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After more than a decade of displacement, families in Kachin State, Myanmar, are finally beginning to return home - and they are taking our early childhood education model with them.

Decades of state violence have suppressed Rohingya written language, completely fracturing their children’s education. This blog highlights the movement to fight this cultural erasure. Reflecting on the ‘Learning in Exile’ event at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library, we look at how activists and NGOs are using the written Hanifi script to bring linguistic justice and mother-tongue schooling to Rohingya refugees.

Since 2021, children at Glebelands secondary school have been supporting Children on the Edge by organising a huge variety of different fundraising activities, including non-school uniform days, cake sales, raffles, baking competitions, concerts and special events. Together they have raised more than £10,500 to help Children on the Edge provide education and protection for children living in some of the world’s toughest situations.

Three years since her first visit to Kyaka II refugee settlement in Uganda Early years education specialist Judith Gallimore reflects on the cluster learning journey and how the programme in Uganda has changed over the past three years.

Students really are some of our most amazing supporters. In the last year, groups from four UK universities have found creative ways to fundraise, ensuring education and protection for children living in some of the world’s toughest situations. Find out how University students from Cambridge, Chichester, Plymouth and Sussex have helped to raise more than £4,000 for Children on the Edge.

As Children on the Edge steps back from work in Patna, we look back at the achievements made possible by our supporters and the foundation left for the local community. Since 2014, our Children on the Edge community has stood alongside one of the most marginalised groups in India - the Musahar Dalit community in Patna. Together, we have worked to address the systemic discrimination and poverty that have affected this community for generations, cutting its children off from education.

The theme of the 2026 International Women’s Day is ‘Give to Gain’. This is the simple idea that when we invest our effort into those around us, the whole community reaps the rewards. One woman who really shows us ‘Give to Gain’ in action is mother of eight, Furaha Zabayo.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of BBC Radio 4 listeners, we have raised over £50,000 for Rohingya refugee children in our 2025 Appeal, narrated by actress Susannah Fielding. These funds are already providing life-changing education for over 6,000 students in refugee classrooms, who are finally able to learn in their own language.

Children on the Edge CEO and Co-founder Rachel Bentley highlights six stories of hope and action from communities around the world in 2025.

This year, our Children on the Edge Christmas cards are extra special, featuring some wonderful artwork from the pre-school children we support in Jinja, Uganda.

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.

From training with Children on the Edge to establishing local Child Protection Teams in his home district of Karamoja, Edrine’s story is a powerful example of how community-led initiatives create lasting change from the ground up.