Child's play is often more than just simple games, and a Canada-based non-profit organization is proving it. Right to Play uses sports to improve the lives of underprivileged children around the world. The organization has set up a small booth at the Olympic Village to collect donations from athletes, which will later be auctioned off for charity. Our reporter Shuang Feng has more.

The small donation room in the Olympic villages is filled with clothing donated by the Olympic athletes. Some have autographed the items so they will command higher prices on the auction block.

Badminton player Pi Yanhong is representing France at the Beijing Games. She has donated some clothes, and has promised to tell her friends to come.

"I think this movement is good. I only donated some sports uniforms, but they are hoping that I will sign my name on the clothes. I will tell my friends, and I will come back again to donate more. I really hope that every child has the opportunity to play sports."

Right to Play was founded by Norwegian speed-skating star and four-time Olympic champion Johann Olav Koss. The organization runs projects in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Martin Barnard,manager of global sports partnerships at the organization, says they would collect anything.

"In Italy, we received a lot of winter Olympic equipment, everything from skates to jackets that were signed by all of the athletes on a certain team. Some big equipment items, maybe, I think one that we are gonna get is a kayak that's donated to us."

Right To Play is committed to improving the lives of children through sports, using competition as a way to teach children about teamwork, fair play, communication, commitment, and integrity.

Tje organization will hold its Olympic auction on Tuesday. All of the money from the auction will be spent on children around the world.

"100 percent of the proceeds are going to our programs, so everything that we have, we'll be able to donate back to kids in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Here in China, we work in schools, and we teach character education through sports. But in Africa and some parts of the world, the kids have been through a lot of strife, and they use our programs to build a better life. Those messages are all delivered through sports."

Barnard says the organization is still trying to get the word out about their programs. So far, a good number of athletes have made donations, and even more have promised to donate later.

Shuang Feng, CRI News.