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Right to Play Sport Health ProgrammeCountryChile, Zambia RegionLatin America, Africa Programme SummaryRight to Play Sport Health Programme is a children's health campaign that uses sport to teach health education and spread health information to Zambian children. It uses sport as a tool for reaching children and communicating messages about health and peace. Communication StrategiesRight To Play trained coaches living in Chilenje teamed up to form a group called the Junior Coaches In Concern (JCC). This group was formed to use the attractions of sport and play among their peers as a rallying point for interacting with the youth, especially the girls, about topics including child abuse, preventing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. On June 12 2004, the programme held an under-16 girls' soccer tournament, which attracted 9 girls' teams. The tournament was held at the Chilenje Community grounds. Before the teams could play football, the players went through Right to Play child holistic development games (called Red Ball Child Play Module). Later on, the teams and their coaches went through a one-hour workshop on child abuse, HIV/AIDS and early pregnancy. The Red Ball Child Play module is based on a holistic child development, with each of the balls representing an area of child development: mind, body, spirit, health and peace. Right To Play has created a number of games and play activities for each ball that allow children to learn in a fun and memorable way. The Red Ball Child Play module is often implemented through schools. Teachers are also taught the material so they can continue to implement the activities on a regular basis. Development IssuesChildren Key PointsIn December 2003, during the International Child Health Week, Right To Play organized a national launch of The Red Ball. The Red Ball is a worldwide symbol of positive health behaviour and is Right To Play logo and philosophy. The Philosophy "Look After Yourself, Look After One Another" is written on the Red Ball. The Red Ball has been seen during the National Measles Campaign of June 2003, among other health programmes. Other programmes within the project are: PartnersRight To Play ContactRight to Play
International Headquarters 65 Queen Street West Thomson Building, Suite 1900, Box 64 Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M5 CANADA Tel: (416) 498-1922 Fax: (416) 498-1942 info@righttoplay.com Right to Play website Elias M. Banda
Right To Play Zambia Sport Health RTP Communications Coordinator Lusaka Zambia rtpzambia@yahoo.com SourceElias M. Banda sent an e-mail to Soul Beat Africa on September 9 2004. Placed on the Communication Initiative site October 19 2004 Last Updated October 19 2004 |
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