What's New
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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.
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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. It’s the first online/offline course of its kind in the country.
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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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