“Finally, I could run around and play with my dad outside the prison.” — child, Czechia, Brno GWMD event 6 June 2026, Brno, Czechia — While football fans around the world are following the FIFA World Cup, a smaller but equally important football event is taking place across Europe — Game with Mum & Dad,

“I haven’t seen my dad since January. It’s been almost eight months. I try not to think about him being in prison and try to support my mum. When dad gets out, we’ll play football and spend time together.” – Boy, 14 years old The third edition of the European Game with Mum & Dad

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 &