PlayOnside - For Equal Opportunity
This project's parent organization is PlayOnside
It operates in Thailand
It uses Football (Soccer)
Entered the Sport for Equality Award
More about PlayOnside - For Equal Opportunity
PlayOnside has since 2013 worked with marginalized Burmese refugees and migrant children on the Thai/Burma border. Due to the prolonged conflict in their homeland, hundreds of thousands of people has sought refuge in the neighboring country Thailand. Their only educational opportunity is through so-called Migrant Learning Centers (MLC), schools set up by different CBOs or NGOs. We collaborate closely with the MLCs in our region to give boys and girls an opportunity to play in a safe and healthy environment. We focus on gender equality, social inclusion and empowerment, and use football as a tool to promote fair play, tolerance and respect.