ONEXONE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children globally through programs focused on water, health, education, play, and food. It aims to ensure every child has access to clean water, enough food, medical care, education, and opportunities for play. ONEXONE partners with organizations like Right to Play to provide sports equipment and safe play areas for over 12,600 refugee children in Chad. Early childhood educators are attracted to work with ONEXONE to help children in need globally and support their social and physical development through play.

1. Global Citizen
ONEXONE: Play

2. Table of Contents
Global Citizen
ONEXONE
ONEXONE - Play
Relationship to ECE
Bibliography

3. Global Citizen
This song performed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening
ceremony in South Africa exemplifies the spirit of the global
citizen.

4. “The peoples of the world are one people, enriched by
individual differences, united by the common bond of
humanity. The diversity of the Global Community is its
greatest strength; understanding and respect are its
greatest gifts.”
A global citizen:
I. Respects and values diversity
II. Involved in issues of social justice
III. Supports personal social responsibility

5. This video provides a short introduction about the activities of
ONEXONE.

6. Mission
The mission is to improve the lives of children in Canada, the
USA, and around the world with programs dedicated to five
fundamental pillars:
I. Water
II. Health
III. Education
IV. Play
V. Food

7. Philosophy
Founded on the principles that every single life is infinitely
precious and that each person can make a profound
difference in someone else’s life one by one.

8. Purpose
Every child has clean water to drink.
Enough food to eat
No child suffers or succumbs to illness due to improper or
insufficient medical care.
School and learning are a right not a privilege.
Every kid has the chance to be just a kid.

9. Play
Play

10. Play allows kids just to be kids
Play happens when the child is not worrying about where
the next meal comes from
ONEXONE understands that children’s happiness and
enthusiasm must be nurtured
ONEXONE partners Right to Play and works to initiate
sport and play activities along the refugee camps in
Eastern Chad along the Sudanese border
ONEXONE has provided over 12,600 children and 350
coaches play activities through providing safe play areas
and distributing sports equipment.

11. Importance and Benefits of Play
Promotes healthier lifestyle and social development
Develop life skills
Foster peace and happiness by providing structure and
normalization in the lives of disadvantaged communities
Children benefit by increased sense of confidence, self-
worth
Increased self-esteem and leadership
Reduced violent and aggressive behaviour
Increased school attendance
Safer, peaceful communities

12. Relationship to ECE
Relationship to ECE

13. Early Childhood Educators (ECE) could be attracted to join
ONEXONE for the following reasons:
I. Become a global citizen and travel the world to help
children and families in need.
II. ECE’s can help children to create a healthy lifestyle
through programs
III. ECE’s can help children in their social development
IV. ECE’S can help children increase their self-confidence
Early Childhood Educators can work with ONEXONE in places like
Africa and help children become successful.

14. Bibliography
http://www.onexone.org/who-we-are.php
http://www.globalcitizens.org/
http://www.onexone.org/what-we-do-play.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb4eSiI6sBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyqgg1v1m84&fea
ture=related
Google Images

15. Thank You
“Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for
the future” - JFK