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(The names of the school and location have been bleeped out to protect their privacy)
Go Play is an organization that builds playgrounds in developing countries. In Thailand they have built a lot of playgrounds for schools and orphanages. When you have some spare time you can volunteer to build playgrounds and make a lot of children happy.

For Robert, a volunteer, I’ve created this short movie so you can see what they’re exactly doing.

Why build playgrounds? Well, because there are a lot of migrant learning centers and orphanages who don’t have a decent place for the kids to play. The learning centers are in Thailand, but are not recognized as schools by the Thai government. Only in Mae Sot alone you’ll find 50+ centers. The centers have no income and are merely funded by organizations and other donors.

Another reason you should help is: you’ll meet interesting volunteers from all over the world and it is very rewarding to see the kids play after a week of hard work.

We encourage children to gain the skills they need to succeed in a changing world
by providing a space and resources to play. We design and build great playspaces
to improve the learning, health and wellbeing of children in the developing world,
and we support and train others to do the same.

That play is the tool children use to experiment with, and master how, the world
works. Classroom learning is important, but play is learning put into practice.
Play is fundamental to a child’s overall development and wellbeing. We believe
that all children have the right to play and that all children deserve safe and fun
places to do so.

Visis www.goplayproject.org

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