Moja Kids Celebrate 100th Video

15/11/2024

Rohingya children in their classroom gathered round a table with a cake

This month, the children we support in Bangladesh were celebrating a special occasion - the 100th episode of ‘Moja Kids’, their online newsletter.

In Bangladesh, our partners, Mukti Cox’s Bazar support the children from our learning centres in the slums of Cox’s Bazar and Kutuplaong, the worlds’ largest refugee camp, to produce online video newsletters that are shared with all the children from the programme. Videos are also shared with our learners in India and Uganda.

The popular ‘Moja Kids’ videos are watched by thousands of children and at the start of November, they celebrated the release of the 100th video episode. There was dancing, and of course, plenty of cake to mark the huge milestone.

WATCH THE 100th MOJA KIDS EPISODE

Children in Bangladesh gather to celebrate with cake and placards

The videos help the children we support to connect with their peers, which is especially important for Rohingya refugee children trapped in the sprawling camps of Kutupalong. They get to watch messages and videos from the children at our learning centres in India, which they love.

They are full of fun, presented by the children themselves, who are excited to appear in the newsletters. Much loved puppets also help to ‘present’ the episodes and footage of children dancing, singing and demonstrating crafts are popular features.

One teacher told us: “Children feel more enthusiastic to come to our school because of Moja Kids”.

“I’ve loved creating remarkable moments with the children. They all have different stories, but they all belong. They can be the best performers, and showcase great ideas no matter how difficult their situations are.” - Tansuri Das - Content Translation Officer, Mukti Cox’s Bazar

“I’ve loved creating remarkable moments with the children. They all have different stories, but they all belong. They can be the best performers, and showcase great ideas no matter how difficult their situations are.”

Tansuri Das - Content Translation Officer, Mukti Cox’s Bazar

A young Bangaldeshi woman with glasses smiling with a boy in school uniform

Tanusri with one of her students

The children tell us so many positive things about Moja Kids: “I love to watch children my age making videos” and "I love watching friends living in other camps".

They really enjoy being shown how to build or make things by other children, telling us: “I like to watch because I’ve learned to draw flowers” and "I learned to make paper boats and do embroidery".

Moki the puppet is a favourite, because “he’s a chatterbox and always smiling”, others tell us they “want to meet Mokivai [the puppet]”.

Children in Bangladesh lined up in uniform outside to celebrate with balloons and cake

Children from Cox's Bazar learning centres gather to celebrate

Moka Kids episodes compliment our innovative digital curriculum in Bangladesh throughout all our learning centres in Bangladesh, helping children to learn with fun, engaging lessons taught on screen.

For Rohingya refugees trapped inside Kutupalong camp, the video lessons offer a chance to access meaningful education and understand what is being taught, as videos are dubbed in their own language.

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