Bangkok--11 Jul--TQPR Thailand
The Chelsea Football Club shares Right To Play’s belief in the power of sport and play to change young lives, and have demonstrated this through their ongoing support over the past seven years. Through wearing our logo during a successful 2012 UEFA Champions League campaign millions of football fans worldwide have seen three powerful words on their favorite team's shirts: Right To Play.
Right To Play and Chelsea FC have built a long-standing, innovative charity partnership more comprehensive than any other in the football world:
Chelsea is the first Premier League club to add a charity logo to their Champions League shirts;Chelsea is the only Premier League club to win the Champions League with a charity logo on their shirts;Chelsea has helped raise the profile of Right To Play through their world-wide popularity;Chelsea players and staff have supported Right To Play projects in Thailand, Ghana, Jordan, and China;Chelsea actively promotes Right To Play on all pre-season tours;
Timeline:
2011
Right To Play included as charity partner for Chelsea’s pre-season tour to Asia.Chelsea and Right To Play launch innovative malaria project using nets featuring club badge and images of DiderDrogba to encourage children to sleep under their nets in Thailand.Right To Play’s logo is added to Chelsea’s Champions League kit.
2012
Chelsea win the Champions League with the Right To Play logo on their shirts. Right To Play again named as charity partner for pre-season United States tour.
2013
Chelsea include Right To Play logo on Europa League kit.Right To Play to continue as charity partner for Chelsea’s pre-season tour to Asia.Chelsea FC players will take the field at Rajamangala National Stadium on July 17, 2013 carrying Right To Play’s iconic Red Ball.
Right To Play in Thailand:
The Right To Play Thailand Foundation began work in Thailand in 2002 to implement a sport and play program for refugee children living in camps along the Thai-Burmese border.
In 2006, we expanded our programming to southern Thailand, launching our Life Skills DevelopmentProgram to aid communities affected by the tsunami. The project was so successful that in 2008, the Royal Thai Ministry of Education requested to partner with us and expand the life skills program. Our programs are working to enhance the holistic development of children in Thailand by encouraging their direct and active involvement in their own education.
Where we work in Thailand
Satun
Songkhla
Trang
Phuket
Samut Prakarn
Bangkok
Ratchaburi
Kanchanaburi
NakhonSawan
Tak
Mae Hong Son
For media inquiries, please contact
ChananyouMuadmanee
Program Officer (Life Skills Development Program)
Right To Play Thailand Foundation
P + 66 (0) 2740 3520 EXT. 117
[email protected]