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<strong>FACTS</strong> & <strong>FIGURES</strong>What we do: Right To Play uses sport and play as a tool for the development of children’s physical, social and intellectualdevelopment. Our programs incorporate a unique methodology that uses sport and play as tools for learning in fourdevelopment impact areas: Basic Education and Child Development, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, CommunityDevelopment and Participation, and Conflict Resolution and Peace Education.• These sports and educational games are Right To Play’s key program resources.• Each program resource includes learning and training materials that support Leaders and Trainers in the field.• Right To Play program resources are available in up to 13 languages.Where we work:• 20 countries, including: Benin, Botswana, Burundi, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali,Mozambique, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza), Peru, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania,Thailand, and Uganda.• Approximately 50 projects across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America.• Regional Offices in Ghana, Uganda, Lebanon and Thailand.• National Offices in Canada, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.• International Headquarters in Toronto, Canada.Our Reach:• By the end of 2010, Right To Play was reaching approximately 700,000 children in weekly regular sport and playactivities.• In addition, nearly 450,000 children participated in festivals, summer camps and other activity once or twiceper week.Our Team:• Approximately 13,000 local coaches,leaders and teachers provide regular activities to children. These are allvolunteer positions.• Approximately 5, 500 junior leaders contributed to leading activities.• 500 staff worldwide; 50 staff at Headquarters in Toronto, Canada.• 15 international volunteers who work with Right To Play staff to support the delivery of programs. After a period ofone to three years, these roles are transitioned to the local community.Athlete Ambassadors:Right To Play is supported by more than 3000 world class professional and Olympic athletes from more than 40 countries.They serve as role models to children and youth, and help to raise awareness and funds for Right To Play.Key Dates:1994: Olympic Aid (later to be renamed Right To Play) was established at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Games as afundraising body to help people in disadvantaged areas of the world2000: Right To Play transitioned from a fundraising vehicle to an official implementing NGO2001: Programming began in Côte d’Ivoire and AngolaJuly 2011www.righttoplay.com


2003: Right To Play was operating programs in 21 countries2005: Right To Play establishes Regional Offices to oversee the management of its operations in different regions (Asia,East and Southern Africa, West and Francophone Africa, and Middle East and Northern Africa).2008: Right To Play had a significant presence at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.2009: Right To Play expanded to include programs in Peru, South America, bringing our total countries to 23.2010: Right To Play continues to work in 20 countries. For a number of strategic and budgetary reasons, Right To Playclosed three countries of operations in 2010: Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, and Zambia. In each case, the programclosures happened after a number of years of successful programming but also at the end of the core grant support.Our Funding:Right To Play’s total revenues decreased in 2009 for the first time since our inception due to the global financial crisis,lowering by 12.6 per cent from $32.6 million in 2008 to $28.5 million in 2009. However, we were able to minimize theeffects of this shortfall by reducing our expenses by more than 10%. In 2009, we also increased our reach of children inneed by more than 16 per cent.July 2011www.righttoplay.com

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