In rural Kenya there is little gender parity in primary education and many fewer girls access secondary education. In 2011 many girls in this region were leaving primary school early to be married or after becoming pregnant. Team Talk takes a fresh approach by using TAG rugby alongside classroom sessions to address gender equality in rural Kenyan schools. Read more
The south coast of Kenya may have famous tourist beaches but the problems encountered in the coastal slums of Ukunda match anything in other large urban centres. There are big issues around unemployment, drugs and sex tourism. Our academy programme reaches out to youth to use sport as a foundation for self awareness and respect as well as to create good role models. Read more
Atlas has committed to helping build a modern and vital community centre in the heart of Lilongwe, Malawi. Working with our charitable partner, Bhubesi Pride, Atlas has helped fund the acquisition of land on which the centre will be built. Read more
ATLAS has been working with the School of Hard Knocks charity to establish itself in South Africa, developing a broadcast documentary and a range of charitable projects to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Read more
Atlas supported the 1st Wooden Spoon, International Tag Festival for People with Learning Disabilities in 2016. Read more
The ATLAS Foundation is working with Les Enfants de L’Ovale to provide the same kind of opportunities to kids in Africa that Jason Leonard and Philippe Sella found through rugby. Read more
Rugby in Israel is not a well know sport, but the focus of this project on peace and reconciliation has made it noteworthy beyond the pitch. Atlas is working with a number of private donors to bring rugby to schools in mixed communities. The values of rugby, with fierce opposition on the pitch, but strong fellowship off the pitch, is an important tool to break down traditional mistrust between different religious and racial groups in the country. Read more
The Argentina All Schools programme is working with 6 clubs and 20 schools in the suburbs surrounding Buenos Airies where there are a number of shanty towns, issues of poor education and health, and high crime and unemployment rates. Read more
The Cambodia All Schools programme works with children in poor schools in Siem Reap. The programme works with both the able bodied and those in wheelchairs and our grant has enabled the programme to purchase 12 wheelchairs for their participants as well as paying for coaches in schools in the poorest areas of the country. Read more
The South Africa All Schools programme is working with 11 schools in three townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg. This is delivered by the South Africa Rugby Legends Association and works with boys and girls of secondary school age. Read more
Working with the Lesotho Rugby Academy, Atlas will expand the successful LRA programme from 10 weeks to an all year round "All Schools" programme. Read more
ATLAS, in partnership with Sliders-UK, established an active schools programme across Delhi, with a full time coach based at the Delhi Hurricanes. This project is now mature enough, with demonstrable positive impact on children's lives, that a number of other charities have commissioned coaching from the Hurricanes and expanded the rugby work across the city. Read more