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• Making Menstrual Pads Makes Way for Girls’ Education

  Jacqueline used to skip school during her period because she didn’t have access to menstrual pads. She felt unfocused and afraid of what was happening to her body. That all changed after joining a WASH Club that breaks down period stigma and provides girls and young women with access to health education and menstrual pads. Jacquline has the information and products she needs to keep learning and fully participating during menstruation.

• Opinion: Why We Should Take Play Seriously

  As children head out into the wild world this summer, let’s say yes to play. And let’s consider how putting more play into education can empower this and future generations of learners to meet the challenges and opportunities of our changing world and thrive.

• How Community Coaches Break Barriers to Education

  Right To Play-trained Community Coaches Anna Marie, Fulgence, and Marcelina tear down barriers that prevent girls and children with disabilities from accessing a play-based, quality education and opportunity in Burundi. They share how Girls’ Clubs, home visits, and community sensitization events shift beliefs that exclude children.

• Pledge to Play on International Day of Play

  When was the last time you played? As kids, many of us played every day, exploring the world, connecting with others, exercising our bodies, minds, and creativity. Play opened up a world of possibilities. That’s why we’re excited to champion every child’s right to play on the first ever International Day of Play on June 11th.

• How Teachers in Rwanda Are Discovering the Power of Play

  It’s estimated that by 2030, more than one billion children globally will lack the skills they need to thrive. Most of these children live in low-income countries, where 92% risk reaching adulthood without basic academic and holistic skills. A new teacher training course in Rwanda developed by Right To Play and partners is helping teachers learn how to use playful approaches in the classroom to support students to learn and develop. TI’s the first online/offline course of its kind in the country.

• Right To Play and partners secure a new U.N.-designated International Day of Play

  On March 25, the United Nations announced the inauguration of a new International Day of Play that will take place on June 11 every year, beginning in 2024. It was the culmination of a large, global effort led by Right To Play and partner organizations to spotlight the importance of play in children’s lives, learning, and development, and to call attention to the need to protect children’s right to play. Together, partner organizations will engage millions of children, parents, teachers, and decision-makers around the globe on June 11 to celebrate the power of play.

• Stand Behind Unstoppable Girls

  From the moment they’re born, many girls are held back by gender norms and expectations that take them further from school and where they hope to go in life. With Right To Play-trained Coaches and teachers behind them, girls transform obstacles into opportunities and reach where they want to go.

• Why Do We Play?

  Active, playful activities ignite a lifelong love of learning in children, motivating them to explore inside and outside of the classroom. These videos, developed with the support of the LEGO Foundation, explain how play is not just for fun: it’s how children understand the world, how they articulate their hopes and dreams, how they learn to communicate with and interact with others, and how they develop and grow into adulthood.

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