IDP students in Kyaukphyu Twsp need school supplies

By Admin 20 Aug 2025

DMG Newsroom

20 August 2025, Kyaukphyu

Students displaced by fighting in Arakan State's Kyaukphyu Township are reportedly in need of educational assistance.

Some IDP students are struggling to continue their education due to poverty and lack of school supplies such as books and stationery. There are also children who cannot afford to buy stationery and are unable to attend school, and they need support.

"I want to send my children to school, but I can't afford books, umbrellas, or school bags. I can't afford to send my children to school because we are struggling to make ends meet," said the mother of an IDP student.

The Education Department under the United League of Arakan (ULA) has opened basic education schools in its own way for students in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) in Kyaukphyu Township.

Parents are required to pay at least K15,000 per month per student for primary schools, K20,000 for middle schools, and K30,000 for high schools to support teachers.

Some of those who have fled the war are struggling to pay school fees and purchase stationery due to employment and food shortages.

"We fled our homes because of the danger to our lives. Parents should not have to stop their children's education. We want the ULA/AA to provide IDP children with free education," said an IDP man in Kyaukphyu Township.

According to April 2025 figures from social assistance organisations, there are over 40,000 displaced people in Kyaukphyu Township, and many of the displaced children are facing challenges in their education.

"Some children cannot afford exercise books, so they sew the backs of calendars into exercise books to do their homework. Some children don't even bring umbrellas when it rains. Meanwhile, children have to flee to safety when they hear the junta jet fighters," said a female teacher in Kyaukphyu Township.

Residents of at least 30 villages in Kyaukphyu Township are being evacuated due to the military regime's heavy weapons and airstrikes, including clashes near villages.

Many residents of Kyaukphyu have fled to areas controlled by the ULA/AA, fearing tightened security measures, arrests, and threats from junta soldiers.