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Today sees the launch of TackleLondon, our sports mentoring initiative in partnership with star* scheme and The Matt Ratana Rugby Foundation. By empowering young Londoners to overcome trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences, we hope to create transformative change for these children.

The Israel co-existence program recently held a joint Tag rugby tournament for friendship, resilience and co-existence with 5 schools in Haifa. All the pupils, from across different backgrounds, displayed excellent sportsmanship, showing how rugby is a powerful tool to bring together different communities.

Kids at Ocean View & Masiphumelele High Schools celebrated the end of the year with an Atlas Awards Ceremony!

Thank you to everyone who helped us in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge! All the donations raised will go directly to SKRUM in Eswatini, who transform children’s lives using the values and spirit of rugby.

Help our partners SKRUM give children a life free from fear of HIV/AIDS by donating today! Eswatini has the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world, but with the help of SKRUM, infection rates are finally falling.

It’s #GivingTuesday and the start of the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge! 
Donate today to have your donations doubled by Big Give – meaning you will have twice the impact for children in Eswatini!

Atlas Trustee, John Clougherty, recently visited Bhubesi Pride Foundation in rural Lilongwe, Malawi, to see first hand the incredible work BPF does for children facing extreme poverty.

Atlas is participating in the Big Give Christmas Challenge – where your donations have double the impact! Join us during the Big Give to help our partners in Eswatini, SKRUM, help young girls and boys overcome the challenges of HIV/AIDS and a repressive patriarchal culture that stops children believing they can have a better future.

Atlas South Africa were honoured to host the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation and the U16s Rugby Monaco team to join us in a 3-day rugby programme. Playing against the kids at Ocean & Masi High, followed by a visit to our Atlas DigiBus, the visit was enjoyed by all, and saw some exceptional rugby!

Atlas is working with Study Cat to provide children at Khelo rugby with essential technology to improve their education. This programme is a game changer and is making education accessible for these children. With your continued support we can continue to provide more children with life changing opportunities like this!

The Women’s Barbarians joined The Atlas Foundation at Ocean View High School for a coaching day ahead of their South African test. The Baabaas and kids shared skills, stories and an unexpected lesson in hurling from their Irish contingent. The girls at Ocean View and Masiphumelele were inspired by the Baabaas and were exhilarated to spend some time with female rugby role models.

The Atlas DigiBus is helping an extra 1300 children per month in Langa, Cape Town with their computer lessons and this is leading to remarkable improvements in their English, Maths and coding skills!  The Atlas Digibus gives these children valuable opportunities for growth and development, providing them with the chance to thrive!

The recent annual golf day for Atlas South Africa was a great success and raised valuable funds for our projects across South Africa!

Mission Accomplished with Atlas USA at the URC! Atlas USA held the Urban Rugby Championships last week, which was a great success, despite the rain. The children all enjoyed the experience, and told us how they had made new friends, and had a chance to get out of their comfort zone. Some even described it as the time of their lives!

On International Mother Language Day, we are celebrating how the Atlas DigiBus is transforming children’s lives, and giving them better opportunities for the future. Through teaching English, the Atlas DigiBus is allowing children who previously only spoke their indigenous language the ability to access education, and is providing them with the chance to thrive!

Atlas partner, Kampuchea Balopp held their first KB day of the year, sharing the themes of gender equality, social inclusion, and disability!

Trekkers from The Atlas Foundation helped feed children in a Kiberan feeding programme

Last week, Atlas trustee, and England and British and Irish Lions legend, Maro Itoje visited Kenya to see our partner Team Talk’s work in rural schools

CEO Boris and Trustee (and England and British Lions legend) Maro Itoje are visiting Nairobi to see the work of our partners in Kenya

The Atlas Foundation is delighted to announce that we have partnered with CC Grass, the largest artificial grass manufacturers in the world!

The Atlas Foundation welcomes the first Atlas DigiBus, a pioneering initiative for children, employment, and communities in South Africa

Our first five years captured in a one minute video

We are absolutely delighted to announce that the Saracens and England lock, Maro Itoje, has been elected to the Board of Trustees. As an Atlas Foundation Trustee Maro will be legally responsible, as a Board Director, for charitable compliance and will work with the other Trustees to set the strategic direction of the charity, ensuring that Atlas fulfils its vision and mission.