Right To Play becomes a part of Postcode Lottery.
Together for a better world
We’re excited to finally share some great news: From 1 March, Right To Play will be part of the Postcode Lottery.
We will be one of a total of 23 organisations receiving support from the charitable lottery in the form of flexible, non-earmarked funding.
Postcode Lottery’s Jorun and Tom Stiansen are responsible for awarding prizes to all the winners – and funding to good causes. From 1 March, Right To Play will also receive visits from the two. Photo: Postcode Lottery.
In the Postcode Lottery, you participate with your postcode, which means you always win together with your neighbours who also hold tickets. While ticket holders get the chance to win great cash prizes – and perhaps a visit from Tom and Jorun Stiansen – they are also helping to support good causes.
Togheter, we make a difference
When many people take part in the Postcode Lottery, it delivers fantastic results. Altogether, the Postcode Lotteries in Norway, Sweden, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands have contributed more than NOK 150 billion to non-profit organisations, making them one of the world’s largest private contributors to good causes.
In Norway, the Postcode Lottery has so far raised more than NOK 600 million for WWF World Wide Fund for Nature and SOS Children’s Villages.
“We’re truly delighted to welcome Right To Play to the Postcode Lottery,” says ambassador Jorun Stiansen.
“We know that you do incredibly important work in providing safety and learning opportunities for children and young people, and we are both proud and humbled to be able to support this vital effort,” adds colleague Tom Stiansen.
When many people buy tickets, the amounts add up. So far, the Postcode Lottery has distributed more than NOK 600 million to good causes – thanks to everyone who takes part. Photo: Postcode Lottery.
What is a postcode, really?
In the Postcode Lottery, your ticket number is based on your postcode. Each postal code area is divided into several postcodes, each representing a street, road, or neighbourhood. This ensures that when someone wins, they don’t just win for themselves, but together with their neighbours. The prizes are not awarded to one lucky winner, but shared among all ticket holders in the local area.
This is one of the reasons why the Postcode Lottery has been such a success. “It’s always fun to win money,” laughs Tom Stiansen, “but even more fun to win together with your neighbours.” Just as importantly, every single ticket also contributes to something bigger. “At least 50 per cent of the lottery’s revenue, after prizes have been paid out, goes to good causes,” explains Jorun Stiansen.
Major Significance for Right To Play
“There is little doubt that this will have major significance for the work we do,” confirms National Direcor Elin Margrethe Tvedt of Right To Play.
“We live in a world where development aid is under increasing pressure. Today, every contribution matters more than ever — but perhaps especially those that are long-term and predictable, such as funding from the Postcode Lottery,” Tvedt continues.
Because the funds from the Postcode Lottery are unrestricted, organizations can use them wherever the need is greatest and where they will have the greatest impact at any given time.
For Right To Play, these funds will mean that we can reach even more children and young people living in vulnerable communities. Right To Play is a global organization focused on education and play-based learning from a development perspective. Through play-based learning, Right To Play helps protect, educate, and empower children and young people living in vulnerable contexts, equipping them with the skills and resilience they need to shape their own futures.