Ro Anis Hla Myint is with UNICEF Bangladesh and
2 others
at Cox’s Bazar- The Worlds Largest Refugee Camp.
I visited a learning centre in the Rohingya refugee camps today. Even with all the struggles these children face, one quiet moment stayed with me.
A group of children sat together, looking up at the sky through the open roof. They were calm and deep in thought. You could see the pain in their eyes—the stress, the hardship. But in that quiet moment, they were thinking deeply.
Their teacher told me they weren’t just watching the clouds. They were thinking about life skills—how to heal, how to cope, how to build a better future. Skills for peace, for understanding, and for living in a world that has not been kind to them.
That simple act of looking at the sky showed something powerful—their strength. Even after everything, they still want to learn, grow, and dream of a better life outside the camp.
It reminded me how important safe spaces are for learning, healing, and simply being.
These children carry so much pain, but they still look up. They still hope. They still want to learn.
