projects

Innovative Education: Play-based pedagogy for refugee children

Completed
Ongoing training session, Relon, Malawi
Start Date
Total Project Cost
USD 40,657.000
Country
Malawi
Project Team
Refugee-led Organization Network Malawi (RELON Malawi)

Challenge

The Dzaleka refugee camp faces significant education challenges, including inadequate pedagogical methods, overcrowded classrooms, and a lack of specialized support for children with disabilities.

Solution

RELON Malawi – a consortium of three refugee-led organizations – will implement play-based pedagogy, a child-centered learning method focused on playful activities and games to enhance education quality and inclusivity.

Impact

The project will benefit up to 1,300 children and 50 teachers. It is designed to rekindle the desire for education among refugee children, enhance their holistic development, and promote inclusion of children with disabilities.

Project impact

142
children, including those with disabilities, benefit from enhanced educational outcomes
56
teachers trained in play-based pedagogy
90
members of refugee-led organizations strengthened project & financial management skills

Other information

As a result of this project, two community spaces were developed and made available for teaching and educational activities. In total, the project touched the lives of 288 community members directly, and a further 3,554 indirectly.

288
Directly impacted
3554
Indirectly impacted