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Debra Laxton from the University of Chichester reflects on her trip to Kyaka II refugee settlement in Uganda with Children on the Edge. Working with our team, Debra has been helping to develop and evaluate a play-based programme assessment framework and tool that we are rolling out for our early years programme in Uganda.

Retired army veteran, Mick Stanley has raised nearly £15,000 for Children on the Edge in his famous homemade boat, ‘The Tintanic’.

How do we ensure that children can actively, and meaningfully participate in our programmes?

The children we support in Bangladesh celebrate a special occasion - the 100th episode of ‘Moja Kids’, their online newsletter.

Each year our Big October Cake Bake is a wonderful opportunity for our amazing supporters to raise money for Children on the Edge by making, eating and sharing delicious cakes and bakes.

We are thrilled that Children on the Edge has been welcomed into the Global Schools Forum community. This network of organisations from around the world work to improve education outcomes for children in low and middle income countries.

Muhammad Wasay Mir, award-winning journalist and videographer, spent some time in Uganda last year, interviewing children and teachers from the communities we support in Jinja. He tells us about his experiences of filming his short documentary, ‘The Children of Jinja’.

Loru is 21 and lives in Karamoja, Uganda. He's been supported by our Child Protection Teams here and seen a huge change, for the better.

Aqdas is 17 years old and witnessed her dreams vanish overnight when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021. Read her story and how our partner organisation helped her to apply for a scholarship in the USA.

In India, a support programme for older children to obtain secondary level qualifications is helping Dalit communities to break out of the cycle of poverty and exclusion.

Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Children on the Edge have been supporting the most vulnerable refugee children.

The Herat Online School offers a vital lifeline to women and girls in Afghanistan who are cut off from education. The online school brings hope and a chance to connect with the outside world, as they are forced to stay home, out of sight.