Reports

World Vision (WV) commemorated its 50th year of operations in Bangladesh through 246 events involving all our stakeholders throughout the country. Over the past fifty years, we have contributed to empowering and transforming the lives of…

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY 2022 OBSERVED IN COX’S BAZAR With the theme “Integrating Migrants into Primary Health Care”, International Migrants Day (IMD) was observed in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on 18 December with various activities, and programmes with the…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Diarrhoeal disease is a leading cause of child mortality and morbidity in the world and mostly results from contaminated food and water sources. Worldwide, 780 million individuals are inaccessible to improved drinking water while a…

WASH TECHNOLOGIES DURING DISASTER WATER SUPPLY TECHNOLOGIES Temporary Tubewell Context and Description Context Applicable during flood/disasters. Major Components No. 6 shallow handpump (Barrel, Plunger/Piston rod, plunger assembly, seat valve and handle) with baseplate Blind pipe/rising pipe (PVC and GI pipes) PVC strainer (screen) Sand trap Technology Description The…

With the support of UNHCR, recognized children's editorial house Light of Hope rolled-out the Book "Amar Bond hu Amena" (My Friend Amena) reaching over 1,000 students across 10 schools in Dhaka. The story aims to sensitize…

Written by Robbie Peterson Jorina was once depressed and without hope, but this young Bengali woman transformed into a leader and an agent of change when she teamed with Food for the Hungry (FH). Jorina’s village in Bangladesh…

KEY ACTIVITIES Water Supply UNHCR and partners supply safe water to refugees in 14 camps through piped water networks and tube wells. Trained refugee volunteers conduct regular operations and maintenance of the systems. To monitor water supply, UNHCR…

KEY ACTIVITIES Site Management and Site Development UNHCR and partners, work closely with government counterparts, to conduct site management activities in 16 camps in Cox’s Bazar district. This includes coordination of humanitarian activities across the sectors, emergency preparedness…

Executive Summary The Community-Level Disaster Resilience Index for Cox's is an adaptation of the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI), which was introduced by the International Environment and Disaster Management (IEDM) Laboratory of Kyoto University Graduate School of…

This new UK support will ensure safe water and shelter for nearly 1,000 affected households and restore livelihoods and food security for more than 5,000 affected households in Sunamganj, Sylhet. From: British High Commission Dhaka The United Kingdom…