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Working with families to build ‘Protective Environments’ for children during the pandemic

29/4/2021

 
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Children on the Edge works alongside local communities in some of the toughest places in the world to transform the lives of overlooked children by co-creating protective environments where they can safely live, play, learn and grow.  To do this, we work closely with the people and places that have the most impact on the child: the family, classroom, community and society. 

If families lack the resources to meet needs and solve problems, their children are pushed to the edge. They become poorly protected and are at risk of abuse, exploitation, exclusion and neglect, causing irreversible damage. 


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Q&A with Programme Manager Balaba Henry Bosco #GetToKnowUs

27/4/2021

 
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Last month we introduced Programme Manager Balaba Henry Bosco (Henry) who is part of the COTE Africa team in Uganda, and works with refugees from the DR Congo in the Kyaka II settlement. He told us about his work in Kyaka II and his hopes for the future, and then we threw it over to YOU.

​Giving our supporters an opportunity to ask Henry a question. We were sent some fantastic questions which Henry has answered, read on to find out what he said about the most challenging parts of his job and how he helped to spread joy in the COTE Africa office at Christmas.

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Players of People’s Postcode Lottery support over 5,500 refugee children with funding of £250,000 for second year in a row

27/4/2021

 
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We are delighted to announce that we will not only be benefitting from a second year of incredible generosity from the players of People’s Postcode Lottery, but funding will be extended to support our work with refugee children in both Lebanon and Uganda. 

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Transforming lives in slum communities in Uganda

26/4/2021

 
In Uganda, we support communities to create a protective environment for their children. Recently, we facilitated our annual 'Most Significant Change' exercise with the five slum communities we work with in Jinja, Uganda. People from each area gather to share their experiences and discuss which stories of change are the most significant to them over the year, and why. They then vote on which story they feel represents the most important kind of transformation for them as a community. 

This is the fourth time we have used this technique in the Loco, Masese I, Masese II and Masese III and the second time it has been used in Wandago. Here are some highlights from the stories chosen by each community.
Namakusa Ruth - MASESE I
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Masese I community chose the story of 37-year-old Namukasa Ruth who describes a transformation in both her parenting and her household income. Firstly, she received invaluable advice and support from Lydia Kisakye from her local Child Protection Team. She describes how she used to bark at her children and beat them, but since listening to Lydia “...I am no longer harsh to my children. Whenever I want to beat them, I remember what Lydia told me and then I just cool down. Now, I can sit down with my children and we crack jokes, not as before”.

She also talked about how a small business loan and training has helped her develop her soft drinks stall, and how this has tide the family over throughout some hardships in her husband’s fishing business. 

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How Ramadan is different this year in Bangladesh

25/4/2021

 
Muslim communities around the world are currently observing Ramadan, it’s a very important month in the Islamic calendar. For the communities we support in Bangladesh, Ramadan is a time to look forward to. 

​Nural Islam told us,
“Ramadan is special for me, and I will get some special new clothes at the end of Ramadan during Eid”.
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But this year, like so many other religious occasions, celebrations and festivals, the pandemic has affected the way that Muslim communities can prepare for, observe and celebrate Ramadan.
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