Cox’s Bazar is a refugee camp in Bangladesh hosting over 900,000 Rohingya displaced people. In partnership with Imagine Worldwide, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) piloted over 16 weeks in 2019 the delivery of a tablet-based learning program for new arrivals who typically have very limited access to high-quality education programs and services. The project is currently on hold.
ROHINGYA REFUGEE CAMP BANGLADESH, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Cox’s Bazar
Served out-of-school refugee children ages 5-15 through a tablet-learning program offered in homes and learning centers.
Implementation Partner:
International Rescue Committee
Students:
600
In Cox’s Bazar Refugee Camp, over 600 children participated in our joint program with the International Rescue Committee. After four months using the tablets, children’s literacy and numeracy skills increased and positive improvements in children’s hope and agency were observed. The project is currently on hold. In partnership, we hope to bring this program to thousands of children who are in need of access to learning opportunities in the camp. Learn more: Pop-Up Learning: Design and implementation research report.
To date, over 900,000 Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar, a district in Bangladesh, and rely almost entirely on humanitarian aid. Over half of those who fled are children or adolescents. The majority of children do not have access to learning opportunities and those who do experience crowded classrooms with mixed learning levels and few qualified teachers.
Displaced Population: 900,000+
Percent of children and adolescents: 50%+
Percent of children enrolled in learning opportunities: 27%
