Elise Hugh

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TED Talks Daily · Inside the "play labs" helping refugee kids heal | Erum Mariam · 24 Sep 2026 podcast

through the BRAC Institute of Educational Development, one of the world's largest nonprofits based in Bangladesh. voice-verified

So when she got the call to visit one of these camps, she went, hoping to help these children heal. voice-verified

She learned something unexpected. voice-verified

way. voice-verified

In her talk, Erum shares what she learned, that it wasn't enough just to give these children something to play with. voice-verified

It had to be play they recognized. voice-verified

Working with her team, she built what she calls the Humanitarian Play Lab, spaces designed by the Rohingya community itself, filled with the games, rhymes, and art the children remembered from home. voice-verified

Irum introduces us to several of the kids whose lives these play labs changed. voice-verified

More than 50,000 children so far. voice-verified

And she makes the case that every child deserves the right to play their own play. voice-verified

That's coming up right after a short break. voice-verified

And now, our TED Talk of the day. voice-verified

That was Arum Maryam at Play at TED in 2026. voice-verified

If you're curious about TED's curation, visit TED.com slash curation guidelines. voice-verified

And that's it for today. voice-verified

TED Talks Daily is a podcast from TED. voice-verified

This episode was fact-checked by the TED research team and produced and edited by our team, Martha Estefanos, Oliver Friedman, Lucy Little, Emma Taubner, and Tansika Sangmarnivong. voice-verified

Additional support from Daniela Balarezo, Christopher Faisy-Bogan, Valentina Bohannini, Banban Chang, Brian Green, and Lainey Lott. voice-verified

Learn more at podcasts.ted.com. voice-verified

I am Elise Hu. voice-verified

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