Intersectoral Meeting Summarising the Polish Edition of the Game with Mum & Dad Project, in Poland at the Tarnów Prison, organised at the initiative of Małopolskie Stowarzyszenie Probacja The Game Is On – Despite Walls and Bars! ⚽️ On 9 December, an intersectoral meeting summarising this year’s Polish edition of the Game with Mum & … Lire plus

By Livia Roșca, GWMD coordinator at Alternative Sociale 20 October 2025, Botoșani (Romania) — Just like in the other “Game with Mum & Dad” events across Romania, the cold and rainy weather moved the GWMD activities indoors. But even if the sun was missing, the room was filled with light — a light brought by reunions … Lire plus

By Livia Roșca, GWMD coordinator at Alternative Sociale 18 October 2025, Iași (Romania) — Although the cold weather didn’t allow the activity to take place outdoors, as in previous years, one of the halls inside the Iași Penitentiary quickly filled with light, laughter and emotion. The space was small, yet large enough to hold the hearts … Lire plus

By Fiorenzo Fioretta, who has been working at Bambinisenzasbarre Ets for twenty years Between the Opera and San Vittore prisons, both in Milan (Italy), there have been very intense and unpredictable days with events that have caused a lot of agitation and emergency situations for prisoners, including many of “our” fathers. On 7 December, an … Lire plus

by Rita Metzer, GWMD coordinator at Hoppenbank e.V. 28 November 2025, Bremen (Germany) — It was one of those days when the tension between walls and steel doors eases for a few hours – because that day was Game with Mum & Dad again. Footsteps echoed in the narrow corridor of the prison sports hall as … Lire plus

“It’s a small group today,” I say to my colleague. Six families had registered, but only four families were waiting at the gate of Bremen Prison. It’s October, the days are already quite cool and the children are already wearing winter jackets, hats and scarves. Two families had to cancel due to illness. I feel … Lire plus

Vaslui Prison — 11 October 2025. The sports hall of the Vaslui Sports High School filled with quick footsteps and unspoken emotions. For a few hours, the space became a place where children and their detained parents reconnected through the simplest shared language: play. The children arrived first. They sat quietly along the benches, holding their … Lire plus

Ich bin Sozialarbeiterin der Hoppenbank und durfte heute wieder mit einem schönen Anliegen in die Justizvollzugsanstalt Bremen. Heute war wieder „Game with Mum and Dad“, ein Spiel- und Begegnungstag für Inhaftierte und ihre Kinder. Vier Stunden, in denen Väter, die hier einsitzen, einfach nur Papa sein dürfen. Keine Gitter, keine Uniformen, kein Urteil im Raum … Lire plus

Bremen prison — 12 September 2025. “Daddy!” The word echoed across the sports hall of Bremen correctional facility as a three-year-old girl in a pink princess dress ran toward her father. The man, standing stiff and emotionless only moments before, dropped to his knees, opened his arms wide and held her tightly as she buried … Lire plus