Our Stories
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Hope after conflict: PlayMatters Emergency Response Mechanism gives children another chance at learning
Fifteen-year-old Meisha Mohammed (above) is a leader at her school, Derek Woira Primary School in Dessie, Ethiopia. She raises awareness among fellow learners about water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and especially best hygiene practices. She…
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Collaboration is key in the success of the PlayMatters project
The PlayMatters consortium, along with representatives from education ministries in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Uganda, convened for a three-day System Actor's workshop in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. This workshop aimed at fostering collaboration and…
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“Learning through Play has improved interaction with my learners,” – teacher Mohammed.
When the team from the International Rescue Committee registered teachers at Melkadida Host Community Primary School to participate in a training on Learning through Play in 2021, little did Teacher Mohammed know his teaching style was about to…
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Handling large classes made easy by Learning through Play
When you enter Teacher Shukuru’s class, you know from that moment that she understands Learning through Play! The Top Class at Bukere Primary School in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement is decorated with colourful teaching and learning materials, most of…
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Tanzania approves Learning through Play educator content
In February, the Tanzania PlayMatters team successfully secured approval from the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) to use the national Teachers' Continuous Professional Development (TCPD) framework to incorporate learning through play…
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Government to invest in early childhood education
The Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda will consider investing in early childhood care and education for at least one year of pre-primary, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Primary Education, indicated. This came as an…
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Playday ignites meaning of learning through play in Tanzania
As a way of putting Learning through Play approaches into practice, PlayMatters project in Tanzania held a playday at Kilemba and Kumkugwa Primary School Grounds in Kibondo District in February 2023. The event aimed at creating awareness and…
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Textbooks for School-going Children in Ethiopia
A total of 87,590 textbooks have been distributed to conflict-affected schools in Amhara Region, Ethiopia to support the learning needs of refugees, internally displaced and host community children. Working together with the Regional…
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TeamUp creating a conducive learning environment for children
"Team-team, TeamUp!, Team-team, TeamUp!" These were the words the jolly children at Bright Future Primary School, Palabek Refugee Settlement in Lamwo District were chanting as they got ready for their TeamUp session. The school is among the 5…
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Play ignites Children's learning in BidiBidi Refugee Settlement
Holy Dove Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Yumbe District is one of the centres hosting 406 children for early learning between the ages 3-12 years. Established in 2016 by Plan International Uganda, the centre…