A mother of a disabled child who attends our newest project - the Rwamwanja Inclusion Project , based within Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Uganda , shares her observations of some of the way that engaging in play over the last four months has already helped her young child to develop.

Many people consider that children with impairments are difficult and expensive to include in humanitarian initiatives , because they need 'specialist' services. This means that disabled young people are almost always left behind. They are denied access to social spaces, excluded from development projects and isolated from their community.

But for any child, a safe and nurturing environment that encourages them to play, explore and learn is sometimes all that is needed to start to make progress in their development. That’s what our playschemes are about — creating inclusive spaces where every child has the chance to grow.