Additional Context: The quote was anonymized by the source. According to Save the Children, the closure of learning centers affected about 300,000 Rohingya children attending programs run by UNICEF, Save the Children, and other local partners. Community-based schools are an option for children, but their fees are out of reach for many families, and without formal recognition or academic diplomas, they offer no guarantee of children's future prospects. Children are not permitted to enroll in government schools outside the refugee camps.

Devex Researcher Note: UNICEF notes that around 150,000 children had the opportunity to resume learning after extensive fundraising efforts, but warns that the threat of funding shortfalls in early 2026 risks closing all schools again. Between 2024 and 2025, the U.S. government halved its contributions to address the Rohingya refugee crisis. In part as a result of this, the humanitarian education cluster operating out of Bangladesh had only secured about $16.9 million of its $71.5 million annual budget needs, forcing a wide reduction in services.

Source: Human Rights Watch