What's New
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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.
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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.
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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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How the power of play is helping children worldwide overcome adversity
Play is a powerful tool with which to teach children, but some parents might need help to provide a creative, supporting and playful home.
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Go the Distance for Kids’ Education
Children go to enormous lengths to get to school. When they get there, they should have a quality, play-based education that meets their needs. Will you go the distance for kids and give them the education they deserve?
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Girls Level the Playing Field in Senegal
The Renforcement des Capacités des Filles par le Sport et le Jeu (RECAF-Jeu) project is creating opportunities for girls and young women to participate in sports, develop life skills, transcend boundaries, and claim the future they choose.
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Improving Access to Health Information and Services
In Uganda, many adolescents and young people find it difficult to access sexual and reproductive health care, information, and services. In a recent survey, only three in 10 reported accessing sexual and reproductive health services. The Sexual Health and Reproductive Education (SHARE) project is ensuring young people can access the skills and knowledge they need to advocate for their health-related rights and promote gender equity within their personal lives and communities.
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Driven from Home but Keeping Hopes High
Hayat was forced to flee her home in District Tongo, Ethiopia, because of conflict. She arrived at a refugee settlement traumatized by the experience—but eager to find a way back into the classroom. Play-based lessons and psychosocial support games at a local school helped Hayat catch up on learning, connect with her peers, and start to process the trauma she experienced.
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