By Seema Sharma | Trustee
Play must go on!
Children have been away from blackboards, playing, eating together and chattering during recess, and attending physical education in playgrounds for more than a year-and-a-half!
A July 2021 Harvard report, ‘Persevering through the Pandemic,’ states that 58 percent of parents have witnessed COVID-19 harm their children’s academic development. Just over half of the parents saw a negative impact on their child’s social-emotional development, which can affect the ability to learn, build relationships and manage emotions.
Toybank-Development through Play has continually recognized these losses long before the outbreak of the pandemic. From providing games to a couple of thousands of street kids to setting up Play2Learn Centers impacting over 57,000 kids, Toybank has consistently responded to children’s evolving needs for the past 17 years, even during COVID-19 as our program went digital.
Find out more about the way our support for children is evolving to face the limits of digital divide and virtual learning fatigue from our recent report.
We are grateful for your continued support, please do get in touch if you would like to get more involved!
Warm regards
Seema Sharma
Founder and Trustee
Child Action
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