Flying Colors Project

Flying Colors is an innovative, technology and play-based learning approach where children use tablets to learn, implemented by HAF Uganda with initial support from Learning Equality. First piloted in 2021 (Flying Colors 1.0) in Palabek Refugee Settlement, the project was designed to address gaps in foundational learning and provide pathways for out-of-school children both refugees and host community learners to transition into formal education.

The programme integrates Social Emotional Learning (SEL), foundational literacy, and numeracy through playful, blended, and project-based methodologies. It responds to the need for inclusive, engaging, and contextually relevant learning approaches that support both academic development and psychosocial well-being among children in displacement settings.

In 2024, Flying Colors 2.0 was launched to strengthen and scale the model, with a focus on sustainability and integration into mainstream education systems.

The Flying Colors project implements a range of activities aimed at improving foundational learning through innovative, play-based approaches. These include the installation of essential learning infrastructure such as solar panels, servers, and tablets, alongside the provision of creative learning materials like mats, drawing books, and pens. Teachers and educators are trained to effectively deliver structured, project-based sessions that integrate social-emotional learning (SEL), literacy, and numeracy, supported by an updated and contextually relevant curriculum.

The project primarily targets out-of-school children and lower primary learners from both refugee and host communities who require support in foundational literacy, numeracy, and psychosocial well-being. It also benefits teachers, schools, and education stakeholders through capacity building in modern, child-centered teaching methodologies. Implementation is focused in Palabek Refugee Settlement, specifically in Aywee Primary School, Ogili Hill Nursery and Primary School, World View Primary School, Lugede Primary School and Bright Future Primary School.

Through these interventions, the project aims to improve learners’ literacy and numeracy skills while enhancing their social-emotional development and overall well-being. It also seeks to increase school enrolment and facilitate smoother transitions for out-of-school children into formal education, strengthen teacher capacity, and promote the sustainable integration of innovative learning approaches into mainstream education systems.