Learning through play in East Africa
Through PlayMatters, the IRC and LEGO Foundation bring learning through play to East Africa. Photos by Derick Taremwa and Mike Kilonzo for the IRC.
The Bukere Primary School in Kyegegwa, Uganda, is home to a PlayMatters program. More than 2,000 students arrive daily to enjoy learning.
Students engage in a writing activity at a PlayMatters program at the Tsore refugee camp in Ethiopia.
A young student learns to read and spell using active learning methods during a PlayMatter program at the Tsore refugee camp, Ethiopia.
A student leads a counting activity in front of her class in Kitgum, Uganda.
Children learn from a PlayMatters at Home learning packet.
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