Media Centre

Welcome to the Right To Play Canada press centre. Here you can find recent updates, announcements, and resources related to our programs and activities.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Christina Palassio

Vice President, Marketing and Communications
+1 416-203-0190 ext. 333
cpalassio@righttoplay.com

Press Releases

• March 30, 2022

  Right To Play to increase access to quality education for close to 40,000 internally displaced children in Mali

  At a time when the worldwide number of refugees and internally displaced persons is at an 80-year high, Right To Play is renewing its longstanding commitment to refugee education with the launch of a new program that will increase access to quality, play-based education to close to 40,000 internally displaced children in Mali.

• Sept. 16, 2021

  Right To Play Canada Announces New Canadian Advisory Board Leadership Positions

  Right To Play Canada is pleased to welcome a new Chair and two new Vice-Chairs, Indigenous Programs

• June 14, 2021

  CANADA’S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION WELCOME – BUT INVESTMENT FAILS TO REFLECT GROWING GLOBAL NEED

  Right To Play, alongside members of the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG), welcome Prime Minister Trudeau's commitment to tackling the global learning crisis and addressing the stalled progress for education exacerbated by COVID-19.

• May 5, 2021

  RIGHT TO PLAY WELCOMES G7 COMMITMENT ON GIRLS’ EDUCATION, AND CALLS FOR FUNDING TO BACK AMBITION

  Right To Play, alongside its partners across the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG), welcomes the newly announced G7 Declaration on Girls’ Education: Recovering from COVID-19 and Unlocking Agenda 2030.

• April 21, 2021

  Budget 2021: New resources welcome, but more needed to support the world’s most vulnerable children

  The new funding for international assistance and Canada’s global COVID-19 response is welcome, but more is needed to support the world’s most vulnerable children through the pandemic and other crises.

• Feb. 19, 2021

  Right To Play Kicks Off Project Supporting Burundian Refugee Girls’ Right to Education

  Right To Play is announcing the launch of the My Education, My Future (MEMF), a new program that will improve access to education for girls and children with disabilities who have become refugees due to ethnic violence in Burundi.

• Feb. 15, 2021

  University students across Canada join forces with TSN’s Kayla Grey, WNBA’s Kayla Alexander & Minister Karina Gould to Rally for Girls Education globally

  Right To Play virtual event kicks-off national challenge to raise awareness of girls education as a development priority for Canada.

• Jan. 7, 2021

  Right To Play International welcomes Susan McIsaac as new CEO

  Right To Play International is delighted to welcome Susan McIsaac as its new CEO. The accomplished nonprofit leader steps into the CEO position at the 20-year-old INGO as it strives to keep children safe and healthy, learning, and mentally strong in the face of COVID-19.

In the News

• June 23, 2021

  Investing in Canada’s next generation of leaders and changemakers

  Rogers awards more than 375 Ted Rogers Scholarships to the Class of 2021. These scholarships will give the opportunity for Right To Play Community Mentors to connect education to direct employment in their home community.

• June 16, 2021

  Pandemic disruptions highlight challenges and solutions for learners everywhere

  COVID-19 has highlighted inequalities that threaten to leave children behind. Global Affairs Canada is working with Right To Play Canada to bring education to 1.2 M kids in Africa so they can keep learning.

• June 9, 2021

  THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN CANADIAN EDUCATION

  Rachel Mishenene, Right To Play's Executive Director, Indigenous Programs, sat down with CBC News to discuss the importance of including the history of residential schools in Canadian education.

• May 27, 2021

  'Things need to change': Diversity, race and inclusion in sport remain a work in progress

  Watch the 'Diversity, Race, & Inclusion in the Sport Industry' panel, led by Ryerson University's Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Richard Norman, featuring Right To Play's Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, Tanya Phillips.

• March 3, 2020

  The Slaight Family Foundation announces $15M Global Initiative for Women and Girls

  To mark International Women’s Day, The Slaight Family Foundation is donating $15 million to 15 international organizations working to improve human rights and opportunities for women and girls.