Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative

The issue of refugee education has been an enduring crisis in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh, where over half of the Rohingya refugee population are children. Various solutions and initiatives have been posed to alleviate the issue of refugee education access in Cox Bazar. However, few have been analyzed for their effectiveness on psychosocial, socioemotional, and learning outcomes amongst Rohingya children. This policy brief examines the efficacy of early childhood education for refugee children and offers recommendations to strenghthen and expand programs.