Watch our ​Virtual Event: November 30th 2021

TAKING EDUCATION TO WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE...

​An introduction to Cluster Learning in Uganda

​By the time a child reaches five years old, 90% of their brain has developed; making early years experiences the most important of their lives.

​Throughout refugee communities in Kyaka II, Uganda, 15,000 Congolese children are cut off from early years support. They face irreversible damage, but simple learning and connection can give them the healthy foundations they need for the future. 

The 30 learning centres we support here are already packed full, so we're introducing a brand new way of learning at the heart of each community. Under trees, in homes and communal spaces, thousands more children will access weekly groups where trained teachers spark learning and parents are supported to inspire daily progress at home. 

Fresh from winning this year’s Theirworld Education Innovation Award for this pilot programme, we are pleased to invite you to a virtual evening to find out more about this exciting new Cluster Learning model that is opening up early years education and support to thousands of refugee children. 

We’ll be chatting on zoom with a panel of individuals, from those who dreamed it up and developed the idea, and those that are making it a reality right now in Uganda. Towards the end there will also be an opportunity to ask your own questions. Please join us for some compelling conversation, from the comfort of your own home. 

Meet Our Panel

RACHEL BENTLEY

CEO & Co-founder of Children on the Edge

BEN WILKES

COO of
​Children on the Edge

WINNIE ​BIIRA

CEO of Children on the Edge Africa (COTEA)

GEMMA DRIVER

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer - Children on the Edge

 MUGERWA PHILIP

Kyaka II Programme Manager, Children on the Edge Africa (COTEA)

Children learning in cluster groups outside in Kyaka II settlement, Uganda

READ MORE ABOUT THE CLUSTER LEARNING PROGRAMME