Summary
Children in various crisis situations, like Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, Gaza, and Ukraine, find ways to play using simple materials. Play helps them deal with stress and trauma experienced from their challenging environments. Organizations like BRAC create play spaces to support the emotional well-being of children in these areas.
Key Facts
- Children in refugee camps and conflict zones use play to cope with difficult circumstances.
- In Bangladesh, Rohingya children use rubber bands to make jump ropes.
- In Gaza, children use discarded parachutes to fly kites.
- Play helps children manage stress, express emotions, and feel a sense of normalcy.
- BRAC has set up over 300 play spaces in the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar.
- More than one million Rohingya refugees live in Cox's Bazar, with over half being children.
- Historically, play has been used as a way for children to find comfort during crises, such as during the Syrian civil war and in response to Boko Haram violence in Nigeria.
