Education at risk for nearly 1,000 IDP children in Arakan State

Nearly 1,000 internally displaced children (IDP children) in Ann and Kyauktaw townships of Arakan (Rakhine) State, studying in free schools, face losing their right to continue their education.

Tan Kho Sayar Tun Education Center has opened free schools to help Arakan IDP children pursue their education, with two schools in Ann Township and three in Kyauktaw Township.

The schools currently enrolled nearly 1,000 students from kindergarten through grade 8. Due to funding constraints, the education center can no longer operate the schools and is likely to close them by the end of this month, an official said.

“So far, we’re still teaching the children, but next month, we won’t be able to keep the schools open. We also have a lot of unpaid teacher allowances. With donations having stopped completely, we won’t be able to cover the schools’ costs anymore,” he told DMG.