Right To Play is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to use play to empower vulnerable children to overcome the effects of war, poverty, and disease. Right To Play's work is connected to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, and focuses on four outcome areas: quality education, children's health and well-being, girls' empowerment, and child protection.[1] Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the organization has programs in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and has national offices in Canada, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Right To Play was founded by Olympic speed skater Johann Olav Koss. Koss had been working as an ambassador raising awareness and funds for Olympic Aid since 1994. In 2000, he incorporated Right To Play, marking its transition from "fundraising vehicle" to a non-profit to directly implement programs benefitting children.
Over time, Right To Play has shifted from sport for development programs to play-based learning.[2] It has also expanded form offering programs directly to collaborating with governments and educational institutions to create systemic change at national scales.[3]
2000: Right To Play is founded by Olympic speed skater Johann Olav Koss to build on charitable work he had been conducting since an Olympic Aid trip to Eritrea in 1994.
2001: Right To Play's first programs were launched in Angola and Cote D'Ivoire in partnership with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.[5]
2010: Indigenous leaders propose a partnership with Right To Play to provide extracurricular programs for Indigenous children and youth in Canada. Right To Play currently collaborates with more than 70 Indigenous communities on its Indigenous programming.[2]
2013: Right To Play begins supporting child refugees from the Syrian Civil War in Jordan and Lebanon.
2018: Right To Play, as part of a global NGO coalition, advocates at the G7 Summit for a global pledge of CAD$2.9 billion towards girls’ education
2019: A coalition of nonprofits and civil society groups in Mozambique, led by Right To Play, successfully repeals a decree that forced pregnant girls and new mothers to drop out of regular schooling and attend night classes.
2020: Right To Play works with governments and schools to provide remote learning opportunities to children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
^ ab"Right To Play | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
^"Towards 2025". righttoplay.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022
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^"Right To Play (formerly known as Olympic Aid)" (PDF). Unhcr.org. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^ abThe Canadian Press (October 3, 2008). "Charity booted from 2010 Olympic village over sponsorship conflicts". CBC News. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
^The Canadian Press (January 22, 2009). "IOC says Right to Play not welcomed at Olympics". CTV News. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Right To Play news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Right To Play is an international non profit organization whose mission is to use play to empower vulnerable children to overcome the effects of war poverty and disease Right To Play s work is connected to the UN s Sustainable Development Goals and focuses on four outcome areas quality education children s health and well being girls empowerment and child protection 1 Headquartered in Toronto Canada the organization has programs in 15 countries across Africa Asia the Middle East and has national offices in Canada Germany Norway the Netherlands Switzerland the United Kingdom and the United States Right To PlayFounded2000FounderJohann Olav KossLocationToronto Ontario CanadaOriginsOlympic AidKey peopleSusan McIsaac CEO Websitewww wbr righttoplay wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Timeline 4 2 Involvement with the Olympic Games 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editRight To Play was founded by Olympic speed skater Johann Olav Koss Koss had been working as an ambassador raising awareness and funds for Olympic Aid since 1994 In 2000 he incorporated Right To Play marking its transition from fundraising vehicle to a non profit to directly implement programs benefitting children Over time Right To Play has shifted from sport for development programs to play based learning 2 It has also expanded form offering programs directly to collaborating with governments and educational institutions to create systemic change at national scales 3 Timeline 4 edit 2000 Right To Play is founded by Olympic speed skater Johann Olav Koss to build on charitable work he had been conducting since an Olympic Aid trip to Eritrea in 1994 2001 Right To Play s first programs were launched in Angola and Cote D Ivoire in partnership with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees 5 2010 Indigenous leaders propose a partnership with Right To Play to provide extracurricular programs for Indigenous children and youth in Canada Right To Play currently collaborates with more than 70 Indigenous communities on its Indigenous programming 2 2013 Right To Play begins supporting child refugees from the Syrian Civil War in Jordan and Lebanon 2018 Right To Play as part of a global NGO coalition advocates at the G7 Summit for a global pledge of CAD 2 9 billion towards girls education 2019 A coalition of nonprofits and civil society groups in Mozambique led by Right To Play successfully repeals a decree that forced pregnant girls and new mothers to drop out of regular schooling and attend night classes 2020 Right To Play works with governments and schools to provide remote learning opportunities to children affected by the COVID 19 pandemic Involvement with the Olympic Games editIn October 2008 the International Olympic Committee IOC and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games VANOC announced that Right To Play would be banned from an official role at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver 6 The two committees cited sponsorship conflicts as the reason behind the ban identifying Right To Play sponsors such as Canon Scotiabank and Mitsubishi as competitors to Olympic sponsors Kodak Royal Bank of Canada and General Motors 6 Right To Play had been present in an official role at every Summer and Winter Olympics since 2004 and since 1994 as Olympic Aid 7 See also editSports for PeaceReferences edit Our Impact www righttoplay com Retrieved 2022 11 07 a b Right To Play The Canadian Encyclopedia www thecanadianencyclopedia ca Retrieved 2022 11 30 Towards 2025 righttoplay com Retrieved November 30 2022 About Right To Play righttoplay com Retrieved 2022 11 14 Right To Play formerly known as Olympic Aid PDF Unhcr org Retrieved July 16 2022 a b The Canadian Press October 3 2008 Charity booted from 2010 Olympic village over sponsorship conflicts CBC News Retrieved May 25 2017 The Canadian Press January 22 2009 IOC says Right to Play not welcomed at Olympics CTV News Retrieved May 25 2017 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Right To Play amp oldid 1124845849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
