Updates
Rohingya girls living in camps in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh are doing what was once impossible. "I could not study in Burma. It was too risky," says Yesmin, age 17. Starting February this year, Yesmin has been attending the new multi-purpose child and adolescent centre in Balukhali, where she is getting educated and learning new skills.
We're excited to be at the Play Summit 2019! The two-day event will focus on healing and learning of children in situations of displacement, and launch the Humanitarian Play Lab model piloted in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
Rohingya learners enjoy a visit from Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan in a BRAC Learning Centre in Kutupalong, Cox's Bazar. 48,000 Rohingya children in the camps are now learning in colourful BRAC Learning Centres. Games, songs, art and guided lessons are used to teach math, literacy and life-skills, and support children’s psychosocial needs.
A Rohingya community leader at the inauguration of the first BRAC-UNHCR bamboo treatment plant in Cox’s Bazar. Treating the bamboo increases its lifespan from 2-3 years to 10-12 years, taking pressure off Bangladesh’s forest reserves while making shelters in the camps much more durable.
Key BRAC activities to date
36153
shelters constructed
55481
people made aware of their legal rights
20057
latrines built
1238986
consultations made through healthcare centres
186257
meetings at the household-level
59562
children registered in 816 learning centres in camps
140906
trees planted
184330
psychosocial support sessions provided in facilities
8063
shelters upgraded
52162
children playing in child-friendly spaces in camps
