Peaceful Communication

posted by System Account
October 21, 2009

  • Parents and community leaders in Tanzania noted that children are more diplomatic and less violent when they receive messages from games about how to settle disputes more amicably. 
  • Approximately 78 per cent of Leaders in Makeni, Sierra Leone and 79 per cent of Leaders in Freetown, Sierra Leone noted that Right To Play activities provided a distraction from negative activity.

"If I speak of how young people were before, many of us did not approach each other to communicate; but we have seen that with Right To Play, now we do. Even if we are of different nationalities, we expres Read More...

Reduction in Aggressive Behaviour

posted by System Account
October 21, 2009

  • Children in Azerbaijan reported that Right To Play helped them become less aggressive and argumentative and helped them differentiate between "good" and "bad".
  • Parents in Rwanda said that as a result of participating in Right To Play games and activities, their children were less inclined to engage in negative or destructive behaviours.
  • Parents in Sierra Leone felt that involvement with the Right To Play program enabled some children to interact better with their peers, and that troublesome and violent behaviour diminished.
  • Approximately 70 per cent of Leaders in Makeni, Sierra Leo Read More...

Building Community Capacity

posted by System Account
October 21, 2009

  • In Benin, 89 per cent of Leaders note that Right To Play programs contribute to the social development of the community. More than two-thirds of Leaders indicated they would use the abilities they have acquired outside the classroom. 
  • Peer-to-peer education and leadership skill development were ranked among the top five outcomes of Right To Play programs by Leaders and parents in both rural and urban areas of Azerbaijan.
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