Contents Acronyms v Executive summary 1 1  Introduction 4 1.1  Overview of the crisis 4 1.2  Methodology 5 1.3  Outline of the report  6 2  Political and policy context  8 3  Challenges and aspirations of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh 10 3.1  Challenges 10 3.2  Refugees’ goals and aspirations 13 3.3  Where refugees want to live in the medium and long term 14 3.4  Self-determination and the importance of engagement  16 4  Improving the lives of Rohingya refugees in the medium to long term  17 4.1  Rohingya refugees’ views on what would improve their lives 17 4.2  Livelihoods 18 5  Community leadership, participation and engagement  23 5.1  Community leadership 23 5.2  Refugee participation and engagement  25 6  Conclusion 27 References 30 Humanitarian Policy Group iii