Rohingya Refugee School
Education for Hope: Three Schools in the Rohingya Refugee Camps
The Rohingya are Myanmar’s Muslim minority who have suffered unimaginable persecution—driven from their homes through violence and terror. Nearly one million refugees now live in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated refugee areas in the world. Most are women and children, vulnerable to disease, malnutrition, and human trafficking.
In the midst of this suffering, Compassion Takes Action has created a path forward through education. Thanks to generous support, three schools now stand as beacons of hope, serving 60 children ages 4–16:
The Promise Learning Center – established in 2019, the first school built in the camp.
Hope Learning Center – opened in 2022, expanding access to more children.
Light Learning Center – founded in 2023, continuing the mission to bring safety, learning, and dignity to Rohingya youth.
Each school is led by refugee principals and teachers, empowering their community from within. A female teacher apprenticeship program gives women the chance to gain education and teaching skills—creating opportunity and role models for the next generation.
With curriculum oversight by a Compassion Takes Action board member with a master’s in Global Education, these schools provide far more than academics—they offer protection, stability, and hope for a brighter future.
Every smile in these classrooms is proof of what compassion and education can achieve, even in the darkest places.
Who are the Rohingya?
The Rohingya people are Myanmar’s Muslim minority. They have been attacked with impunity and driven from their homes through violence, murder, rape, and forced to seek refuge. Over 950,000 refugees have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Not only is this the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world, but the concentration of refugees in Cox’s Bazar is now amongst the densest in the world. Refugees arriving in Bangladesh—mostly women and children—are traumatized. Some have arrived with injuries caused by gunshots, shrapnel, and fire. The new arrivals are adding massive pressure to services in existing refugee settlements. Disease and malnourishment are rampant, as well as kidnapping, human trafficking, and prostitution.
