Set-up by the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) in April, the Academy in the African country has been run in association with the Rwanda Taekwondo Federation at the Kiziba Refugee Camp.

Youngsters living at the Camp have taken up taekwondo as one of the few activities available to them, with the Academy dubbed as a "big success".

More than 180 children between the ages of seven and 17 are taking part in all, attending training sessions which are on offer three times a day at 10am, 1pm and 3pm.

Issues such as vulnerability and a lack of community and mentoring are addressed at the Academy, alongside the taekwondo action.

Two coaches are on hand to teach self-defence skills but also Olympic and taekwondo values such as hard work, self-respect, the respect of others and fair play.

With a pilot phase coming to an end at Kiziba, plans are in place to spread the THF's work to the Mahama Refugee Camp which is also in Rwanda. 

Most of the refugees at Kiziba are from the Democratic Republic of Congo and were forced to flee their country due to war and instability. 

THF projects are also up and running in Jordan, Turkey, Djibouti and Nepal.

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

The aim of the THF is to teach the sport and stage educational programmes with refugees and displaced people around the world.