Afghan women see change on the horizon

'Being a coach gives me energy; opens my mind. After the introduction of Red Ball Child Play, the kids do not fight, they play warm and friendly. This lets us all win.' says a Right To Play-trained teacher in a school for Afghan refugees. Right To Play programmes reach over 13,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan in various camps around Peshawar and Quetta. Coaches and teachers trained by Right To Play organise ongoing sport and play activities that teach leadership, communication and conflict resolution skills to Afghan refugee children and young people.

 

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Yonas Tadesse's story

Yonas Tadesse was raised as a foster child in Ethiopia. Never vaccinated, Yonas contracted polio at a young age leaving him with a lifelong disability. Like so many disabled children in Ethiopia, he was excluded from sports and play activities as his teachers encouraged him to sit out sessions. Yonas says, "the teachers did so to be kind but it was painful for me… I was very discouraged and alienated. I was always worried and frightened when physical and sport education class came up.”

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