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Today We've successfully conducted play therapy in refugee communities of imvepi refugee settlement Uganda, these activity help children heal and rebuild from trauma. this program also provides essential emotional support, but during the activity challenges persist. We face ongoing gaps in resources, and funds to support our activity programming. so we are requesting Your support to bridge these gaps, enabling us to reach more children and enhance their journey to recovery. Join us in making a lasting impact—your contribution can help close the gap and continue our vital work

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Due to lack of Funding there is 4 ECD centre that has been left not operating, in the refugee settlement of Imvepi Refugee camp, as a refugee led organisation, we feel ownership of the centres. together with the refugee leaders, caregivers, government and the entire refugee community. we develop a community funding project, where by we mobilise the community to support the Centres with cash contribution, human resource, and play materials. today we have conducted feedback meeting with the Refugee welfare councils RWCs to find out some impressing challenges affecting the ECD centres in the settlement, the challenges we identified are limited play materials, teaching materials and cleaning tools, the school management committees are lacking knowledge and skills of how they can run some programmes, fundraising and Advocacy programmes at the centres. hence requesting for capacity building. there is need of raising awareness and sensitisation on Early learning and importance of sending children 3-8 years early to school. AS a refugee led organisation we are requesting for more support to this programme to enable the refugee children access better education and play programmes at the settlement.

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yesterday at Supiri ECD centre in village 19 zone 2 imvepi refugee settlement Uganda. We conducted community meeting with the parents support PSG, Centre management committee CMC, Child protection Committee CPC and caregivers. the meeting aimed at empowering, strengthening the parents, community members on how they can contributed to support the ECD centre. this initiative of involving parents helps us to fill the gap of funding in the ECD programs. by involving the refugee community in ECD programs helps create more effective, inclusive, and sustainable support systems for young children and their families. this enable us to strengthen and put more resources to support and training the school management committee for better sustainability of the ECD centres.

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Today we have distributed sisal ropes to 33 PSN (person with special need) the aim of supporting the PSN with sisal ropes is to help them use it for temporary shelter construction. in imvepi refugee settlement, most families used grass houses, and it is very important to support them with sisal ropes, so we are calling for more support from friends, partners and donors to support this idea. your little contribution can change life in our refugee community of imvepi.

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Together we stand to make our children have access to quality education, yesterday we conducted community meeting at Supiri ECD centre. the aim of this meeting is to find out some gaps that hinders the community in supporting there own ECD centre. the challenges that affect the parents are, limited knowledge, skills and capacity to manage the ECD centres, limited resource at the centres e.g. play materials, lesson frame work, limited teaching materials and lack of funds to support the caregivers. the recommendation is that, there is need for capacity building training to the school management committee, child protection committee, and parents support group in other for them to have knowledge and skills for school management. there is need of locating some funds to facilitate the caregivers. and also there is need of supporting the ECD centres with teaching materials, like pens, counter books for lesson planing, learning frame work, marker pens, flip chart, and chocks. if we could be able to mobilise this resource we can make the ECD centres in imvepi refugee settlement better and conducive for learning

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WARDI Uganda is conducting community meeting on Early Childhood Development (ECD) Strengthening was a powerful gathering filled with passion and dedication. As community members shared their stories and concerns about the current state of ECD in Imvepi refugee settlement in Uganda, a vision for positive change began to emerge. One key highlight of the meeting was the heartfelt plea for support for our local ECD centres in Imvepi refugee settlement. Community members eloquently voiced the vital role the ECD centre plays in shaping the future of our children. They spoke of its impact on early learning, socio-emotional development, and overall well-being of our youngest community members. Through compelling testimonials, attendees emphasized the trans formative power of quality ECD programs in setting children up for success later in life. With an air of hope and optimism, community members rallied together, calling for support from generous donors and partners who share their commitment to nurturing the next generation. The message was clear: by investing in our ECD center, we are investing in the future prosperity of refugee community in imvepi refugee settlement. As the meeting concluded, the energy and determination in the room were palpable. With community members united in their mission to bolster our ECD centre, the call to action resonated not only with those present but with potential donors who could see the significant impact their support could make. The stage was set for a collective endeavour to ensure every child in the refugee community has access to quality early childhood education and care.

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The Story of Stephen Bida A Local Actor Stephen Bida, is a director of women Action for Rural Development Initiative commonly known as WARDI Uganda a refugee led organization, Stephen is a south Sudanese refugee living in Imvepi refugee settlement in Uganda when Stephen Bida learned that children in his community were no longer attending ECD centers due to lack of funding, he knew he had to act. The centers, once supported by an international NGO, but due to funding gaps the center had been abandoned when the funding dried up, leaving young children without access to critical early learning opportunities. Undeterred, Stephen sprang into action. He began mobilizing the community, going door-to-doo, public gathering to spread awareness about the importance of ECD and the consequences of leaving children behind. His message resonated - parents and caregivers were eager to support the centers, but many felt powerless to do so on their own. Stephen's solution was to organize the community into a collective effort. He encouraged families to contribute whatever they could afford - whether money, time, or supplies - to revive the ECD centers. The response was overwhelming. Neighbors banded together, pooling their resources to pay caregivers, repair facilities, and stock classrooms with learning materials. As the community-supported ECD centers sprang back to life, the impact was immediate and profound. Children who had fallen behind academically began to thrive, catching up quickly thanks to the nurturing, stimulating environment. Parents reported that their children were more confident, curious, and eager to learn. "Before the ECD center reopened, my child was always at home, not learning anything," said Monica Bako. "Now he comes back full of energy, singing songs and telling me all the new things he discovered that day. I'm so grateful to have this opportunity for him." Stephen's has demonstrates the power of community-led initiatives to fill critical gaps in early childhood development. By mobilizing families to contribute what they can, the ECD centers are able to operate sustainably, without relying on unpredictable external funding. So Stephen Bida is calling your support, Stephen's model can be replicated in refugee communities around the world, ensuring that no child is left behind. Your donation today can help provide young children in Imvepi refugee settlement in Uganda with the strong foundation they need to succeed in school and in life, even in the face of adversity.