We help children in distress through the Power of Play.

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Playground of Hope is a Tokyo-registered non-profit organization that works towards providing children in at-risk communities such as children’s homes and disaster zones with access to essential outdoor play equipment.

At Playground of Hope, we believe that play can help kids:

LEARN​

LEARN​

Through play, children acquire many vital life skills that cannot be learned from books.

CONNECT

CONNECT

Through group play, children develop self-control and many other social skills.

HEAL

HEAL

Through play, children can release toxic stress, mend hurt feelings, and overcome fears.

LEARN ABOUT THE POWER OF PLAY

Harnessing the Power of Play in at-Risk Communities

Play is critical for children’s psychological as well as physical development – even more so for children that experience elevated stress.

Yet, play spaces are oftentimes the most underdeveloped in places where such children congregate – children’s homes and disaster zones.

We are commited to changing that.

SUPPORT PLAY IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES

Our focus is on three key programs:

PLAY SPACE REVITALIZATION

PLAY SPACE REVITALIZATION

A program designed to build engaging play spaces at facilities that need it the most.
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MENTAL HEALTH & CAREER SUPPORT

MENTAL HEALTH & CAREER SUPPORT

A program designed to help children from children's homes transition to a life on their own.
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PLAY EVENTS

PLAY EVENTS

Events designed to bring the joy of play to facilities that need it the most.
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SEE ALL OUR PROGRAMS

We focus on the following locations:

CHILDREN’S HOMES

About 30,000 children live in Japan’s children’s homes, many due to child abuse. Play is important in releasing the stress the children face, yet the facilities often lack adequate play equipment. Fifty completed playground projects and counting.

DISASTER ZONES

We started our activities in the Tohoku region where play equipment was washed away by the tsunami caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. We remain ready to help bring play back to any future disaster-affected communities. Sixty playground projects completed in 10 years.

LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Due to lacking funds, many public parks in Japan are in a dire state. A survey done by MLIT in 2013 suggested that nearly half of all play equipment was 20 years or older back then. Not much of it has been replaced since then. Multiple completed projects and events and counting.

READ OUR STORY TO LEARN WHY

Our progress to date

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