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Last month I went to catch up with our colleagues in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Uganda. It was an absolute privilege to be with the team again, to see how our Cluster Learning Programme is going and, more specifically, how they’re getting on with the Play-Based Programme Assessment Toolbox (PPAT) we’ve all co-created.

During 2025 Refugee Week, Children on the Edge visited two local schools in Chichester. We spoke to pupils about what it means to be a refugee. We shared how we support some of the most marginalised refugee children to learn, play and thrive in our colourful learning spaces.

In India, children from our learning centres form 'Child Parliaments'. Ten elected ‘ministers’ represent their friends, learn about their rights and peacefully campaign in their communities.

Children on the Edge has been investing in Early Childhood Development (ECD) for marginalised children in different areas of the world since 2000.

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.

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.

Children on the Edge worked with local partners to provide emergency assistance to over 9,550 Karenni people displaced by violent military attacks in Myanmar. They are now ensuring safe early learning spaces for 250 children in the most remote jungle camps.

During Refugee Week 2024, we were delighted to visit St James’ Primary School in Emsworth to share how we help to ensure that refugee children in Bangladesh are able to learn, play and have fun with their friends at our learning centres.

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

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.

Thousands of 3-6 year olds benefit from our award winning outdoor learning groups in Uganda, supported by our team of refugee ‘superteachers’.

Our Cluster Learning Model offers a cost-effective, replicable, scalable solution to ensure marginalised children can benefit from quality early childhood education, setting them up for lifelong learning.