Botswana faced several weeks of lockdown and for our communities on the margins, that has meant desperate threats into isolation and toxic stress. Despite the easing of lockdowns, the current restrictions still mean we have to temporarily close all playgroups across the country. Empty streets can...
At Learn to Play, sustainability is our driving force. We want our resources for play to be readily available and replaceable within the community. We don’t want to have a negative impact on the environment, especially since so many of our communities rely on their...
A few years ago, Priyanka trained to be a Health Coach for children with the Dr. Sears Institute to become more aware about how a child’s physical wellness impacts their learning and development at school. As Learn To Play grows, we see the immense value of...
At Learn to Play we value culturally sustainable play. We are guided by this principle and have developed our curriculum and Rainbow Play Framework with it in mind. What is it? Sustainable development aims to preserve cultures, beliefs and traditions. It makes a positive impact to communities...
As of January 2019, Learn To Play will no longer be continuing with the Learn To Play (Ithute Go Tshameka) Playgroups at the Gamodubu Child Care Trust. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Gamodubu Child Care Trust for working with us to...
In 2018, we worked with 21 Mamapreneurs across 3 communities and impacted over 150 children. Our Gopong Playgroup ran one session a day with 36 children, and 7 mamas’ lives were uplifted through economic empowerment. The relationships with the Health Clinic & Village Development Committee...
Tom David and Warren Handley are two young men from Cape Town, South Africa, who walked over 6000km from Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania to Johannesburg, South Africa. Having volunteered at Aluwani, Tom and Warren were able to get firsthand experience of the hardships that orphaned and vulnerable...
During the course of 2018, news of our success spread across communities and we were approached by the Village Development Committee (VDC) in a village called Kavimba, further north of Kasane, to implement a Playgroup in their community. The Health Clinic & VDC have taken ownership...