Education in emergencies: challenges of providing education for Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Bangladesh

Abstract

The Rohingya is a stateless minority group in Myanmar, suffering from ethnic and religious armed conflicts, state persecution, and displacement. Since the escalation of violent conflicts in the early 2010s, they have fled the country and sought refuge in neighbouring countries, and in the biggest numbers, in Bangladesh. Living in densely populated refugee camps, Rohingya children receive very limited access to education and are exceptionally vulnerable to illnesses, violence and trafficking. This discussion paper describes the conditions and contexts under which education is offered, and identifies the serious problems and gaps in provision for Rohingya children in Bangladeshi refugee camps.

Keywords

• education in emergencies
• access to education
• rohingya refugees; rohingya children
• displaced children
• refugee influx; refugee crisis; refugee camps; stateless minority group
• human rights; sustainable development goals (sdgs)
• myanmar
• bangladesh