Game with Mum & Dad – European Football campaign launched for children with a parent in prison

Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is launching Game with Mum & Dad, a Europe-wide event where children with a parent in prison get to play a game of football with a father, mother or caregiver behind prison walls.

The campaign is founded on the COPE network’s shared values of child safeguarding, child participation, non-discrimination and gender equality.

“Playing a game together is a marvellous way for children and parents to strengthen a precious family bond at risk when a parent goes to prison,” said COPE Director Liz Ayre. “This event will draw much needed attention to the rights and needs of these children. We wish to empower these children despite the existence of prison walls.”

The Game with Mum & Dad concept has been pioneered and developed with great success by COPE’s Italian member BambiniSenzaSbarre since 2015.

Read the full Press Release here.

More information about Game with Mum & Dad can be found at www.gamewithmum-dad.eu