Foreign Affairs committee  I think for us it depends on the setting. Our goal every day is to work our way out of a job. We can do that in many communities where we're building the local capacity, and we have these local coaches, these local volunteers.

Foreign Affairs committee  There have been countries where we've been successful, where our interventions have been short. I have to say that many of the countries we work with, whether it's the Palestinian territories...and right now we're working in Jordan. It's a country where we had a very light touch,

Foreign Affairs committee  Again, I think it's critical that parents are involved. Once again, for us as an organization focused on children, working with parents as community leaders but also as influencers, what we see in a lot of our programs is we actually have children who are empowered and who are ab

Foreign Affairs committee  I'd also say, in line with that, is the example of Dadaab. You have a generation of children who have grown up in that camp, and when the crisis hits, the attention is there, but they are forgotten. The opportunity that exists in that camp for the future of Somalia is right there

Foreign Affairs committee  I can answer that by saying there's an awful lot of evidence that shows that children benefit academically and want to come to school when they can be in a safe environment. There are plenty of governments that we can showcase and highlight that are taking that step. The key is

Foreign Affairs committee  China is a country that was developed with Right To Play China as a legacy of the Chinese games. The area of focus in China has been primarily research. It is the academic community that is really interested in looking at these issues, particularly as it relates to child labour i

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Evelyne Guindon. This time, I am going to give my presentation in English. I'm the vice-president of international programs at Right To Play, and I'm very honoured to be with you today to speak to an issue that's core to my personal mission, as