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PlayMatters donor visit “Lego Foundation” breakfast meeting highlights
The PlayMatters consortium, led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in partnership with Plan International and War Child Alliance, convened a Donor Visit Breakfast Meeting at Skyz Hotel in Kampala on 24th October 2025 to reflect on progress…
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Learning through Play Training - Teacher Jeska shares her perspective
Thirty-six kilometres southwest of Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Terego district, is Alengu Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD). Like other ECDs within refugee settlements in Uganda, Alengu faces numerous challenges, some related to the large…
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World Teachers’ Day: We celebrate the hard work of teachers in making learning possible
Research has shown that Learning through Play is a vital component of early childhood development, and it continues to be an effective and important approach in delivering learning throughout primary education. Learning through Play is key to…
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PlayMatters commissions four renovated classroom blocks
PlayMatters and the district leadership commissioned four newly renovated classrooms in Palabek Refugee Settlement in Lamwo District, northern Uganda. The primary schools that have benefitted include Glory Land, Aywee, Bright Future and Beyogoya.…
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System Actors Workshop in Tanzania
PlayMatters held its second regional-level system actors’ workshop/event in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between August 16 and 18, 2023. The first workshop was held in Kampala, Uganda in 2021. Nearly 70 participants from education ministries and the…
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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…