Education in emergencies
Play gives refugee children a chance to overcome trauma, learn and thrive. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡), the LEGO Foundation and our partners are working together to show that it is possible to reach every refugee child in East Africa with play-based learning. See highlights from the announcement of our new initiative, PlayMatters:
We know education is a lifeline, not a luxury.
— David Miliband (@DMiliband)
We also know that refugee children are the most vulnerable.
THANK YOU for the $100 million award to and partners to bring learning through play to children in East Africa.
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Across NYC, London and Copenhagen, children wrote special to refugee children around the world. cc:
— ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ - ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (@RESCUEorg)
I’m in NYC right now, to kickstart the initiative between and . It was so great to reunite with the team including Sandee Borgman who travelled with me to Tanzania to start an anti child labour campaign.
— Danielle de Niese (@Danielledeniese)
"We're going to be working across East Africa to make sure that some of the most vulnerable children get access to some of the most inspiring education," ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ president and CEO David Miliband says of our partnership with the LEGO Foundation. Learn more about PlayMatters
