Prioritising learning for Rohingya children (Bangladesh)

About

COVID-19 compounded an already bleak situation for Rohingyas who fled
neighbouring Myanmar due to protracted violence since August 2017.
Most reside in Cox’s Bazar—one of the most impoverished districts of
Bangladesh—which now houses 877,710 Rohingyas, of whom 456,410 are
school-aged children in 34 camps. Many Rohingya children lacked access
to education in Myanmar and thus prior learning levels were alarmingly
low. In response, UNICEF Bangladesh has boosted construction of learning
centres to reach the rising influx of Rohingya children, while focusing on
improving the quality of learning. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, UNICEF
alone provided education opportunities for 70 per cent of Rohingya children
aged 4-14 years, or 230,000 children (110,400 girls).