Health, Fitness & Sports

Health

The organizations listed below use sports, fitness, and play to teach health and build 21st century competencies in youth in various ways. 

Physical activity and fitness are critical for long term health and well being. Health, fitness, and sports education is therefore not only important for promoting healthy, balanced lives but also can build key values and skills such as respect for others, collaboration, teamwork, and adaptability. 

You can read about WHO’s efforts at health education here.

Organizations

BRAC and BRAC International

Program Names: Adolescent Development Program (ADP) in Bangladesh and Empowerment and Livelihood of Adolescents (ELA) Program outside of Bangladesh Website brac.net/search/item/723-empowerment-and-livelihood-for-adolescents Countr(ies) Started in...

Educación para Compartir (Education for Sharing)

Sports for Sharing Program Website educacionparacompartir.org Countr(ies) Mexico, USA, Guatemala, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Colombia Grade Level of Students Participating Grades 1 to 6 in the US Grades 1 to 9 in Mexico Number of Students...

Magic Bus

Website magicbus.org magicbusUSA.org Countr(ies) India Grade Level of Students Participating Grades 5 to 12 and post-secondary students (up to students in their early 20s) Number of Students Participating per Year 400,000 children + 8,000 youth volunteers...

PeacePlayers International

Website peaceplayersintl.org Countr(ies) USA, Ireland, Cyprus, Israel, West Bank, South Africa Grade Level of Students Participating Grades 1 to 12 (Most participants are between ages 10 and 14, with some as young as 6 in the Middle East and as old as 18...

Right to Play

Website righttoplay.com Countr(ies) Benin, Burundi, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan , Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, The Palestinian Territories, Uganda, USA Grade Level of Students Participating Early...

Trivselsprogrammet

Wellbeing Program Website trivselsleder.no/no/HJEM Countr(ies) Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland Grade Level of Students Participating 4th to 10th grade Number of Students Participating per Year Trivselsprogrammet (TL) reaches more than 350,000...