorful temporary housing surrounds a soccer pitch inside the Elaionas refugee camp. (Photo by the author)

  • Imoto during the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay competition at the Atlanta Olympics. (Photo courtesy of Imoto Naoko)

    Imoto during the 4 x 200 m freestyle relay competition at the Atlanta Olympics. (Photo courtesy of Imoto Naoko)

  • Imoto with young villagers in Mali. With UNICEF, she helped create a textbook to educate locals about Ebola prevention. (Photo courtesy of Imoto Naoko)

    Imoto with young villagers in Mali. With UNICEF, she helped create a textbook to educate locals about Ebola prevention. (Photo courtesy of Imoto Naoko)

  • A slogan on the wall of a temporary dwelling inside the Elaionas refugee camp. (Photo by the author)

    A slogan on the wall of a temporary dwelling inside the Elaionas refugee camp. (Photo by the author)

  • Imoto accepts the Olympic flame on behalf of Tokyo from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos during a ceremony on March 19, 2020. (© Jiji)

    Imoto accepts the Olympic flame on behalf of Tokyo from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos during a ceremony on March 19, 2020. (© Jiji)

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