BANGLADESH / ROHINGYA CHILDREN EDUCATION
23-Jul-2023
00:02:36
Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up with children excited about the first day of school. UNICEF
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STORY: BANGLADESH / ROHINGYA CHILDREN EDUCATION
TRT: 02:36
SOURCE: UNICEF
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LANGUAGE: NATS
DATELINE: 13 JULY 2023, COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
TRT: 02:36
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: NATS
DATELINE: 13 JULY 2023, COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
SHOTLIST
1. Various shots, children walking to school, Refugee Camp
2. Various shots, girls, teacher, book, classroom
3. Various shots, boys, teacher, classroom
4. Various shots, Rohingya children and teenagers
5. Various shots, girls, teacher, book, classroom
6. Various shots, students, teacher, classroom
2. Various shots, girls, teacher, book, classroom
3. Various shots, boys, teacher, classroom
4. Various shots, Rohingya children and teenagers
5. Various shots, girls, teacher, book, classroom
6. Various shots, students, teacher, classroom
STORYLINE
Against the odds of displacement, fires burning down learning centres, and Cyclone Mocha’s wrath, classrooms in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are filling up with children excited about the first day of school.
Thanks to expanded education opportunities for teenagers and girls, a record 300,000 children are enrolled for the 2023/24 school year.
The new academic year marks the first time Rohingya refugee children of all ages will study under the Myanmar Curriculum.
Since its launch in 2021, this formal curriculum has gradually been expanded, with grades 3-5 and 10 opening today for the first time in the Cox’s Baz refugee camps, significantly increasing learning opportunities for older and younger children.
In addition to the new opportunities for older children, a dedicated campaign has brought more than 13,000 out-of-school children into the classroom.
Efforts to support adolescent girls to continue their education are key to the record attendance this year.
Due to social norms, parents are often reluctant to send girls to school once they reach puberty.
In response, UNICEF and its partners have worked closely with the refugee community to demonstrate to parents the benefits of education for girls, to provide girls-only classrooms, and to organize chaperoning classes by female mentors.
Delivering education in the largest refugee settlement in the world is an immense operation.
One million refugees – half of them children – have lived in the densely populated camps in Bangladesh since 2017, when they fled violence and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
Education for Rohingya refugee children is provided through 3,400 learning centres – 2,800 of which are supported by UNICEF – and community-based learning facilities.
UNICEF appeals for US$33 million to urgently support education for Rohingya refugee children in the 2023/24 academic year.
Thanks to expanded education opportunities for teenagers and girls, a record 300,000 children are enrolled for the 2023/24 school year.
The new academic year marks the first time Rohingya refugee children of all ages will study under the Myanmar Curriculum.
Since its launch in 2021, this formal curriculum has gradually been expanded, with grades 3-5 and 10 opening today for the first time in the Cox’s Baz refugee camps, significantly increasing learning opportunities for older and younger children.
In addition to the new opportunities for older children, a dedicated campaign has brought more than 13,000 out-of-school children into the classroom.
Efforts to support adolescent girls to continue their education are key to the record attendance this year.
Due to social norms, parents are often reluctant to send girls to school once they reach puberty.
In response, UNICEF and its partners have worked closely with the refugee community to demonstrate to parents the benefits of education for girls, to provide girls-only classrooms, and to organize chaperoning classes by female mentors.
Delivering education in the largest refugee settlement in the world is an immense operation.
One million refugees – half of them children – have lived in the densely populated camps in Bangladesh since 2017, when they fled violence and persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
Education for Rohingya refugee children is provided through 3,400 learning centres – 2,800 of which are supported by UNICEF – and community-based learning facilities.
UNICEF appeals for US$33 million to urgently support education for Rohingya refugee children in the 2023/24 academic year.
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