Lahore:
In a significant step toward empowering children through sports-based learning, BARD Foundation has partnered with Right To Play and CARE Foundation to launch the ‘Skills for Life’ program across 15 CARE Foundation-adopted schools. This collaboration reflects the shared mission of all three organizations to improve the quality of education and life outcomes for children across Pakistan by integrating sports-based learning into school environments.
Through this partnership, Right To Play will implement its internationally recognized Skills for Life Program, which focuses on fostering social, emotional, and cognitive development in schoolchildren using sports-based learning methodologies. Sponsored by BARD Foundation, the program aims to impact over 4,500 students, including both girls and boys, across primary and middle school levels.
The initiative will roll out in two key components:
- POWER (Play Opportunities for Wellness and Education Resource): A structured sports-based learning model that utilizes play to build foundational skills in children from the primary sections of 5 CARE Foundation schools.
- Sport for Development (SFD): A sports-based curriculum tailored for students in grades 6 to 8 across 10 schools, leveraging sports as a tool to instill leadership, teamwork, emotional intelligence, and resilience.
Mehreen Dawood, Member, Board of Governors – BARD Foundation, said:
“Through this collaboration with Right To Play and CARE Foundation, we are investing not only in education but in the holistic development of children through sports-based learning—helping them build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills that will stay with them forever.”
This initiative marks another meaningful step in BARD Foundation’s mission to remove barriers and create opportunities for youth across Pakistan. The Skills for Life program is designed to promote inclusivity, resilience, and lifelong learning by placing sports-based learning at the core of its educational approach.
Together, BARD Foundation, Right To Play, and CARE Foundation are taking a collaborative step toward creating a more empowered, emotionally intelligent, and confident generation of learners through the power of sports-based learning.
