ANYTHING BUT A BAG DAY
Join in the World’s Biggest ‘Anything But A Bag’ Day for Play Action International!
Are you bored of non-uniform day, or dress down Friday? Why not switch it up? Get your school, college, institution or workplace on board and have some laughs!
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UGANDA VOLUNTEER PROJECT
The volunteer experience like no other
Discover, learn and develop in the the beautiful country of Uganda whilst your create a legacy for thousands of children to benefit from through building a playground for a school. As an ethical, affordable trip, it is the perfect opportunity to have the summer of a lifetime.
Your next adventure starts here!
Why play?
Development
Play is an essential part of childhood and is critical to child development – laying the foundation for health and well-being throughout life…
Learning
Play is serious business for young learners – improving IQ, problem solving, language development and a whole range of other skills that support learning and educational outcomes…
Trauma
Childhood should be a magical time. Yet for many children it can be a source of significant trauma which can compromise their future potential…
Our Impact
Over the past 10 years, we have become the leading play-based NGO in Uganda’s refugee settlements, where we have so far supported over 250,000 refugee children through play…
“No longer afraid”
When Peter arrived at his new home, a refugee settlement in Uganda, with over 200,000 others, he was afraid and traumatised. His Social Worker, Isaac, told us his story…
Read Peter’s story
Our work
We work with communities to enable them to realise the far-reaching benefits of play for children
We create and implement innovative and exciting playgrounds, play based educational materials and training programmes for disadvantaged communities across the world.
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