The Play & Learn Initiative (PaLI) is Aloha Foundation Uganda’s flagship education program that brings joy, structure, and purpose into learning. Through PaLI, we help children build foundational skills, confidence, and critical life abilities, preparing them not just for school, but for life. Its components include:
- Foundational Learning: Teaching at the Right Level
TaRL is an innovative proven teaching method that helps children build essential reading and arithmetic skills by grouping them according to their learning level, rather than by age or grade. Every day, our trained facilitators hold short, focused sessions tailored to the needs of each learning group. This way, every child learns at a pace that’s right for them and quickly begins to catch up.
What we include:
- Baseline assessments to determine each child’s level
- Daily TaRL sessions using structured TaRL methods
- Bi-weekly assessments to track progress and progress learners to the next learning level
- Play based learning beyond the classroom
We are exploring new ways to bring joyful, meaningful education into children's everyday environments. We believe that learning doesn't stop at school. It thrives in homes, villages, and open spaces. Inspired by the innovations of Kids Collab, Aloha Foundation Uganda is exploring how community-based play solutions like the Parent Play Box and Play Parks can be adapted to enhance our PaLI program and bring learning closer to home
The Parent Play Box, developed by Kids Collab, is a low-cost, activity-rich toolkit designed to support parents in facilitating fun, developmental play with their children at home. It encourages creativity, language development, and parent-child bonding—values we strongly share and hope to bring into our communities.
Play Parks, another Kids Collab initiative, create vibrant, child-friendly community spaces where structured and free play coexist. These parks are designed to support motor development, collaboration, and exploratory learning in a safe and inclusive environment.
