In August 2017 over 700,000 people fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to

escape terrifying violence.

Hundreds of thousands of children arrived alone; reportedly one third of

refugees into Bangladesh were unaccompanied children, severely

traumatized, having seen their parents, relatives and friends killed in front

of them. Children were often targeted for brutal sexual violence and killed

and maimed indiscriminately. So many struggle with severe mental health

issues.

Lonely Orphans have been working tirelessly to give the Rohingya children

in their care, as normal of a life as possible. One of the key ways Lonely

Orphans support these children is through their education programme. They

have built dedicated schools inside the Rohingya refugee camps to provide

children with a space to learn, play, grow and have hope again.

ORPHAN GIRLS SCHOOL

In 2018, Lonely Orphans carried out a needs assessment in the refugee

camps and found that though there were many schools in the different

camps, there were not adequate learning spaces for the Rohingya girls,

and in particular the orphan girls living in the refugee camps.

Since the mass exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh, the Rohingya

camps were notorious for people smuggling, and trafficking girls and

women out of the camps into sexual exploitation.

Lonely Orphans have been working to protect orphan and vulnerable

girls from exploitation by opening the first girls only school for orphans in

Balukhali Refugee Camp. It is a dedicated space for them to learn, play,

grow and heal from the trauma witnessed

LOCATION

The orphan girls school is situated inside Balukhali Refugee Camp,

Bangladesh.

ABOUT THE ORPHAN GIRLS SCHOOL

The Rohingya orphan girls school caters for vulnerable girls living inside

this densely populated camp. The school is a simply built shelter type

structure made of bamboo, tin and wire fencing, similar to that of the

many thousands of shelters housing refugee families. It is not allowed to

build permanent structures made of brick and mortar in the refugee

camps, making this the only suitable option.

The girls school caters for 50 students from orphan and vulnerable

families. Most, if not all, girls live in the area below the location of the

school. Their ages range from 7 - 15.

The girls are taught by female teachers, which has created employment for Rohingya women living in the camps.

TARGETS

£10/£120 could feed a girl in school for one month/year

Target: (£120 x 50 students) = £6000

£20/240 could pay for a girls education for one month/year

Target: (£240x50 students) = £12000

£100/£1200 could provide one female teacher to teach the girls for one

month/year

Target: (£1200 x 6 teachers) = £7200

£50 could provide one school uniform for one child

Target: (£50x50 student) = £2500

£30 could provide 2 children with educational resources (books,

stationary, learning materials)

Target: (£30 x 25) = £750