Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/brac-play-labs-enabling-vulnerable-children-to-reach-their-full-potential-through-play/5024568/
“Play is now widely recognized as a key facilitator in the emotional development of children. Children are able to explore different aspects of their identity and increase collaboration through play.”
- Devon Ritzer, BRAC USA
When we visited Bangladesh last year, Manjusree Mitra, World Forum National Representative for Bangladesh, arranged to devote a day to learning about the BRAC Play Labs. We were thankful she created this opportunity for us. In Bonnie’s Global Café we reported,
“Our last day in Dhaka focused on play as we visited two of the BRAC Play Labs on the outskirts of the city and observed the energy and spirit of joyful, focused play among children, facilitators and parents. The environments were filled with color and art created by the community. We had the honor of speaking with some of the mothers before we left; they shared the importance of this program in the lives of their children and their families.”
What we witnessed was just a microcosm of the Play Labs initiative. In 2016, the LEGO Foundation awarded BRAC a $7.1 million five-year grant to use Play Labs as a means of promoting the importance of learning through play. The goal was to create ...