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For the Girls
Rohingya Community
A book made by girls, for girls. Filling an education gap which preserves, dignifies, and explores traditional practices and wisdom around Rohingya womanhood.
About the For the Girls Project
“Do you have a book with girls that look like us?”
Our team of female artists created a book specifically for Rohingya girls. Along with basic health practices, the book encourages creativity, innovation, and community-based work throughout all phases of life. The picture-based approach is designed to encourage girls to ask questions and spark conversation among their peers, regardless of their literacy level.
We collaborate with linguists and translators to create a written form of their Rohingya language. We go through a cultural verification process to ensure that the vocabulary we use & the cartoons developed are the most-widely understood for the focus community.
Distribute Books
Providing Resources
We distribute student books, school supplies, and snacks to a classroom of 20 girls. We employ a local Rohingya teacher and provide her with our Teacher Guide.
Launch Programs
Building Community
We conduct 24-session programs with classes of 20 girls. Each session focuses on a page topic. We discuss & complete 3 activities (drawing, partner, and group activity) to apply what we’ve learned.
Collect Feedback
Expanding Program
We collect feedback to make improvements & analyze opportunities for expansion. We partner with local & international organizations that align with our mission and need our resources in their programs.
We’ve conducted 8 classes with Rohingya students in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp (160+ students)
What our past students think of the program:
I didn’t know about exercise. I thought only man can do exercise. Today, I learned everything about exercise.
~ Rohingya student, Bangladesh
Some students didn’t know that all the girls have periods around the world. At the end of the session every girl could learn about the girls differences and similarities.
~ Rohingya teacher, Bangladesh
This is the first time I heard well about the menstruation and hygiene. One of my friends was so sad when she had her first period and I also felt bad. Now, I am well aware about it and I can teach it to others. These are very important topics for all of us.
~ Rohingya student, Bangladesh
I am very glad to know that an adolescent needs to do exercise. I thought only patients/those with disabilities need to do exercise. Our community becomes weak earlier. I think if we do exercise regularly and teach to others, we can stay active physically and healthy.
~ Rohingya student, Bangladesh
The students liked that some people are helping to prevent child marriage in their community. We discussed for an extra hour about the bad effects of child marriage and how we can prevent it.
~ Rohingya teacher, Bangladesh
My period started a few months ago. Before my period, I didn’t have idea about it. So, I was scared and shy to share with anyone. I didn’t know how to use a pad. I was changing my dress to hide it but it didn’t work so, I was sleeping the whole day saying I was sick. I thought it was a serious disease. At last my mom recognized it. Then she told me about it. But I was feeling so shy hearing about it from my mom. She didn’t let me eat fish and some other food for a few days. So, I think every girl should know about periods prior to their first period and how to use a pad. I hope Books Unbound will support all the girls to get this program.
~ Rohingya student, Bangladesh
I learned about how to improve skills and how a woman can support her family. This section inspired me to do more activities and support the family and I would like to encourage other women and girls.
~ Rohingya student, Bangladesh
I didn’t know anything about menopause but it’s very important to know I think. And in our community, seniors never do physical exercise. So, I could learn from today’s session that seniors should stay active at least 30 minutes to stay healthy. I would share it with my neighbor’s senior and will do when I am a senior. It’s a very important topic.
~ Rohingya student, Bangladesh
I enjoyed every session of this program. I learned very specific and important things for every female. I think if every girl gets this training like me, we can stay well and improve ourselves and community. Our community is so behind of this knowledge. Hope Books Unbound will be supporting with the program.
~ Rohingya student, Bangladesh
Donate a Book
$20per book
- 1 Girls Book
- Includes:
- - 60 pages of contextualized cartoons
- - 5 sections based on the 5 Stages of Womanhood
Donate a Teacher Guide
$50per book
- 1 Teacher Guide
- Includes:
- - 3 interactive activities for every page in the Girls Book
- - Discussion topics & activity index
Sponsor a Student
$60per student
- 1 Girls Book
- 20 Training Sessions @ 2.5 hours per session
- Hiring a local teacher
- Food / Drinks per session & transportation
Sponsor a Classroom!
$1200Per Class of 20 Students
- 20 Girls Books
- 1 Teacher Guide
- Hiring a local teacher
- 20 sessions @ 2.5 hours per session
- Food / drinks per session
- Transportation
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Donate a book, sponsor a student, or a whole classroom and help us bring education to the World’s Largest Refugee Camp!
Questions? Let’s get in touch! Email me: sophie@books-unbound.org