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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Bureau of…