Right To Play USA

Children have been killed and schools damaged during the recent conflict in the Palestinian Terretories. No child should ever fear for their life or their safety, or be forced endure the lasting trauma caused by conflict. We must do everything we can to protect children, their families, and their futures. Your support can play a critical role in aiding their recovery from the conflict’s effects. https://www.righttoplayusa.org//palestinian-territories-e/

We are thinking about our colleagues in the Palestinian Territories and the children we work with. And we mourn the children who lost their lives in recent air strikes.

Today we celebrate Internatioanl Day of Sport for Development & Peace, and the power of sport & play. Through sport and physical activity, children around the learn how to stay healthy, build community & develop lifelong skills & critical competencies. Support: bit.ly/SportIsMore Infront Sports & Media #IDSDP #sportismore

This International Women’s Day, #ChooseToChallenge: https://www.righttoplay.com//choose-to-challenge-the-rewi/ #IWD #IWD2021

Join us for a one-hour webinar on Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. EST to learn more about the current situation in Lebanon. Country Director Janine Ayoub and Global Director of Country Operations Elias Ayoub will share their insights into the political, economic, and humanitarian crisis affecting the country, how the explosion has compounded existing issues, and the international response so far. We hope you’ll be able to join us. RSVP to [email protected].

COVID-19 has exasperated an enormous problem in Pakistan: far too many children are out of school, and at risk of never returning. Ali explains what our team is doing during this crisis to reach as many children as possible and help to keep them healthy, safe and learning.

At Right To Play, each one of our projects is built around one of our five pillars. We equip children for success by focusing on Quality Education, Health and Wellbeing, Gender Equality, Child Protection and Peaceful Communities.

Check out the great resoruces for parents and children that our partners at the LEGO Foundation have compiled to help children continue developing and learning during the trying times we're experiencing as a globally.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we have adapted our programs in Thailand, to remotely reach refugee and displaced children and youth using social media, and distributing self-learning kits and hygiene materials. Some of those young people explain what the crisis has been like for them. More on our response here: https://www.righttoplayusa.org//how-were-responding-to-co/

Check out the latest episode of The ShibShow with Maia and Alex Shibutani featuring our founder Johann Olav Koss and anzania Country Director Patrick Nyeko.

Our colleagues at Right To Play Ghana continue to lead and inspire. This week, they announced the development of a Center of Excellence on Play-based Learning Methodology with the University of Education, Winneba.

Refugee children are 5x as likely to be out of school as other children. Lessons learned from other crises have shown that the longer children and youth are out of school, the more likely it is they will never return.

Our friend, Right To Play alumnnus and founder of the African Youth Action Network - AYAN, Malual Bol Kiir, will host a discussion on World Refugee Day this Thursday, June 25th. Join him to talk about the importance of play to child refugees, and how it informed his work with AYAN.

Right To Play Ghana continues to be a beacon, and has extend psychosocial support to children, especially those in rural communities as schools remain closed indefinitely..

Our friends at Right To Play #Ghana have donated a large amount of Personal Protective Equipment, schoool supplies, & ommunication materials on COVID-19 to Ghana's Education Service. Thanks to their to for continued leadership!

Happy Mother's Day! Let's celebrate the strong women in our lives leading the way through trying times. Meet children from Right To Play programs around the world, who are thankful for their moms.

We are adapting our services to continue reaching children around the . To learn how, check out our webinar with field and executive leadership from Right To Play and LEGO Foundation, here: https://bit.ly/rtpcovid19 #GivingTuesdayNow