Despite All Odds, Rohingya Refugee Kids Delhi Are Studying To Achieve Their Goals

Despite facing all sorts of of odds, the children of Rohingya refugees have set eyes on their dreams  and their dreams aren’t smaller as from becoming rap artists to doctors, these children have big dream and they are ready to any hardship to achieve them. 

The children of Rohingya refugees in North East Delhi’s Khajoori Khas were given a four month course by the Rohingya Human Rights Initiative and under this initiative, the children  were taught Hindi, English, Burmese and computer skills and in an event held on Sunday, these children were felicitated. The Indian Express reported.

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The 16-year-old Riyaz ul-Khan performed well in final exam and was awarded. After receiving the trophy, he said that he want to pursue a career in performing arts in the future particularly the rap music.   

“I listen to a lot of Indian and international rap artists… I am motivated by them and I would like to pursue a career similar to it,” he said.

Khan’s parents had come to India in 2011 and are among the 65 Rohingya families settled in Khajoori Khas. Khan, and his sister Salima (14) go a local government school of the area.

Salma also spoke about her experience in school.  “School time is usually the best part of the day because we get to learn a lot and play with friends… I want to become a doctor when I grow older because I like helping people,” she said.

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Under this project run by Rohingya Human Right Initiative, tuition classes are held for the children including other underprivileged children in a few states across India. In Delhi, the project was first launched in 2016 in Shaheen Bagh, but was shifted to Khajoori Khas later. 

“Education is the only solution for us. We left our country because we were not treated as humans, we don’t want to let that happen to our children,” said Ali Johar, the project’s national head.