PLAY for PEACE
PLAY for PEACE
Play for Peace® works in 22 countries with children and youth from communities in conflict, using cooperative play to build the trust, empathy, and connection that peace requires. The stories collected here come directly from the field: from facilitators in India, youth leaders in the Netherlands, trainers in Kenya, and community members across the globe who are living proof that play changes things. Browse by theme, by region, or start anywhere. Every story is the whole story.
InnocentIn Senegal, children gather every Saturday for play in service of peace values. On International Day of Play 2026, the world caught up to what they have been doing all along.
Sinthuja Shanmuganathan14 facilitators in Kabul and Herat used cooperative play to reach 5,500 children. Inside a year-long Play for Peace peace-building journey.
Sinthuja ShanmuganathanWhen Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka, it left devastation in its wake and a silence words couldn’t fill. This is the story of how, after the storm passed, play became a language of healing and the circle remained.
Sinthuja ShanmuganathanThis story traces how simple games, gentle presence, and shared circles became spaces for grief, agency, and healing—where children led, laughter returned, and community slowly rebuilt itself.
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