The film, based at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, features Dr Lee Chul Sol, the founder of a Taekwondo Academy at the site.

It was posted on the AJ+ Facebook page, run by Al Jazeera, and has been shared more than 20,000 times.

The THF, established by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), aims to teach the sport and related educational programmes to refugees and displaced persons worldwide.

Most of the refugees at Zaatari have fled the conflict in neighbouring Syria, with taekwondo providing hope for youngsters at the camp.

In the video, Lee highlights the changes he has noticed after the Academy opened in December 2015.

"When I came to the Zaatari camp for the first time, I saw kids without any discipline," he said.

"There was no organisation.

"It's like in a farm field, before plantation you plow the ground in rows and then you plant the seeds.

"It helped them significantly.

"It has changed the character of the boys.

"They learn to love each other and respect older people."

Mohammed Rashid, a physical education teacher, was recruited to coach the youngsters despite not possessing a background in the martial art.

He said before the creation of the Academy, children used to "go outside the camp and play with rocks and beat each other".

WTF President Chungwon Choue officially announced his plan to establish the THF in his speech at the UN headquarters in New York City on the 2015 United Nations International Day of Peace. 

THF projects are also running at the Azraq camp in Jordan, as well as in Turkey and among earthquake victims in Nepal.

Choue has also revealed that future programmes are planned for Rwanda, Ethiopia and Colombia.