Story by Sara Polato Entering San Vittore prison (Milan, Italy) for a game is never like entering a stadium. Here, there are no spacious gyms or grass pitches under the sun, but the warmth we have built within the walls of the playroom has transformed simple wooden games into an arena of unforgettable emotions. We

Florencio Varela, Argentina — Saturday, December 13. On a bright Saturday in mid-December, an extraordinary event unfolded not in a public football stadium but inside the walls of a unit of the Provincial Penitentiary Service in Florencio Varela, Argentina. In articulation with the Game with Mum & Dad (GWMD) initiative and following the same objectives,

By Naike Rosini, Communications Officer at Children of Prisoners Europe 17 December 2025, Fresnes (France) — I saw the children first. They were waiting outside, shifting from foot to foot, barely able to contain their excitement. Each of them held a Christmas card — carefully made and gripped tightly — ready to be handed to their

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 &

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

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