Manulife Care Foundation cooperates with Right To Play for child and youth development in Aceh

PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia, through its Manulife Care Foundation,has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Right To Play for promoting holistic child and youth development in Aceh. Signing the MoU on November 21, 2008, David Beynon – President Director of Manulife Indonesia reiterated the company’s commitment in local communities. He stated, “As part of our company’s vision in supporting childrens’ projects, we are very glad to be able to participate in fostering a stronger community, especially amongst the younger generation in Aceh. We believe that this co-operation, in line with the main objectives of Manulife Care Foundation, will be as successful as we hope.”

Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and structured play activities as a tool for development of children and youths in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. They operate in more than 50 project location in 22 countries and territories, including Aceh, Indonesia (since 2006). Right To Play focuses in four strategic areas such as: (1) Basic Education and Child Development (2) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, (3) Conflict Resolution and Peace Education, and (4) Community Development and Participation. This organization also has partnership with UNICEF and Dinas Sosial.