Project Archive
IPA World Past Projects
2015 – 2017
Access to Play in Crisis (APC)
IPA's Access to Play in Crisis (APC) project 2015–2017 consisted of two parts: a Training Project including a toolkit for staff, managers and policymakers on play as a right and as a practice; and an International Research Project conducted in India, Japan, Lebanon, Nepal, Thailand and Turkey. The research was presented in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the IPA Triennial Conference in September 2017.
Part 1 — Training Project
A toolkit for staff, managers and policymakers on play as a right and as a practice. Authored by the APC team including Theresa Casey (Scotland), Jess Milne (England/Iraq), Hitoshi Shimamura (Japan), Sudeshna Chatterjee (India), and Maria Assi (Lebanon).
Part 2 — Research Project
An international research project conducted in India, Japan, Lebanon, Nepal, Thailand and Turkey. Results were compiled in the APC Research Synthesis Report, presented at the 2017 IPA Triennial Conference in Calgary, Canada.
Past Project
Under the Same Sky
Under the Same Sky explored the relationship between children's rights and the natural environment, connecting IPA's core advocacy for the child's right to play with broader questions of environmental responsibility and children's access to nature and outdoor play.
2020 — COVID-19 Response
Play in Lockdown
An international study of government and civil society responses to COVID-19 and the impact on children's play, produced by IPA as part of its response to the pandemic.