Providing Children with the Chance to Thrive

 

International Children’s Charity

Atlas harnesses rugby’s core values to drive sustainable development initiatives and improve the lives of children living in extreme poverty worldwide. Using rugby to mobilise health, education and inclusion for children across the world. Learn more about The Atlas Foundation’s empowering work that really makes a difference.
Prince William joins a rugby coaching session with school children and former England player Jason Leonard at Ocean View Secondary School in Cape Town, South Africa, November 4, 2024.

Wow! Ten Years of Atlas

As we enter 2025, The Atlas Foundation proudly celebrates a decade of changing lives across the globe. What began as a simple mission to make a difference has grown into a powerful movement, reaching thousands of children with food, clean water, education, and life-changing opportunities.

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Atlas Projects Across the World

Learn about our projects and global network of rugby champions who identify communities in their region with a need for meaningful impact and support to children’s lives locally.

 

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Upcoming Atlas Events

Find out about upcoming events for Atlas and our network of rugby champions. Get involved, support through donations and understand more about out vital work with children.

 

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Our Impact

Since we started in 2015, The Atlas Foundation has worked with…

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WAH Launches StudyCat Language Lab

WAH Launches StudyCat Language Lab

Bringing Language Learning to Life in Cambodia: A New Opportunity for Rural Children In the heart of Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia, a groundbreaking initiative is transforming education for local children. Thanks to a partnership between The Atlas Foundation, WAH...

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Sporting Chance Prize Draw is LIVE

Sporting Chance Prize Draw is LIVE

Do Good. Win Big. For a limited time you can make a difference while grabbing the chance to win some of the most incredible sporting prizes around! The Sporting Chance Prize Draw is live 2025, and every penny you donate will go towards the Atlas Foundation. Here’s...

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Dauntsey’s School Raises Funds for Atlas

Dauntsey’s School Raises Funds for Atlas

Dauntsey’s School has proudly chosen The Atlas Foundation as their Charity of the Year, recognising its vital work in using rugby to tackle poverty and transform young lives worldwide. Wasting no time, the school has embraced the partnership with enthusiasm, launching...

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Our Mission

The Atlas Foundation uses rugby to engage and inspire children, instilling the core values of rugby in a safe, fun environment. Working alongside the community, we identify the specific barriers children face and partner with a range of local organisations to deliver additional tailored support across education, health, and inclusion.

Our Vision

Rugby is a unique sport, played and followed by a tight-knit global family. Values of integrity, teamwork, enjoyment and commitment help create not just better players, but better people. Its bonds of friendship transverse the world, touching people regardless of race, religion, or gender.

Our Impact

Atlas is committed to offering long-term, practical support for children growing-up in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. We work across 19 countries helping 95% of young people graduate their year at school, with 88% of partners providing nutritious food and clean water.

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As well as donating money to The Atlas Foundation, there are other ways to help! We have various events across the year that raise valuable funds for our projects which are a great way to get involved and support Atlas. Or you can set up your own fundraising page!

 

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Stonners Tackles Mount Toubkal (4,167m) highest peak in North Africa for the Atlas foundation

Stonners Tackles Mount Toubkal (4,167m) highest peak in North Africa for the Atlas foundation

Stonners has been an avid supporter of the Atlas foundation for many years raising much needed money to transform the lives of disadvantage children around the world. This will be his 3rd trek with Jason and biggest challenge yet for Atlas having previously climbed mount Sandakphu (3,636m) in the
Himalayas and Oldonyo Lesatima Peak (4001m) in Kenya. In Kenya he witnessed first hand the extreme poverty that children live in at Kibera, Nairobi one of the biggest slums in the world and also the food programme and school that the Atlas Foundation has funded to give the children some hope in life.

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