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offices FROM OUR FROM A LETTER Chair, International Board ofDirectors Rob MacLellan Sincerely, directors tremendously rewarding. makes my role withtheboard of talented group ofpeople ulations onanotheroutstanding year. Working withsucha and you have ourunendinggratitude. To thelatter, congrat- To theformer, pleaseknow we could notdothiswithout you osity ofourdonorsandthededicated team at RightTo Play. Of course noneofthiswould bepossible withoutthegener- to hope. themselves, tap into their intrinsic power and find a way back Play isinspiringanew generation ofchildren to believe in to thechildren, theirparents andcommunities. ented curriculums,bothinsideandoutsidetheirclassrooms, with theteachers andcoaches diligently usingourchild-ori- Beginning effects of war and conflict. Play is transformational. malaria, HIV and AIDs and encourages them to rise above the labor andearlymarriage, informs themonthefacts about It keeps theminschool, protects themfrom dangerslike child Play isfuellingthesechildren withopportunityandpossibility. Yet through play, they are seeingabrightfuture for themselves. and Thailand to thestreets inBurundiandtheslumsofPakistan. communities intheworld, from therefugee campsinJordan These girlsandboys live insomeofthemost disadvantaged around theglobeandimpactit’s having ontheirlives. now 1.9millionchildren participating inRightTo Play programs and Kevin’s shared vision, to protect, educate and empower the Over thepast sixyears, I’ve hadtheprivilegeto witness Johann

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IN TANZANIA, at the Boma Primary School in Dar Es Salaam, 12-year-old Amy and 10-year-old Margaret play a popular clapping game that enhances focus and memory, as well as mathematics skills.

RIGHT TO PLAY REACHES 1.9 MILLION CHILDREN EACH WEEK IN 15 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE USE PLAY TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL IN GIRLS AND BOYS TO INFUSE THEM WITH THE EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN LEARNING AND IN LIFE.

Photo by Terence Babb

4 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 6 MESSAGES FROM OUR 2017 ANNUAL REPORT FOUNDER AND CEO I amconfident abouttheimpact ofourpro - conditions to find their way back to hope. we inspire refugee youth livingindire camp ia. We helpchildlaborers return to schooland themselves from diseases like HIV and malar- education. We teach children how to protect to resist earlymarriageandto continue their critical issues facing children. We empower girls At RightTo Play, we address someof transformative power of play in children’s lives. East, Africa andAsia,I have witnessed the support programs for refugees intheMiddle inTanzaniaproject to ourpsychosocialtion gender equalitywork inGhana’s northernvillagesandournational-scale educa- programs inthelives of some oftheworld’s most vulnerable children. From our In 2017, Ihadtheprivilegeto travel theglobeandexperience thepower ofour junior leadersinPakistan. visits withagroup ofRightTo Play refugee campin2000. Below, Johann Right To Play’s beginningsinanEritrean the seeing isinspiring. our programs andthetangibleresults we’re pact thelives ofthe1.9millionchildren in By coming together, we continue to im- supporters anddonorsisaglobalvillage. team ofstaff, teachers, coaches, partners, to There’s anadagethat says: ittakes avillage children milestone. on ourway to surpassing thetwo million lion children in2012. Five years later, we’re a decade. We exceeded it,reaching onemil- grams andagoalto doublethat numberin had When Istarted RightTo Play in2000, we most most raise achild.Ibelieve ourinternational 37,000 children participating inourpro -

communities and at home. In Mali, 96 per cent violence anddiscrimination inclassrooms, in der equalitywe’re ableto reduce gender-based and communities onchildprotection andgen- By educating teachers, children, theirpar boys inourprograms are female. information to andsupportingthegirls and teachers andcoaches modelingthis critical sexual advances. Today, 67 percent ofthe quality education andto say noto unwanted beginning to learntheirrightto afair future, our programs were girlsandallofthemwere tion. At thetime, 490,000 ofthechildren in gender equalityresources into theorganiza- In 2012, we introduced childprotection and result isinRwanda where ourprograms are ous measurement andevaluation. Oneexciting grams and Right To Play is committed to rigor- reached 16,000 pre-pri- Ministry of Education, we nership with the Tanzanian an importantyear. Inpart- achieving scale, 2017 was strategic plan’s focus on Finally, inlinewithour 50 percent in2017. out rate was reduced by schools, the student drop- based approach. Inthese ers are trained in our play- curriculum andtheteach - integrated into the school ents ents Johann Olav Koss, Founder Sincerely, Thank you for beingapartofourglobalvillage. is thesustainable benefitofplay. supportive environment for theirstudents. This per cent ofnon-RightTo Play teachers create a Tanzania, 95 percent ofourteachers versus 21 are playing together for thefirst time, whilein Jordan’s AlBaqa’a refugee camp, girlsandboys To Play teachers. In our leadership programs in the classroom versus 70 percent ofnon-Right of ourteachers ensure that girlsparticipate in Kevin Frey, CEO Sincerely, and Thank you for your ongoingcontributions able impactat scale. youth, delivering cost-effective andsustain- we With thesupport of ourgenerous donors with aRightTo year Play-trained teacher. school pre-primary students inTanzania begantheir mary teachers, ensuringthat the800,000 will continue to reach thesechildren and commitment to ourwork. Photo courtesy ofRightTo Play Photo courtesy of Right To Play (China) IN CHINA, at a primary school in Kawegebo, girls and boys show off the colourful pictures they made during arts and crafts. Their teachers use painting and drawing to teach the children about gender equality.

OUR DIFFERENCE PLAY IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO.

OUR WORK FOCUSES ON GAMES, SPORT, CREATIVE AND FREE PLAY TO DRIVE CHANGE IN OF OUR TEACHERS CHILDREN’S LIVES, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. ENSURE GIRLS PARTICIPATE VS 70% OF IN MALI 96% NON-RIGHT TO PLAY TEACHERS

8 2017 ANNUAL REPORT WHAT WE DO

S THE POW IN CANADA, children and youth in our ES E Promoting Life Skills for Aboriginal Youth N R R O (PLAY) program (100 per cent funded by A H F Canadian donors), build their leadership skills through creative play. PLAY-BASED LEARNING METHODOLOGY

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QUALITY CHILD PEACEFUL GENDER HEALTH & EDUCATION PROTECTION COMMUNITIES EQUALITY WELL-BEING

Transform Prevent and Support Promote girls’ Provide teaching respond to children access and psychosocial practices, violence and and youth participation, support, effect improve abuse against to develop prevent behavior learning and children so conflict gender-based change to inspire girls that they resolution violence and prevent and boys to are safe and skills, embrace educate and disease and become active thriving. differences empower girls encourage and engaged and promote to advocate positive students. cohesion for their own sexual and in their rights. reproductive communities. health.

Photo by James MacDonald

10 2017 ANNUAL REPORT ` WHY PLAY WORKS THE POWER OF PLAY

By Professor Rachel Jewkes, the Executive Scientist for Research Strategy in the Office of the President of the South African Medical Research Council, Secretary of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative and the Director of the ‘What works to prevent violence?’ global program.

Working with Right To Play in Pa- schools with Right To Play pro- kistan, I have witnessed the trans- gramming, while mental health formative power of play. Here, studies showed less incidents children face difficulties stemming of reported depression. We also from deep poverty and widespread found a decrease in the use of cor- child labor. Many children, espe- poral punishment. This is critically cially girls, don’t attend school or important in a country which has they drop out before they reach been wracked by violence for de- high school. The quality of educa- cades, as it shows Right To Play’s tion is poor and the schools lack peace-building potential. toilets and drinking water, com- promising the children’s develop- At a Right To Play convention, ment, privacy and health. Right To several youth stepped forward, Play’s play-based programing is thanking the organization for mak- making school a safe space to ing a difference in their lives—one, learn in and bring joy a non-gender con- to their lives. forming young wom- an, another with With the Aga Khan severe cerebral pal- University School of sy who, I was told, Nursing and Texas could not talk three Women’s University, years prior to joining I’ve evaluated Right Right To Play. To Play’s work in schools. Particularly, These girls and boys the claim that play are proof that play- can change patriar- based learning is ad- chal gender attitudes and reduce vancing child development and is violence between children and by leaving no one behind. Through teachers and parents. games, music and sports, Right To Play-trained teachers are Our team conducted a random- decreasing patriarchal gender ized controlled trial research attitudes and violence. I have IN PAKISTAN, a group with over 1500 children in 40 witnessed firsthand how play is of girls play numeracy schools and the findings upheld changing these children’s lives games at school. Excelling at mathematics builds their these claims. Levels of peer vio- and building foundations for a confidence and courage, lence were significantly lower in better future. showing them that they have the same capabilities as boys.

Photos courtesy of Right To Play (Pakistan); Professor Rachel Jewkes

12 2017 ANNUAL REPORT LEGEND QUALITY EDUCATION

HEALTH PEACE GERMANY LEBANON REGIONAL OFFICE CANADA JORDAN NATIONAL OFFICE UNITED STATES NETHERLANDS PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES COUNTRY OFFICE

PAKISTAN MALI CHINA GHANA ETHIOPIA

UGANDA THAILAND

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TANZANIA WHERE MOZAMBIQUE WE WORK WE HAVE PROGRAMS IN 15 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AMERICA WITH SEVEN NATIONAL FUNDRAISING OFFICES ACROSS EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA.

WE REACHED 1.9 MILLION CHILDREN 32,000 REFUGEE & MIGRANT CHILDREN OF OUR TEACHERS & COACHES EACH WEEK AROUND THE WORLD IN 2017 67% TEACHERS 50% INDIGENOUS CHILDREN & YOUTH AND COACHES ARE FEMALE OF THE CHILDREN WE WORK IN AND YOUTH IN OUR 52 REFUGEE CHILDREN AFFECTED BY PLAY- PROGRAMS ARE GIRLS CAMPS POVERTY, DISEASE AND WAR 1200 BASED

14,000 JUNIOR LEADERS WHO WE SERVE LEARNING & TEACHING GAMES

14 2017 ANNUAL REPORT IN JORDAN, girls and boys living in the Al Baqa’a refugee camp learn about gender equality by playing team sports.

OUR FOCUS Photo by Paul Bettings WE USE PLAY TO PROTECT, EDUCATE, IN BURUNDI, WE REACHED AND EMPOWER GIRLS AND BOYS. GIRLS & BOYS AND TRAINED PLAY SUPPORTS CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL , DEVELOPMENT. WE PLAY TO DRIVE QUALITY EDUCATION, CHILD 30 000+ TEACHERS PROTECTION, PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES, GENDER EQUALITY AND HEALTH. IN OUR SPORT AND PEACE EDUCATION SINCE 2016

16 2017 ANNUAL REPORT IN LEBANON, at a primary school, children practice their numeracy skills. Teachers Play ignites a lifelong love of learning in every use games like this one to child, making it active and engaging. Play enhance learning. builds life skills like confidence and courage. We train teachers to use play-based learning to create safe and supportive environments. EDUCATION

Play breaks down barriers that hold girls back and empowers them to learn and lead. We educate teachers and parents on gender equality, to reduce gender-based violence and discrimination in classrooms, communities and at home. GENDER EQUALITY EQUALITY

Through play, children discover how to make safe and healthy choices and protect themselves. We train teachers to create environments where kids can talk openly about HIV and AIDS, malaria, sexual reproductive health and hygiene. HEALTH

We create child-friendly spaces where children can learn about their rights and protect themselves from child labor and early marriage. We train teachers about children’s rights and child-friendly behaviour,

CHILD so that they can be positive role models. OUR PRIORITY AREAS PROTECTION PROTECTION

Games, sports and play help displaced children overcome conflict, violence and emotional pain. We train local teachers to use play to activate healing and engage with local organizations and global partners to create PEACE acceptance, inclusion and cooperation.

Photo courtesy of Right To Play (Lebanon)

18 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Photo by Fred Hirwa

JULIENNE, CHILD LEADER

“I know I can become a doctor, be- nomic opportunity. cause anything is possible for me,” says Julienne. “I am determined to “We even started a campaign called achieve my highest goals.” ‘Let girls go back to school,’” adds Julienne. “Because girls, like me, As the head of her primary school’s are still missing education.” Right To Play Leadership Club, the 12-year-old girl advocates for chil- The Club’s members identified the dren’s right to education. homes where girls were not at- tending school and increased their In rural Rwanda, education often door-to-door efforts to educate the takes a backseat to economic sur- parents. Within three months, 78 vival. Here, many parents rely on absentee children were attending their children to work school every day. in the fields and tend to younger siblings By examining their and household chores. rights, speaking pub- As a result, these chil- licly and contributing dren frequently miss to social change, these school or are forced to children are developing drop out. analytical skills and the ability to respond to Changing this status everyday challenges. quo is the Club’s focus. Along with knocking on “Every child deserves doors to encourage par- to go to school and to ents to let their children attend and stay choose any career,” says Julienne. in school, the members put on plays “School is a place where children and sing songs for their communi- can be changed. Our Club is not ty—all to build awareness about only about being able to read, write the importance of education to de- and count, it is where we have be- crease the risk of early marriage and come confident and supportive of child pregnancy, and increase eco- each other.”

IN RWANDA, Junior Leadership clubs are teaching boys and girls, like Julienne, about their rights and gender equality.

1620 2017 ANNUAL REPORT IN THAILAND’S Umphang Refugee Camp, two primary school girls help each other with their storytelling. Trained in our play-based approach to learning, their teachers use creative writing as a way for the students to practice their reading and writing.

OUR TEAM Photo by James MacDonald OUR INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF NEARLY IN UGANDA OF CHILDREN 500 STAFF STRIVES TO DRIVE CHANGE VS 50% OF CHILDREN NOT IN CHILDREN’S LIVES BOTH INSIDE AND IN OUR PROGRAMS KNOW OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. HOW TO PREVENT HIV 92% FROM SEXUAL TRANSMISSION

22 2017 ANNUAL REPORT IN PAKISTAN, as part of one of our Junior Leadership clubs in Thatta, a group of school girls gather to talk about how they can further promote REGIONAL OFFICES gender equality in their community.

AFRICA Plot 78 Old Kira Rd, P.O. Box 33098, Bukoto, Kampala, Uganda +256 41 531 308/313

MIDDLE EAST & ASIA Al-Sabbah Center, 6th Floor, Bloc B, Corniche Al Mazraa, Beirut, Lebanon +961 1 313346; +961 1 313347

NATIONAL OFFICES

CANADA 18 King Street East, 14th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1C4 + 1 416 203 0190 www.righttoplay.ca

GERMANY Zenettistr. 34, 80337 München + 49 (0)89 2170 4909-0 www.righttoplay.de

NORWAY Idrettens Hus, Ullevaal Stadion, Sognsveien 75J, N-0855 Oslo + 47 48 13 46 81 www.righttoplay.no

SWITZERLAND Seefeldstrasse 162, CH-8008 Zurich +41 44 552 04 88 www.righttoplay.ch

THE NETHERLANDS Koningin Wilhelminaplein 8 1062 HK, + 31 20 225 2731 www.righttoplay.nl

UNITED KINGDOM The Foundry, 17-19 Oval Way, SE11 5RR + 44 (0) 203 752 5640 www.righttoplay.org.uk

UNITED STATES 134 West 26th Street, Suite 404, New York, NY 10001 + 1 646 649 8280 www.righttoplayusa.org

Photo courtesy of Right To Play (Pakistan) REGIONAL & NATIONAL OFFICES NATIONAL & REGIONAL

24 2017 ANNUAL REPORT IN GHANA, these boys play a literacy game in class. Not only is it fun, finding the right words to make each sentence is helping the children learn English, while showing them how to work as a team.

OUR SUPPORTERS Photo by Ben Bennett & Mat Barkley RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO SHARE OUR BELIEF IN PAKISTAN, HIGHER IN THE POWER OF PLAY. CHILDREN TAUGHT BY OUR CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS; INDIVIDUAL DONORS; RIGHT TO ON NATIONAL CORPORATE PARTNERS; NGOS; SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS PLAY-TRAINED WHO SUPPORT OUR WORK. 10% TEACHERS STANDARDIZED TESTS SCORED THAN CHILDREN WITH NO RIGHT TO PLAY TEACHERS

26 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Photo courtesy of Right To Play (Thailand) THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMBASSADORS WHO ACTIVELY USED THEIR INFLUENCE AND PLATFORMS TO SUPPORT AND AMPLIFY OUR WORK IN 2017.

Martina Hingis, Tennis, Switzerland A Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Basketball, P , , Switzerland United States Martin Parnell, Athletics, Canada Ade Adepitan, Wheelchair Basketball, Clara Hughes, Speed Skating, Cycling, Canada Chantal Petitclerc, Para Athletics, Canada United Kingdom Nico Hülkenberg, Formula 1 Driver, Germany Suzann Pettersen, Golf, Norway Nathan Adrian, Swimming, United States Mark Hunter, Rowing, United Kingdom R Chemmy Alcott, Alpine Skiing, United Kingdom Benoit Huot, Para Swimming, Canada , Athletics, United Kingdom Kimberly Hyacinthe, Athletics, Canada Nathan Redmond, Football, United Kingdom B Zach Hyman, Ice Hockey, Canada Kevin Rempel, Para Ice Hockey, Canada Stig André Berge, Wrestling Greco-Roman, Joannie Rochette, Figure Skating, Canada Norway I Eldar Rønning, Cross-Country Skiing, Norway Bismack Biyombo, Basketball, Headquarters Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Athletics, Norway Sarah Louise Rung, Swimming, Norway Bonnie Blair, Speed Skating, United States J , Alpine Skiing, Switzerland Johannes Thingnes Bø, Biathlon, Norway Dan Jansen, Speed Skating, United States Greg Rutherford, Athletics, United Kingdom Tarjei Bø, Biathlon, Norway , Alpine Skiing, Norway David Boudia, Diving, United States Travis Jayner, Speed Skating, United States S Brittany Bowe, Speed Skating, United States , Cross-Country Skiing, Norway Maria Samson, Rugby, Canada Billy Bridges, Para Ice Hockey, Canada Summer Sanders, Swimming, United States Marco Büchel, Alpine Skiing, Switzerland K Anna Schaffelhuber, Para Alpine Skiing, , Alpine Skiing, Switzerland Jason Burnett, Trampoline, Canada Germany BISMACK BIYOMBO, Darius Knight, Table Tennis, United Kingdom Manuela Schär, Para Athletics, Switzerland Chris Kreider, C Ice Hockey, United States Lauritz Schoof, Rowing, Germany Mark Cavendish, Cycling-Track & Road, Marthe Kristoffersen, GLOBAL ATHLETE AMBASSADOR Cross-Country Skiing, Alex & Maia Shibutani, Figure Skating, United Kingdom Norway United States Joey Cheek, Speed Skating, United States Petra Kvitova, Tennis, Headquarters Pascal Siakam, Basketball, Canada AMBASSADORS Tiril Sjaastad Christiansen, Freestyle Skiing, Kaylyn Kyle, Football, Canada Georgia Simmerling, Cycling, Alpine Skiing, Norway To give back to his home country of Congo, working at it without losing hope.” Freestyle Skiing, Canada Elise Christie, Speed Skating, United Kingdom L Bismack Biyombo set up a Foundation and Jesse Lumsden, Bobsleigh, Canada Birgit Skarstein, Rowing, Cross-Country Skiing, Grant Clitsome, Ice Hockey, Canada has been changing children’s lives by build- At 16, Bismack’s dreams came true when a Tom Lüthi, MotoGP, Switzerland Norway , Alpine Skiing, Switzerland Sami Jo Small, Ice Hockey, Canada ing schools, basketball courts, running train- basketball coach saw him at a youth tour- Dario Cologna, Cross-Country Skiing, M Fanny Smith, Freestyle Skiing, Switzerland ing camps and creating opportunity. This nament and signed him to a professional Switzerland Rosie MacLennan, Trampoline, Canada Synnøve Solemdal, Biathlon, Norway Dougie Crawford, Alpine Skiing, United Kingdom Zahra Mahmoodi, Football, Canada same motivation drew him to Right To Play. team. Today, he is the power forward for Lauren Stam, Hockey, The Netherlands Crista Cullen, Hockey, United Kingdom Flavio Marazzi, Sailing, Switzerland the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. , Alpine Skiing, Norway Philippe Marquis, Freestyle Skiing, Canada Bismack visited Right To Play pro- “Basketball gave me my op- D Caroline Martens, Golf, Norway T grams in the Middle East where portunity in life,” says Bismack. Alex Danson, Hockey, United Kingdom Diana Matheson, Football, Canada Team Santander, Cross-Country Skiing, Norway he played football with the girls “That’s what Right To Play is Sasha DiGiulian, Rock Climbing, United States Marnie McBean, Rowing, Canada Team Vålerenga Ishockey, Ice Hockey, and boys living in the region’s doing for children. These kids Uschi Disl, Biathlon, Germany Tatyana McFadden, Para Athletics, Norway refugee camps, before sharing face similar obstacles to the United States Mike Tindall, Rugby, United Kingdom E Magnus Moan, Nordic-Combined, Norway Olav Tufte, Rowing, Norway Sam Effah, Athletics, Canada his life story with them. Recently, ones I faced and more, be- Fatima Moreira de Melo, Hockey, he ran basketball clinics for ref- cause many live in refugee James Ellington, Athletics, United Kingdom U The Netherlands Thomas Ulrich, Explorer, Switzerland Ragnhild Mowinckel, ugee children in displacement camps and can’t move freely. I Alpine Skiing, Norway Helen Upperton, Bobsleigh, Canada F Meghan Mutrie, Rugby, Canada camps in Thailand. “It’s great to want to support Right To Play Allyson Felix, Athletics, United States be happy,” says Bismack. “But by impacting and inspiring kids Gelson Fernandes, Football, Switzerland V N Adam van Koeverden, Canoe Sprint, Canada Severin Freund, , Germany Mirai Nagasu, Figure Skating, United States it’s even better to bring happi- who have been forgotten.” Anouk Vetter, Athletics, The Netherlands ness to others and inspire them.” Tanja Frieden, Snowboard, Switzerland National Team, Men & Ladies Handball, Norway Akwasi Frimpong, Skeleton, The Netherlands National Team, Men’s Curling, Norway W It’s this shared experience, says Simone Niggli, Orienteering, Switzerland Anne Wafula-Strike, Athletics, Born and raised in Lubumbashi, the Dem- Bismack, that connects him to the children G Ida Njåtun, Speed Skating, Norway United Kingdom ocratic Republic of the Congo, Bismack in our programs. His ability to overcome Darren Gough, Cricket, United Kingdom Darnell Nurse, Ice Hockey, Canada Hayley Wickenheiser, Ice Hockey, Canada Roz Groenewoud, Freestyle Skiing, Canada grew up poor and hungry. “When I was 12, his challenges and succeed fills them with O Erica Wiebe, Wrestling, Canada I dreamed about playing basketball and hope and reinforces our belief that play is a H Anthony Ogogo, Boxing, United Kingdom Z making it my job,” says Bismack. “All you driving force in shaping the lives of children Curt Harnett, Cycling-Track, Canada Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Alpine Skiing, Canada Markus Zberg, Cycling-Road, Switzerland Femke Heemskerk, can do is hold on to your dream and keep around the world to succeed and lead. Swimming, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Cross-Country Mats Zuccarello, Ice Hockey, Norway The Netherlands Skiing, Norway OUR ATHLETE ATHLETE OUR

28 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Photo courtesy of Right To Play (China) OUR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Morten Kleven & Kristin Skauan Kleven Promedica Stiftung The Lawrence & Judith Tanenbaum THIS NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING KPMG Foundation Public Health Agency of Canada Family Foundation OUR WORK. WE THANK OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP. Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation Puma SE The Leacross Foundation Georg Kyd-Rebenburg The MacLellan Family Fund Paul Edgerley Deborah and John Harris Dwight Poler Michael Siefke Paal K. Weberg R Rahn+Bodmer Co. The McCance Family Foundation Rainer-Marc & Tatjana Frey Ragnar Horn Heather M. Reisman Ariel Somes Florian Wendelstadt L Landal GreenParks Falk Raudies The Peter Gilgan Foundation Mark Hantho Meridee Moore & Gerald W. Schwartz Lawrence M. Tanenbaum, O.C. Urs & Gabriela Wietlisbach Laureus Sport for Good Foundation RBC The RBC Foundation LDS Charities RBC Capital Markets The Rolex Institute Le Champion RBC Foundation USA The Rossy Family Foundation OUR SUPPORTERS Liberty Development Corporation Heather M. Reisman and Gerald W. Schwartz The Sawiris Foundation Lorenskog High School Right To Play Friends The Slaight Family Foundation THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DONATED $25,000 OR MORE IN 2017: Loyens & Loeff Alexander Rittweger The Sprott Foundation Erik Lynne Rogers Communications Inc. The Stars Group’s Helping Hands Programme A Gaby Abdelnour Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation GoodLife Fitness M Manulife Financial S Ana & Julian Salisbury The Swiss Agency for Development & Anonymous (11) DKSH Group Sue & Ariel Grange Matchworld Group SA Santander Bank Cooperation SDC Anton Sport Dream Mattamy Homes Sabine Schön-Stodden The Tripp/Smith Family Foundation ASICS Europe B.V. H Monica & Mark Hantho McKinsey Scotiabank The Winnipeg Foundation E Sandy & Paul Edgerley John and Deborah Harris Family Foundation McKinsey for Children e.V. Michael Siefke TransCanada Pipelines Limited B Bain Capital Children’s Charity Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation Simon & Tracey Holden Linda & Andy McLane Dag Skattum TransUnion Hilary Bates & Jerome Simon EFG Bank AG and staff Homestead Land Holdings Limited Microsoft Corporation George So & Janet Chong Twenty Eleven Inc. Baur Immobilien AG EllisDon Corporation Philip Holzer Migros-Unterstützungsfonds Sobeys Willa & Robert Baynard Hassan Elmasry & Rasha Mansouri Elmasry Ragnar Horn Elizabeth & Kayhan Mirza Standard Chartered Bank bfz gGmbH Erbengemeinschaft Dorry Keller-Bodmer Lonnie & Karin Howell Meridee Moore & Kevin King Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung U Laurie & Jeff Ubben Hans & Brigitte Bidermann Hydro One Inc. Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training Stiftung Drittes Millennium UBS Optimus Foundation Martin & Barbara Bidermann F Erik & Siri Farstad MLSE Foundation Ola Ström UK Department for International Bill Volk Celebration Golf Classic FIFA - Football for Hope I IAMGOLD Sun Life Financial Development and the South African Martin Bisang & Mirjam Staub Bisang Fondation Smartpeace Independent Franchise Partners, LLP N National Bank Suncor Energy Foundation Medical Research Association Bjerke High School Fondazione Nando ed Elsa Peretti Indigenous Services Canada Nationale Postcode Loterij Swisslos-Fonds Kanton Aargau USAID Etienne Boitel & Susann Frölicher Boitel Foundation Kids in Motion International Ski Federation NCR Corporation Synsam Martinus Brandal Frankfort & Sons Isle of Man Government Ness Risan & Partners V Penny & Jeff Vinik Bruce Power Christoph Franz & Isabelle Schaal Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs T Kat Taylor & Tom Steyer Byggmakker Skattum Frey Charitable Foundation J Jays Care Foundation OMERS Capital Markets TD Securities W Walter Haefner Stiftung Georg Fritzmeier Patrik & Claudia Jeuch-Bidermann Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services Téléverbier SA Florian Wendelstadt C Cenovus Sonia & Paul Jones Ontario Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Telus Corporation Florian Weischer CIBC G Lynette & Bob Gay Reconciliation The Ameropa Foundation Wietlisbach Foundation Clear Channel Schweiz AG Leslie McCormack Gathy & Gerard Gathy K Adrian T. Keller & Lisa Keller-Larsson The Boston Consulting Group Wasserman Foundation Comic Relief Georg und Bertha Schwyzer-Winiker Stiftung Barbara Keller O Oxford Properties Group of Canada Limited Wells Fargo Securities Karen & Greg Conway German Federal Foreign Office KingSett Capital Inc. The Calgary Foundation Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Foundation Jamie Gertz & Tony Ressler Jörg Kirchner P Persbraaten High School The Carson Family Charitable Trust D Deloitte Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Dwight & Kirsten Poler The Harold E. Ballard Foundation Z zCapital AG

30 2017 ANNUAL REPORT IN JORDAN, 11-year-old Esraa and other INTERNATIONAL SWITZERLAND Palestinian and Syrian children living in the Al BOARD OF Martin Bidermann, Chair Baqa’a Refugee camp learned communication, DIRECTORS Peter Ackermann gender equality and leadership skills in our Rob MacLellan, Chair Eric Balet photography, arts and crafts program. Gaby Abdelnour Thomas Bull-Larsen Karen Conway Dr. Thomas Hammer Amadou Gallo Fall Karin Howell Wilco Jiskoot Barbara Keller Mark Jung Tom Kessler Barbara Keller Sonja Ringdal Johann Olav Koss Bernhard Russi Kate McGilvray Dr. iur. Carol Schmied-Syz Mehrdad Noorani Melinda Rogers THE NETHERLANDS Meera Sanyal Wilco Jiskoot, Chair Dag Skattum Hanne Jesca Bax Matt Tedford Roderik Bolle Cream Wright Pamela Boumeester Onno de Bruijn CANADA Floris Evers Ralph Lean, Chair Frank Majoor Laura Adams Joost Otterloo Raksha Bhayana Hermine Voûte John Bitove Gordon Bogden UNITED KINGDOM Jon Dellandrea Simon Holden, Chair Andrew Edgell Delaney Brown David Fleck Alain Carrier Loren Francis Karen Conway Craig Hurl Rory Conwell Jennifer Lee Koss Maria Driano Rosie MacLennan Jim Garman Janet Nixon Leslie McCormack Gathy Roy Rana Mehrdad Noorani Sean St. John Olivier Gers Tim Stinson Marijana Kolak Larry Tanenbaum Hannah Nunn Sandra Taube-Godard Aki Temiseva Garrick Tiplady UNITED STATES GERMANY Mark Hantho, Chair Dr. Michael Siefke, Chair Robert Baynard Georg Fritzmeier Karen Conway Luisa Fritzmeier Philip de Picciotto Jessica Kastrop Allyson Felix Dr. Jörg Kirchner Kevin Genirs Fatim Kissa-Diekmann Johann Olav Koss Lesley Kyd-Rebenburg Peter Land Nicole Moran Robert Lewin Florian Weischer Meridee Moore OUR Summer Sanders Florian Wendelstadt Dag Skattum NORWAY Lance Taylor Gary Zenkel Ted Skattum, Chair Berly Lund Grønning Åse Kleveland BOARDS Kristin Skauan Kleven Johann Olav Koss EIGHT BOARDS SUPPORT OUR LONG-TERM GROWTH Jan Kvalheim Denise Ringnes Glenn Solberg Photo by Paul Bettings Nils H. Thommessen

32 2017 ANNUAL REPORT IN MALI, two primary school teachers gather the girls and boys in their classrooms into small groups to play literacy and math games. Playing games creates an inclusive and child-friendly environment for the children, while SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED building their trust and relationship with their teacher. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017

2017 2016 Assets $ $ Current assets Cash 21,393,529 18,183,096 Contributions receivable 5,407,805 5,587,7 7 2 Harmonized Sales Tax receivable 178,152 136,6 1 2 Prepaid and other expenses 1,029,787 736,969 28,009, 273 2 4,644,4 4 9

Capital assets 367,332 111,885 28,376,605 24,756,3 3 4

Liabilities Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 3,443,380 3,301,433 Deferred contributions 15,6 8 1, 9 1 8 1 2,952,926 Deferred lease inducement 33,133 33,1 3 3 19,1 58,431 16,287,492

Long-term Deferred lease inducement 276,1 1 3 309, 2 4 6 Deferred capital contributions 5 1 3,095 - 19,947,639 1 6,596,7 3 8

Net assets Invested in capital assets 172,726 111,885 Internally restricted net assets 4,025,387 4,003, 59 1 Unrestricted 4,230,853 4,044, 1 2 0 8,428,966 8,159,596 28,3 76, 605 2 4,756,3 3 4

Revenue Restricted - programs 35, 146,458 32,940,304

OUR FINANCIALS Restricted - other 3,354,733 3,834,5 0 2 Unrestricted 13,89 6, 409 17,198,058 Donations-in-kind - other - 3 1 9,3 3 0 Total revenue 52,3 9 7 , 600 5 4,292,1 9 4

Expenses Program expenses International programs 37,375,268 3 6,955,058 International program development and management 3,499,607 2,841,1 1 3 Development education 1,785,783 1,800,9 0 5 Institutional partnerships, monitoring and evaluation 1,8 7 1,858 1,314,091 Policy and advocacy 166,568 268, 24 8 Total program expenses 44,699,084 4 3,179,4 1 5

Non-program expenses Administrative 1 ,629, 890 2,555,4 2 3 Fundraising 5,799,256 6,510,996 Total non-program expenses 7,429,146 9,066, 4 1 9 Total expenses 52, 128,230 5 2,245,834 Excess of revenue over expenses 269,370 2,046, 3 6 0

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