The power of a children’s museum without walls

Rongedzayi Fambasayi

Climate change has put humanity on course for an extinction phase. For Rongedzayi, the solution to this existential crisis lies in an intergenerational dialogue. He believes we must be deliberate about teaching and preparing children for what lies ahead. To this end, he and his team at Play Africa are pioneering a children's museum and educational maker space to nurture creative, innovative, future-proof minds capable of discovery and problem-solving from an early age.

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Rongedzayi Fambasayi is the MD for Play Africa, a pioneering children's museum in southern Africa. He is a passionate champion of children, education, playful learning, and inclusive child-responsive cities. A children’s rights lawyer by training, Rongedzayi has over ten years experience leading multi-country and multi-donor human rights and development projects. He is an independent external expert in the Working Group on Children's Rights and Climate Change of the African Union's Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

Web: playafrica.org.za

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Twitter: @fambasayi