Bangkok--2 Aug--TQPR
The Right To Play package was presented at the Peace and Reconciliation Event this week
Right To Play presents a tailor-made activity package containing information and instruction on how to facilitate peace and reconciliation activities in the classroom. The package was specially designed for The Ministry of Education’s Peace and Reconciliation Event which was launched by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva recently this week. The objective was to implement a nationwide program for primary and secondary schools in Thailand in order to support the roadmap for national reconciliation.
Right To Play is a leading international humanitarian and development organization using the transformative power of sport and play to build essential skills in children and thereby drive social change in communities affected by war, poverty and disease. The organization’s peace and reconciliation activity package that was designed for the Ministry of Education’s Peace and Reconciliation Event, uses a unique approach that harnesses the positive values of play to identify and address root causes to conflict, help peacefully resolve conflict, and identify solutions for lasting change.
Ernie Rebustillo, Regional Training Officer at Right To Play Asia: “Our differences are not the problem but how we respond to them is the basis of conflict. At Right To Play we use games and activities as a way to unite groups and advance community spirit. These activities provide a safe environment for children to explore their own feelings and knowledge of peace and reconciliation. We are very happy that our methodologies were presented at different schools throughout the country during the Peace and Reconciliation Event.”
Right To Play started running sport and play programs in Thailand in September 2006 cooperating with schools in six provinces in the South of Thailand. Since 2009 the project has been running as ?Thailand Southern Initiative` which is currently working in the provinces Satun, Songkhla, Trang and Phuket. Social Emotional Learning and Life skills were introduced to schools and teachers in these provinces. There are currently 23 schools, 51 teachers and approximately 900 students receiving Right To Play learning methodologies through games, activities and trainings. The aim of working with the schools is to apply Right To Play methodologies into Thai classrooms in order to teach children both academic and life skills through play.
About Right To Play
Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Working in both the humanitarian and development context, Right To Play builds local capacity by training community leaders as Coaches to deliver its programs in 21 countries affected by war poverty, and disease in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America.
Founded in 2000, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national offices in Canada, Norway, The Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The national offices raise funds, build awareness for Right To Play programs and advocate for Sport for Development.
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For more information about Right To Play, please contact;
Evelien Philips
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