Every year on 5th October, World Teachers' Day is observed to acknowledge the contribution of teachers in the society.

The theme for this year is "Valuing teacher voices: Towards a new social contract for education." This year's celebrations will emphasize the pivotal role that teachers play in shaping the future of education and the urgent need to incorporate their perspectives into educational policy and decision-making processes.

PlayMatters seeks to improve the "chalk and talk" teaching methods with active, play-based, learner-centred methods in refugee hosting areas in Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania. We are working with teachers to build their skills and motivations to integrate these methods in the classroom.

Here's what we are doing for teachers:

• Training teachers on Learning through Play.
• Providing continuous Teacher Professional Development.
• Creating multimedia distance learning courses for teachers.
• Working with Ministries of Education to incorporate Learning through Play in the curriculum and education service delivery.

We celebrate TEACHERS across the world.