Histoires

FINDING THE STRENGTH TO HELP OTHERS: AYA’S STORY

Before Right To Play became part of her life, Aya was shy and nervous in group settings. Now she fearlessly speaks to groups of girls and leads them through confidence-building activities.

FINDING HER VOICE THROUGH ART

Nour came to Lebanon with her parents as a refugee from the Syrian Civil War. Living as refugees meant discrimination and poverty. Nour found real comfort in writing and performing, even as challenges continued to pile up

HOW AMBROISE IS MAKING SCHOOLS SAFE FOR CHILDREN

One in two Rwandan students report the use of violence in schools. But after attending a Right To Play training session, Ambroise realised that the use of violence in class had the opposite effect to what he and his fellow teachers were hoping to achieve.

BY FINDING HER POWER ON THE FIELD, KHANSA FOUND THE POWER TO SAY NO TO CHILD MARRIAGE

Breaking Barriers Through Sport: Anis’s Story

Anis stands out as a shining example of what is possible when young women are empowered to lead through the power of sport and play. Through her involvement in our Side By Side programme in Thailand, where we’ve been working in partnership with the Liverpool Football Club (LFC) Foundation since 2020, Anis has taken on a leading role as a youth leader to inspire children in the Haroon community.

HELPING CHILDREN COPE AFTER THE FLOOD: MEHBOOB'S STORY

Cultivating Creativity: Delice’s Story

Even before the pandemic, girls in Rwanda faced significant barriers to accessing education, and those barriers grew in the wake of COVID-19. Delice dropped out of school. This is the story of how she got back to learning and discovered a love of reading and poetry.

How Youth Are Using Music to Promote Social Change in Lebanon

Every week, these refugee children know they’ll have a safe space where they are able to gather, talk about the challenges they face, find support from their peers, and express their emotions through music – at a Music for Social Change session, organised by Right To Play and led by the children themselves.