What our work achieves
A playground is built in a week – its impact reaches much further. Here we show what your support makes possible: for the children, for the young people who build with us, and for the places where we work.
In numbers
play spaces since 2004
countries, from Albania to Vietnam
children play every week on the 2026 sites
people built with us in 2026
Our impact ladder
From the building week to society: each step builds on the one before.
- 1 Output
We build play spaces
Every year new places to play and meet are created – in 2026 there were twelve in seven countries.
- 2 Output
Young people get involved
School classes, youth groups and volunteers help plan, raise donations and build themselves.
- 3 Impact on young people
Young people grow
They learn crafts, take responsibility, work as a team and meet other cultures.
- 4 Impact on children
Children get a place to play
Where there was nothing before, there is now a safe, creative place – for thousands of children every week.
- 5 Impact on children
Children thrive
Free play strengthens body, confidence and imagination and helps children process difficult experiences.
- 6 Society
Strangers become friends
People from different countries build together. The result is places the neighbourhood looks after.
Voices
Look at the photos of the beautiful places that have been created, at the faces of the children and of the adults.