Moja Kids mark their 30th video newsletter with a brand new look!

8/6/2022

We’re incredibly proud of the children in Bangladesh who run Moja Kids, their very own online community where they can express their ideas and talents, connecting and communicating beyond the confines of their challenging surroundings. They have just produced their 30th video newsletter, celebrating with a fresh colourful look and an uplifting new soundtrack.

At present, Moja Kids represents nearly 9,000 Bangladeshi and Rohingya children living in Kutupalong – the world’s largest refugee camp – and other communities in neighbouring Cox’s Bazar and the Doharazi enclaves.

The children work together to create and share their own fun packed news videos using our digital platform. Their creations are compiled and shared across hundreds of classrooms on a weekly basis.

These news productions are not only a chance to express their thoughts, show their talents and share their experiences, but also a means to connect and interact with peers beyond the confines of the camp and the slum communities where they live.

Content covers an array of subjects, from games, crafts, dances, songs and artwork, to interviews with teachers, videos about the everyday family lives of students, and children sharing with each other what their school days are like.

Their 30th production concluded with Nusran Jahat Nuba, a regular anchor presenter
for Moja Kids saying, “We fly with inspiration, not with wings. We make our way
to the dream with courage. The stories of our friends inspire us.”

Since lockdown lifted, the excitement around Moja Kids has become infectious, with many parents reporting how their children practise their talents at home in order to be able to participate in the videos. Amongst themselves, children talk about never wanting to be absent from school in case they miss the screening of a Moja Kids video, and chatter about the content that they have watched.

Zobaida Akhter (pictured) is a teacher in the Doharazi enclaves, she says, “Moja Kids helps the children have fun as well as show their hidden talents. These talents would never be revealed without Moja Kids. As a result, students have become interested in various creative activities. When they see their work on the projector screen, I am amazed to see their bright eyes and how happy they are. There is now a competition among students to participate in "Moja Kids!".