UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

Published purpose

This component of a larger project contributes additional funding to help to mitigate the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as nationwide school closures have interrupted education for more than 39.9 million children in Bangladesh since March 16, 2020. This project aims to improve learning for pre-primary, primary-aged and out-of-school girls and boys in the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh through gender-equitable quality education. The additional funds support the safe reopening of more than 657 primary schools and 800 Learning Centers (LC), allowing over 376,271 children (50% of which are girls) in Cox’s Bazar district, including 64,000 Rohingya refugee children and 312,271 Bangladeshi children from the host community to continue their education. Activities for this component include: (1) undertaking schools and LCs’ rehabilitation and disinfection and restocking them of learning and sanitation supplies to ensure children’s return to safe and protective learning environments; (2) strengthening partners’ engagement to ensure children’s protection in their learning environments and access to psychosocial services through School and Learning Management Committee and other referral services; and (3) providing support to School and Learning Management Committee to ensure an adequate number of teachers are available, especially in the Rohingya refugee camps.