We can and will work anywhere in the world, as long as funds allow. We focus on areas of significant disadvantage in order to benefit the poorest in society.
We can create dedicated projects for you, should you have an interest in helping people in specific parts of the world. Contact us if you would like to explore your options.
When Coronavirus hits the slums and shanty towns in which our kids live the impact will be devastating. Many have no access to clean water for washing or drinking, no money to buy basic medicines like paracetamol that could reduce a temperature and save a life. Social isolation is impossible. Many have lost parents to AIDS and live with a grandparent. Read more
Front Row Club wholly supports The Atlas Foundation and this is where our supporters can come, as a community, to collectively raise money for Atlas projects. Read more
The Atlas All Schools programme works to improve education, reduce crime and increase employment for boys and girls in the poorest communities across the world. It is championed by Maro Itoje globally and by other international Rugby Champions in their own countries. Read more
This exceptional work in Memphis schools is raising educational standards by 100%. The strength of this project has led Atlas to seek £10,000 per year to fund its growth to two new schools starting in 2019. Please join us to make this commitment a reality. Read more
Atlas Ireland is being established as a legal entity in Ireland to allow local donations and tax advantages. It will work across the four Irish Rugby Regions, and overseas, to alleviate the suffering of the poorest children on earth. Read more
In rural Kenya there is little gender parity in primary education and many fewer girls access secondary education. In 2011 many girls in this region were leaving primary school early to be married or after becoming pregnant. Team Talk takes a fresh approach by using TAG rugby alongside classroom sessions to address gender equality in rural Kenyan schools. Read more
The south coast of Kenya may have famous tourist beaches but the problems encountered in the coastal slums of Ukunda match anything in other large urban centres. There are big issues around unemployment, drugs and sex tourism. Our academy programme reaches out to youth to use sport as a foundation for self awareness and respect as well as to create good role models. Read more
Atlas has committed to helping build a modern and vital community centre in the heart of Lilongwe, Malawi. Working with our charitable partner, Bhubesi Pride, Atlas has helped fund the acquisition of land on which the centre will be built. Read more
ATLAS has been working with the School of Hard Knocks charity to establish itself in South Africa, developing a broadcast documentary and a range of charitable projects to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Read more
Atlas supported the 1st Wooden Spoon, International Tag Festival for People with Learning Disabilities in 2016. Read more
The ATLAS Foundation is working with Les Enfants de L’Ovale to provide the same kind of opportunities to kids in Africa that Jason Leonard and Philippe Sella found through rugby. Read more
Rugby in Israel is not a well know sport, but the focus of this project on peace and reconciliation has made it noteworthy beyond the pitch. Atlas is working with a number of private donors to bring rugby to schools in mixed communities. The values of rugby, with fierce opposition on the pitch, but strong fellowship off the pitch, is an important tool to break down traditional mistrust between different religious and racial groups in the country. Read more