Donation Information
Right To Play is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity no. 1112404.
Please donate online by following the link above (through Charity Choice) or send a cheque made payable to "Right To Play UK" to:
Right To Play UK39 - 43 Brewer Street,
London,
W1F 9UD
+44 (0) 207 734 7946
Children and Coaches
Everyday we witness the positive impact sport has on refugee children, former child combatants, and young people at risk or orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
Right To Play Local Coaches
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Right To Play's Local Coaches are the heart and soul of our work. Our Coaches are deeply committed to improving the health and capacity of their community. They volunteer not out of personal gain or motivation, but rather out of a sincere desire to raise their village to a higher standard of living," says Brittney Decker about Right To Play Coaches in Imvepi, Uganda. |
Disadvantaged Communities in Urban Centers
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Right To Play Local Coaches work with street children: "some of the children who come to the foundation used to smoke drugs and wander around all day long. Now because of our connection with them through sport, we are able to bring them back. They are in school now, but even better than that, they are encouraging the other children to get an education. They have become role models," say Charles Nkazamyampi, Right To Play Coach in Kigalia, Rwanda. |
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In slum areas children are given healthy play opportunities: “This is a poor country, and we live near a rubbish dump. So the kids, when they are hungry, they riffle through the dump to get something to eat, something to play with, or for something to do. Now they don't wake up in the morning to go play in the dump, they wake up to play football, says Right To Play Coach Justin Cuna in the Hulene Community in Maputo, Mozambique. |
Children Affected By War
War has ripped countries and families apart. Right To Play programs help children to heal, and helps to rebuild communities.
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"Sport has the power to create peace among children and can help to free their minds of trauma," said Dee Z. Jones, a Liberian refugee and Right To Play Coach with a disability. In the Middle East, sport and play programs are being used to build bridges between children and their communities. "On playgrounds, everyone is equal. The children are treated the same. These Palestinian children especially do not have the opportunity to play or release stress. That is why bringing them to a project like this gives them the chance to be children again," says Coach Muna Halseh from East Jerusalem. |
Children and their Communities At-Risk or Orphaned by HIV/AIDS
In Africa, sport and play are being used to reach youth with life-saving HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention education.
In refugee camps, children participate in Anti-AIDS Clubs where children gather to play HIV/AIDS games, and work to educate their community about HIV/AIDS.  In Mwange Refugee Camp in Zambia, "The impact of the Anti-AIDS clubs on the community has been exponential: for each refugee participating in the program, they will in turn share what they have learned with people living in their area. One result of their hard work has been the ever increasing rate of condom distribution in the camp," says Drew Gardiner, Right To Play Project Coordinator, Zambia. |
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In a Kampala slum area in Uganda, Right To Play Coach Alice Kansiime uses Right To Play's Live Safe Play Safe games to teach her community about HIV/AIDS. She has been running weekly programs to 200 children which provide them with skills and attitudes to make informed, responsible decisions. "The fact that sport is practical is an important reason why it is such a good tool for HIV/AIDS education. Every time the children play, they are reminded of the HIV/AIDS message behind the game. We are not always there to remind the children of the meaning, but the games do this for us," says Alice. |
Empowering Girls and Children with a Disabilty
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"The power of the ball also helps to break barriers between people. Sport has helped to remove the barriers of religion, tribe and race. It helps even those with a disability to know that they have something positive. Sport also helps the girls to be assertive and to have a strong will to say yes to what they want, and no to what they do not want." Alice Kansiime, Right To Play Local Coach, Kampala, Uganda |
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In a Guinean refugee camp, a Right To Play Coach with a disabilty helps to fight the stigma of disability and has become a role model in Laine Refugee Camp: "our activities have made children with a disability develop a love for sport. For example, there is one fellow in my zone who has a problem with his leg, but usually plays on my football team. Many times I have been around to encourage him. Now he has the motivation to be the best football player in the world," said Coach Dee Z Jones.
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In Pakistan, Right To Play female Coaches are changing old attitudes towards women through sport and play. "In the past, girls didn't have any rights. People believed that girls were less than boys, but they are not different. Girls also desire to spend their lives freely. Girls also have the right to play so that they can develop themselves and their families. A male develops only himself, but a woman develops the whole society and her whole family," says Tahmina Khan, a Afghan refugee and Right To Play Coach in Pakistan.
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Right To Play Female Coach with a Disability participates in Ethiopia's Women's Day Run |
Right To Play Coach leads a peace game with Afghan refugee girls in Pakistan |
