Games for the Weans 🎮
Weans (noun, Scottish): Young children. (Pronounced way-ns)
Games for the Weans: the video game fundraiser for young children in hospital.
Whether you're a gamer, streamer or just love to play games with friends and family, Games for the Weans is for you!
The campaign is raising funds to buy adapted gaming equipment, consoles and video games for the boys and girls at the children's hospital in Glasgow. Fundraising will also support the hospital's Gamer-in-Residence - so that children in hospital always have someone to play with.
Stream or Game for children in hospital!
- We'll send out a Devolver Digital esports jersey for you to play in, plus giveaway game codes from the likes of Team17 and Playtonic are available!
- You can fundraise on your Twitch or YouTube channel using JustGiving or Tiltify. (As a non-US charity, we are not eligible for YouTube Giving.) Email our Gamer-in-Residence to get started.
Meet Benji!
The children's hospital in Glasgow is the biggest in Scotland, and treats 500 children (weans) from across the country every day - children like Benji.
Benji's family live in the Scottish Highlands, nearly 200 miles from the hospital.
When Benji received cancer treatment in Glasgow, video games transformed his time in hospital. He was hundreds of miles from his friends, but gaming allowed him to relax and provided a vital distraction. Gaming can play an important role in supporting the mental health of children and families in hospital.
Need more information?
Contact the hospital's Gamer-in-Residence:
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