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An Update From Karamoja, Uganda

14/4/2023

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Road sign in Karamjoa, Uganda: Don't sell your children, send them to school

Rachel Bentley

CEO & co-founder of Children on the Edge

4 mins read time

I’ve just returned from Uganda, where I visited Karamoja, a region in northern Uganda where Children on the Edge has begun to replicate our successful Child Protection Team model.

Children here are living on the edge of society, with little support. Read about how we're supporting communities here to better protect their children.

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Finding Humanity - A report from Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda

12/4/2023

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Gemma from COTEUK and Marble from COTE Africa sat together smiling looking at a laptop

Gemma Driver

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
I work on monitoring and evaluating our work and how we can improve our programmes.

4 minutes read time

I’ve recently returned from my first visit to Kyaka II refugee settlement in Uganda, where we provide pre-school learning to mainly refugee children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Here are some reflections from the trip…

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My Story Can Restore Hope - Meet John, a Teacher in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement

12/4/2023

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4 mins read time

John Byamungu Nachale is a refugee teacher who is working with Children on the Edge to pioneer a new approach to early years education for Congolese refugee children in Uganda.

He was attacked and left for dead when he lived in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), and had to flee the country having lost everything.

He tells us the story of his journey, and how working to educate some of the youngest children fleeing his home country has begun to restore his hope.

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Life on the edge for Rohingya refugees

10/4/2023

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Conditions for over a million Rohingya refugees in the world’s largest refugee camp are dire.

People living in Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh are truly living on ‘the edge’, facing poverty and violence, trapped in dangerous conditions and unable to leave. It’s here, Children on the Edge have been working for over a decade, supporting education for thousands of refugee children.

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Meet Logistics Officer - Shafaet Hossen

6/4/2023

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28 year old Shafaet Hossen is Logistic Officer for our partners in Bangladesh, Mutki Cox’s Bazar. We spoke to him about his career, aspects of his job he is really passionate about and what motivates him.
Read on below to meet Shafaet …

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An Update From Karamoja, Uganda

Rachel Bentley

Finding Humanity - A report from Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda

Gemma Driver

My Story Can Restore Hope - Meet John, a Teacher in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement

Life on the edge for Rohingya refugees

Meet Logistics Officer - Shafaet Hossen

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LATEST STORIES

An Update From Karamoja, Uganda

Rachel Bentley

Finding Humanity - A report from Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda

Gemma Driver

My Story Can Restore Hope - Meet John, a Teacher in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement

Life on the edge for Rohingya refugees

Meet Logistics Officer - Shafaet Hossen

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aBOUT US

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Registered charity no. 1101441
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