What's New
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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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A Night of Celebration: Right To Play and the Toronto Maple Leafs Unite for the 2nd Annual Indigenous Heritage Night
On Saturday, January 13, at Scotiabank Arena, members of the Right To Play team, alongside enthusiastic program youth, gathered to celebrate the Toronto Maple Leafs Indigenous Heritage Night. MLSE Foundation, a longstanding partner of Right To Play, was thrilled to provide an opportunity for program youth to attend a Leafs game and see themselves represented in the celebrations of the night.
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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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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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News Alert: Right To Play Office in Gaza Severely Damaged by Air Strike
Right To Play is deeply distressed to report that our office in Al Remall Al Janoubi, Gaza was severely damaged by an air strike on October 10. Thankfully, no staff members were in the office at the time of the incident.
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Play’s Powerful Impact on Psychosocial Wellbeing
For many children, crisis is the new normal. Severe stressors can inhibit brain development and a child’s ability to learn, limiting their future. Play is one of the most effective ways to support children’s psychosocial wellbeing.
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New Policy Brief: Play and Psychosocial Wellbeing
For too many children, crisis is the new normal. Climate-related disasters, forced displacement, and conflict put a heavy emotional burden on children and can inhibit their development. Our new policy brief explains.
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Transforming Lives Through Play with Mastermind Toys
Since 2021, Mastermind Toys has supported Right To Play and the PLAY Program through their namesake brand of toys and games via their Play Guides. This year, we are thrilled to announce that Mastermind Toys is donating over $25,000 to the Promoting Life-Skills In Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) program, totaling over $55,000 raised since 2021!
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