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Empowering teachers to promote gender equality through play

Tuesday 13 January 2026
#Rwanda
#Toutes en Sport
#ÉgalitéDesGenres

On 20 and 21 December 2025, PLAY International Rwanda officially launched training in the EGAUX (Turareshya) kit with teachers from the Rwamagana and Gasabo districts. The EGAUX kit is an educational tool designed to promote gender equality and the equal participation of girls and boys through sport and play as part of the Toutes En Sport project.


In order to roll out the kit in schools, teachers from five partner schools took part in this training, which aims to build their capacity to facilitate sports activities and learning through sport. The training introduced participants to Playdagogy, PLAY International's educational method that combines structured games and guided discussions. Through this approach, teachers learn to use sport as a space for learning, reflection and positive social change.

 

Formation des enseignants et des superviseurs à l'utilisation du kit Egaux
Training teachers and supervisors to use the Egaux kit

 

The EGAUX kit addresses key themes such as gender stereotypes, equality, self-confidence, leadership and cooperation. Through interactive games and discussions, teachers are equipped to help students challenge social norms and traditional gender roles. During the training, teachers actively tested the games and learned by doing, allowing them to experience first-hand how play can support learning and inclusion.

 

 

As well as learning how to use the kit, the training also encouraged teachers to reflect on their own practices and attitudes, in order to create inclusive, safe and supportive school environments where girls and boys can participate on an equal footing. The practical sessions gave teachers the confidence to run Playdagogy sessions and adapt them to the context of their school.


Now equipped with the EGAUX kit, the trained teachers will return to their schools as agents of change, using sport as a tool to promote equality, respect and collaboration between pupils. By integrating Playdagogy into extra-curricular activities, they will help to ensure that girls and boys have equal opportunities to learn, express themselves and develop through sport.
This training marks an important step in strengthening gender equality at school and is helping to build a generation of young people free from stereotypes, where sport becomes a powerful driver of inclusion and empowerment.
 

Les enseignants ont participé à une session de débat, réfléchissant à ce qu'ils avaient appris grâce aux jeux afin de mieux comprendre comment organiser et mener des débats efficaces.
The teachers took part in a debate session, reflecting on what they had learned from the games in order to better understand how to organise and conduct effective debates.