ILAD's Rohingya Program

08/29/2026

07/29/2026

Learn about the differences between cold, flu, and COVID in Rohingya language.

Thanks to BCBSTX and Harold Simmons Foundation for their support of this project.

Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Flu: What to do if you get sick. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/treatment/takingcare.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Symptoms of COVID-19. https://www.cdc.gov/covid/signs-symptoms

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Emergency warning signs for COVID-19. https://www.cdc.gov/covid/signs-symptoms/emergency-warning-signs.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2023). Acetaminophen information. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/acetaminophen-information

World Health Organization. (2023). Influenza (seasonal). https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(seasonal)

07/23/2026

Let’s learn about caring for small children when they are sick.

Funding for this project thanks to Harold Simmons Foundation and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Sources:
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2023). Infant nutrition and feeding guidelines. https://www.healthychi...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024).

Infant and toddler nutrition. https://www.cdc.gov
World Health Organization. (2005).

The treatment of diarrhoea: A manual for physicians and other senior health workers. https://www.who.int
UNICEF. (2022).

Oral rehydration therapy (ORT). https://www.unicef.org
National Health Service. (2023).

How to give medicine to children. https://www.nhs.uk
ACAPS. (2020).

Rohingya crisis: Cultural and social practices in health-seeking behavior. https://www.acaps.org
UNICEF. (2019).

Behaviour change communication in Rohingya refugee response. https://www.unicef.org

07/05/2026

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06/03/2026

Let’s learn about food in Rohingya and in English!

05/18/2026

Let’s learn about vegetables in English and Rohingya!

05/18/2026

Let’s learn about fruits in English and Rohingya!

04/27/2026

Let’s learn about clothing! Thanks to Books Unbound for collaborating on this project.
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04/27/2026

Let’s learn about the kitchen! Thanks to Books Unbound for collaborating on this project.
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04/17/2026

Thanks so much to Paul Kiefer and Wisconsin Watch, as well as our partners and friends at Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin, for their wonderful work. It is an honor to be featured in this story.

After ethnic cleansing in Myanmar scattered Rohingya communities, a grassroots effort in Milwaukee is testing whether teaching the language in written form can help it survive — and whether familie…