Blog - Children On The Edge

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Breaking the Mould: Redefining Early Years Assessment with Play-Based Tools

Guest blog from Sarah Ndlovu, our International Education Specialist about how we’re breaking the mould, and using play to create an effective early years assessment tool in Uganda.

Inspiring Rohingya Girls to Attend School

In the ‘mega camps’ of Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees are stuck living in one of the toughest environments on earth. There is little access to education and girls face pressure to stay home. But in spite of this, there is hope. Bristy, one of our Project Officers, tells us more about how she’s working to change attitudes and encourage girls to attend school.

End of an era: Our 34 year journey with The Body Shop

With the closure of The Body Shop at Home and major changes to the global business, we want to take this opportunity to thank and honour those we have journeyed with since 1990.

Tackling Language Barriers a Step at a Time for Rohingya Refugee Children

How our digital lessons have evolved in Bangladesh to bring learning to live for thousands of Rohingya refugee children.

Ten Years of Change in Jinja

Babra Nandawula, our social worker in Uganda describes the incredible change she has witnessed in communities in Jinja over the past ten years.

Life on the Edge for Rohingya Refugees

Conditions for over a million Rohingya refugees in Kutupalong camp, the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh are dire. People here are truly living on ‘the edge’, facing poverty and violence, trapped in dangerous conditions and unable to leave.

Ending Child Sacrifice: The Inside Story of the Five Year Fight to Change the Law in Uganda

We share the inside story of the fight to change the law in Uganda. After five years of civil society campaigning, The Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act 2021 was officially signed into law on the 14th July 2021.

Supporting Communities in Kachin After Devastating Artillery Attack

In October 2023, an artillery attack in Kachin State, Myanmar destroyed the community of Munglai Hkyet, one of the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps we support in Kachin State. Find out what our partners have been doing to support those affected in the aftermath of the bombing.

Blooming Marvellous - New Vegetable Gardens Bringing Hope in Karamoja, Uganda

In 2022, we began to replicate our Child Protection Team Model in the Karamoja region of Uganda, where children are at risk of neglect, abuse, hunger and trafficking. These new volunteer teams are already making an incredible difference, most recently in combating malnutrition by supporting communities to grow food.

Digital Education Programme selected for the HundrED Spotlight on Edtech in Bangladesh

In 2023, our Digital Education Programme in Bangladesh was been chosen by HundrED and the Global Ed Tech Hub as an ‘impactful and scalable educational technology innovation’ as part of a Spotlight Award.

Treating Children As Individuals To Help Them Thrive: Meet Bieneme

Meet four year old Bieneme, whose development has come on in leaps and bounds since joining our cluster group lessons in the Kyaka II refugee settlement in Uganda.

Meet Child Protection Team Member, Maria

We began working with communities in the Karamoja region of Uganda in 2022, where children are at risk of neglect, abuse and trafficking. Find out how our Child Protection Team model is helping to protect the children living here.