Connect with us :

Rahima has lived her entire life in a Rohingya refugee camp – for her, education is the ticket to a normal life

View
Like
Share
Photo: (From Author Site URL)
Date: 10 Oct 2018 | by: South China Morning Post | Story Source: South China Morning Post ~ Go to Original Article

Rahima is among only a few Rohingya refugee girls to have completed the Bangladeshi equivalent of high school, a feat she could only achieve by sneaking past the camp’s checkpoints and bribing Bangladeshi public school officials for a placement.

At an age when many young Rohingya women have children, Rahima Akter has other plans. From the refugee camp in southern Bangladesh where she was born, Akter, a 19-year-old with a confident smile who goes by the name Khushi, says she aspires to become the most…


CONTINUE READING AT AUTHORS WEBSITE >>


Related Articles

UN Women: addressing the needs of women and girls in emergencies

UN Women: addressing the needs of women and girls in emergencies

Crisis exacerbates gender inequalities and disproportionately affects women and girls. Naw Moh Moh Than has an ambition to become a…
UNESCO’s new regional studies reveal the impact of climate change on the right to education

UNESCO’s new regional studies reveal the impact of climate change on the right to education

UNESCO has released three regional reports analyzing the impacts of climate change and displacement on the right to education in…
Emergencies Remind Us That Remedial Learning Is Key For Low Performing Students

Emergencies Remind Us That Remedial Learning Is Key For Low Performing Students

Remedial learning is key to support students catch up classes they miss. That is why, in Sierra Leone, the Ministry…