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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I am proud to announce that I will be participating in the Hackney Half Marathon 2024 on behalf of Right To Play UK, a charity with a mission to protect, educate, and empower children to rise above adversity using the power of play.
The picture above is me as a 9 year old that I have recently found. Looking at it helps me as a parent to reconnect with what I experienced both good and bad as a child growing up.
That's why I am raising funds for Right To Play programmes. For more than 20 years, Right To Play has worked in some of the most difficult and dangerous places on earth to help children stay in school and graduate, resist exploitation and overcome prejudice, keep themselves safe from disease, and heal from the harsh realities of war and abuse.
Right To Play has been working in the West Bank since 2003 and in the Gaza Strip since 2009, focusing on safe, inclusive learning environments for children that support their education and psychosocial well-being. In 2022, they reached 119,549 children, including 309 children with disabilities and 22,428 refugee children.
However, their office in Gaza was severely damaged by an air strike and now all programmes have been paused.
Children have been forced to flee the safety of their homes, some with no choice but to sleep in the street. Without dependable access to water, sanitation, and medical supplies, many are at risk of serious illness and death. The terror of living under daily airstrikes will leave profound and lasting scars.
Right To Play provides psychosocial support through play-based programmes to help children heal from trauma. I believe in their cause and want to support them in their mission to make a difference in the lives of these children once their programmes resume.
I understand from Right to play Uk that a donation from you today will go directly to the work Right to Play are doing in Gaza and supporting the children there to be children.
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