What's New

• What are the impacts on children when their schools close?

  Access to quality education is nearly impossible for millions of children around the world. As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, one of the concerning effects is how much more difficult it will become for an even greater number of children to access the educational opportunities they need to develop and thrive.

• Right To Play’s work on gender equality recognized with funding from Slaight Family Foundation’s new Global Initiative for Women and Girls

  Through our GREAT program, we’ve been working with local partners in Mozambique’s two most impoverished areas in the country to advance girls’ fundamental rights to a quality education.

• Right To Play joins organizations across the country to #GoForTheGoals during International Development Week

  This week is the 30th anniversary of International Development Week, an annual event that engages Canadians on global issues and what it means to be a global citizen.

• Government of Canada announces new collaboration with Right To Play in Senegal

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new collaboration between the Government of Canada and Right To Play that will create a landmark new program in Senegal.

• Superstar Pascal Siakam is Right To Play’s Athlete Hero for 2019

  Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam isn’t just a world champion, he’s a global humanitarian and Right To Play’s 2019 Athlete Hero.

• Announcing the 2019 Ted Rogers Scholarship Recipients

  Our Youth To Youth program & the Ted Rogers Scholarship Fund teamed up and awarded up to $10.000 to 5 Youth Leaders.

• Right To Play and The Silkroad Ensemble Team Up to Empower Vulnerable Youth to Rise

  Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian youth perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma and other world-renowned musicians in Qasqas, Beirut.

• 2018 Annual Report Released

  Find out how we helped protect, educate and empower 2.3 million children around the world each year.

• STWM 2019: Run so children can play

  The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon takes place on October 20, 2019. Register now for a discount!

• Right To Play at Women Deliver 2019

  Girls and women are gathering in Vancouver to advance their rights, and Right To Play is proud to join them. You’re invited to come too!

• Toronto’s Next Generation: Right To Play’s Youth To Youth Leadership Symposium

  More than 300 of Toronto's most inspiring youth celebrated their achievements in Right To Play's Youth To Youth Program on April 26th.

• Right To Play and Liverpool FC Foundation team up in a global partnership to transform children’s lives

  Liverpool FC Foundation, the official charity of Liverpool Football Club, is joining Right To Play in a partnership to transform the lives of vulnerable children around the world.

• Today We Play: MyBlueprint

  MyBlueprint is an innovator in educational software, with over 300 school boards across Canada using their products. So when it came time to figure out how they could give back to the community, they wanted something as innovative as they are. That’s why they chose the Today We Play Challenge, a fun 30 day fitness and fundraising challenge in support of Right To Play.

• WATCH A CLASSROOM TRANSFORM INTO AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

  Right To Play Palestinian Territories where activities, free play, sports, creative play and teacher-student interaction are the name of the game.

• PLAY Program Expands to Labrador

  We are proud to announce a new partnership with the communities of Sheshatshiu and Mushuau Innu First Nations in Labrador. This program will be the first time Right To Play will be collaborating with Indigenous communities east of Ontario, as well as the first extension of the PLAY program to Innu First Nations communities.

• Inspiring a New Generation to Rise

  FIFA World Cup winner, Jérôme Boateng shared fun and inspiration with the children in our programs in Accra, Ghana.

• Time To PLAY in Squamish First Nation

  Meet Cassidy. She’s our newest Community Mentor in Right To Play’s Promoting Life-Skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) program with Squamish First Nation in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
  
  Squamish First Nation is one of Right To Play’s newest partners in the PLAY program, joining more than 85 other Indigenous communities and urban indigenous organizations bringing PLAY to children each week.

• Right To Play and the Olympic Refuge Foundation Come Together

  Right To Play and the Olympic Refuge Foundation join forces to help refugee and host community children and youth living in Jordan rise above social and cultural differences.

• Thinking and Playing Outside the Refugee Camp Box

  Meet Htoo Htoo, a 12-year-old Karen refugee from Myanmar who recently left Thailand's Umpiem Refugee Camp for the very first time to attend a Play Day with other refugee and host city children.

• It's Time to Play Your Part

  Play Your Part 2019 is here! Are you an educator or a student? Want to get involved? Register today so your school can participate in an incredible, free initiative that teaches gender equality, global citizenship and student leadership using the universal language of play!

• Their Lives Are Worth More Than Just Guns And Grenades

  This November 20th, World Children’s Day, we are launching a special video to draw attention to the scourge of child soldier recruitment and to call for a world in which every child is able to rise above the devastating effects of war. And we need your help to make it a reality.

• Help Them Rise

  It's a rallying cry, a call to action, an anthem for every child around the world who is rising above adversity. It's the debut of our brand new "Anthem" video.

• GREAT News!

  We're proud to announce an amazing new partnership with Global Affairs Canada to transform primary education for children!

• Honouring Indigenous Veterans This National Aboriginal Veterans Day

  This November 8th is National Aboriginal Veterans Day, a day of remembrance and commemoration of the contributions of Indigenous veterans in the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War. This Aboriginal Veterans Day, we would like to express our gratitude for the contributions Indigenous veterans have made to Canada and the world.

• This Sunday: The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

  This Sunday Evan will attempt to set the world record, all while fundraising for Right To Play.

• A Brand New Look!

  Right To Play has gotten a make over; our new brand is all about sharing the stories of the amazing children we work with and the incredible challenges that they are rising above.

• Helping Children Rise: Right To Play’s The Heroes Gala

  The Heroes Gala was an incredible success, breaking records and raising an amazing $2,825,000 to support children rising above adversity!

• Canada Leads the Way on Gender Equality

  Minister Bibeau and 22 organization leaders were hosted in our offices today for a roundtable on how to work together to achieve change for women and girls.

• Canada provides support to Palestinian refugees

  Minister Bibeau announced Canada’s support of up to $50 million over two years for Palestinian refugees through the UNRWA and up to $12.5 million for Right to Play International.

• Meet Our 2018 Youth Heroes

  Right To Play is proud to announce the recipients of the 2018 Youth Hero Awards, who will be receiving their awards this evening at The Heroes Gala.

• Media Advisory: Right To Play's The Heroes Gala

  Fundraising gala to honour decorated Olympian, Caroline Ouellette; National Bank President & CEO Louis Vachon; and youth leaders.

• Right To Play helps secure a huge win for millions of girls at the G7

  A message from our CEO Kevin Frey at the G7 Summit

• Congratulations to the 2018 Play Your Part Challenge Winners

  Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Play Your Part Challenge. This year’s winners are Irma Coulson Public School and Iroquois Junior Public School!

• Right To Be Heard

  Marie and Aminata are members of a Right To Play Child Rights Club in Bamako. They have something powerful to say and want their message spread as widely as possible.