Stand with Refugee Girls,
Run towards Freedom and Hope
Across the world, 123 million refugees are forced to leave their homes due to conflicts, poverty, and climate crises. They not only lose their homes and are separated from loved ones—sometimes forever—but also are stripped of their identity, freedom, and the future they should rightfully have. In 2017, a large-scale conflict broke out in Rakhine State, Myanmar, forcing more than 700,000 Rohingya people to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh. Since then, the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has become the largest refugee settlement in the world, currently sheltering over 1.1 million people.
Without legal status, they struggle to access formal education or employment opportunities. Their survival depends entirely on humanitarian aid, while living conditions remain extremely harsh and their future uncertain. Many Rohingya women face threats of sexual violence during their escape from Myanmar, leaving them with deep physical and psychological wounds.
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Rohingya Refugee Girls Endure Trauma, Sexual Violence, and Lasting Scars
Kamila (pseudonym), a 21-year-old Rohingya girl, once lived a stable life in Myanmar with her husband and young daughter. However, when the Rohingya crisis erupted in 2017, she witnessed her home consumed by flames and lost 35 relatives to the brutal military conflict. Forced to flee alone, she trekked 160 kilometres in desperation. Along the way, she tragically endured sexual violence. By the time she was found, she was utterly exhausted, her clothes torn, and her body covered in injuries.After a harrowing journey, Jamila eventually reached the refugee camp, where she reunited with her husband. Yet her daughter was lost during the escape and remains missing to this day. Separated from her child and burdened by the trauma of sexual violence, Jamila now struggles to survive within the camp. |
Kamila (left), overwhelmed by trauma, can only rely on her younger sister (left) to recount her experiences. As she recalls the horrors of her escape, she curls up in a corner, silently weeping. |
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Despite the heavy pain Salina carries, education has enabled her to unlock her potential and rediscover hope. |
Husband Disappears Without Reason – Education Restores Girls’ Hope Salina (pseudonym), a 28‑year‑old Rohingya woman, is one of the beneficiaries. At the age of 17, she was forced to flee her home due to military conflict. During her escape, she hid in a narrow underground cave for five days, surviving only by eating leaves, with the thin air nearly suffocating her. After finally reaching the refugee camp and rebuilding her life, her husband suddenly disappeared without explanation. Left to raise two children alone, she now struggles daily against sexual harassment from neighbours and the heavy pressures of survival, enduring helplessness and fear as she fights to carry on. Thankfully, through Plan International’s education programmes, Salina has been able to continue learning and pursue her dream of becoming a teacher. |
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In such difficult circumstances, the voices of girls are often the easiest to overlook. We would like to invite you to send a “red packet” (one-off donation) to support our project in the refugee camp. Your support can help:
- HK$100: Provide teaching materials for one child-friendly space in the refugee camp, enabling refugee children to play, learn, and receive psychosocial support.
- HK$500: Provide educational materials, including stationery, exercise books, school bags and water bottles for 8 children in the refugee camp to help them receive education, rewrite their future.
- HK$1,000: Provide educational materials, including stationery, exercise books, school bags and water bottles for 16 children in the refugee camp to help them receive education, rewrite their future.
- HK$2,000: Provide teaching materials and sanitary facilities for 5 child-friendly spaces, and provide educational materials, including stationery, exercise books, school bags and water bottles for 20 children in the refugee camp , enabling refugee children to receive learning support and to play, learn, and access psychosocial support in a safe environment.
- HK$3,000: Provide basic training and assessment for 55 volunteer teachers in the refugee camp, covering subject knowledge, teaching methods, classroom management, and child safeguarding guidelines, to ensure the safety of children and the quality of educational activities.
- HK$5,000: Provide teaching materials and sanitary facilities for 10 child-friendly spaces, and provide educational materials, including stationery, exercise books, school bags and water bottles for 56 children in the refugee camp, enabling refugee children to receive learning support and to play, learn, and access psychosocial support in a safe environment.
To provide long-term and stable assistance, you can also become a “Girls Fund” or “Sponsor-a-Girl” monthly donor, helping to protect girls in Nepal and other developing countries from the threats of human trafficking, child marriage, period poverty, female genital mutilation, and other forms of exploitation.
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ALLOCATION OF DONATIONS
Plan International will allocate donations for designated projects in accordance with the donor’s intent. However, when the designated project is fully funded, additional donations will be used where needed most for more efficient use of resources without prior notice.