Children on the Edge

We're jumping into your morning with some #MondayMotivation from the brilliant Maombi. Maombi fled from conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018 along with her husband and five children. She was a preschool teacher in DRC, and now works with us in Uganda, teaching at the cluster groups. She is also growing her shop with a community funded small business loan. Maombi has excellent teaching and teamwork skills and is really well-liked by the parents. She does a great job encouraging them to get involved in their children’s learning. She says of her job, "My relationship with the children is good - I really like playing with them. I enjoy giving them an education. I can also now pay for food and for my own children's school fees." Find out more about the sustainable early years education we support for Congolese refugee children at https://buff.ly/4e14IGT

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5-year-old Lahtaw Lu Lu Pan had to flee to the remote mountain camps in Myanmar when conflict came to her village. Her father is a soldier and her mother tries to make ends meet by running a small shop in the camp. She attends one of the early learning centres we support here and says, “My mum is not a rich woman although she is a shopkeeper. We just live in just a shelter, not a concrete house. I am very happy in school though because there are toys and playing materials and teachers don’t get angry. I have three lovely friends in school and I usually play with them. I like this umbrella and the croc shoes very much.” See where Lahtaw Lu Lu Pan lives by watching this video https://buff.ly/3C5gTF3 and consider a donation to our work: https://buff.ly/3A6doxL

This brand new grade one class in Cox's Bazar love their brand new red uniforms! Student Mahin said, "Today I am very happy to get my very first new school uniform. It is very beautiful and I like it very much." Get a little view into the oasis style community classrooms we support in Bangladesh by watching this joy filled snippet of film: https://buff.ly/3Adi7xF

A huge thank you to Hazel, Esther and their friends and family for raising £500 at their Big October Cake Bake this weekend! We particularly love the Petworth Park reindeer biscuits! A special mention goes to Petworth Toddler Time for holding a little cake sale with the leftovers and @Montezumaschocs for providing the brownie recipe and the buttons to go on top! Thank you everyone for your generosity. Every brew, every bake and every bite can help a refugee child to live, learn, play and thrive. If you want to get involved and fundraise for Children on the Edge, just go to https://buff.ly/3YDiew0

After filming 'The Children of Jinja', award-winning journalist M. Wasay Mir said, "Previous work had introduced me to people from different walks of life but none have taught me more than the children of Jinja." Find out more about what he learned by reading his guest blog: https://buff.ly/4dECuBq Watch the film at https://buff.ly/3zPmdMg

We’re pleased to announce that our video ‘Cluster Learning: Ensuring the youngest refugee children have learning for life’ has been nominated as a finalist for the 2024 Big Syn International Film Festival, London. It was selected as part of a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals commitment at the world's biggest sustainability film festival. Big Syn is led by Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy award-winning celebrities and leaders from sustainability policy and media and our film will screen on bigsyn.org from today until 26 Oct 2024 to viewers worldwide. Our work with Congolese refugee children is generously supported by funds raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. #bigsynfilmfest24 @bigsyn_film_festival #PostcodeLotteryPeople You can watch the film at https://buff.ly/3NtNyXC

"A place with limited means but unlimited faith is how I would describe Jinja. The air was filled with hope." Created by award-winning journalist Muhammad Wasay Mir, 'The Children of Jinja' is a beautifully crafted short documentary about the work we support in Jinja, Uganda. For those of you that have supported this work over the years, you'll see some familiar faces and be reminded about the difference that has been made for over a decade. Enjoy watching the film at: https://buff.ly/3zGvEh7 Find out more about the work in Jinja by going to: https://buff.ly/47YsS3o

Israeli attacks have displaced thousands in southern Lebanon and, thanks to your support, we've already provided over 1,300 hot meals to families in Beirut. The need is growing fast and Nuna Matar, director of our partner organisation in Lebanon says, “We need to reach more people.” Nuna and her team are setting up makeshift kitchens at local shelters, enabling families to cook for themselves. Want to help further? 🥕 £30 buys a day's cooking ingredients for 100 people. 🍳 £150 sets up a makeshift kitchen. Share this with others who might want to make a difference, and donate here: https://buff.ly/3A2S4cl?

Brilliant words from our trustee Helen Pattinson. She has just returned from visiting the early years education work we support for Congolese refugee children in Uganda and would like to share some 'Food for the Soul'. 😍