Erum Mariam

Erum Mariam is the Executive Director of BRAC Institute of Educational Development at BRAC University in Bangladesh. She has decades of experience scaling education programs and led the development of BRAC’s Play Labs and Humanitarian Play Labs, including spaces supporting Rohingya refugee children. ([bigd.bracu.ac.bd](https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/staffprofile/erum-mariam/?utm_source=openai))

Culturally Rooted Play Reached 50,000 Rohingya Children in Cox’s Bazar

For Rohingya children displaced to camps in Bangladesh, Erum Mariam argues, play rooted in their own culture can help restore pride and confidence. The Bangladeshi educator describes how her team built small play labs with Rohingya families, using familiar games, rhymes and art to give children ways to participate and reconnect with their culture.

TEDOct 22, 20265 min read