Rapports

(extract) CYCLONE MAHASEN EARLY RECOVERY PROJECT In February 2014, PASSA (Participatory Assessment for Safe Shelter Awareness) Team conducted shelter monitoring at the community level and they covered 30% shelter during the reporting period. Rest of the households will…

Islamic Relief has helped thousands of poor Bangladeshis to rebuild their lives and their livelihoods, following a cyclone last year. Cyclone Mahasen struck Bangladesh in May 2013. More than one million people were evacuated ahead of the…

Overview A notable achievement by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)/the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 2013 was the response operation of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Savar in April,…

Executive Summary The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) was set up under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) following the enactment of the Disaster Management Act 2012. The Department has the mandate to implement the…

From December 2012 to July 2013, three NGOs from the National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives consortium (Solidarités International, Islamic Relief and Oxfam) implemented a Food Security response after flash floods that occurred in…

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(Extract) DISASTER RESPONSE DEPARTMENT The Department successfully implemented the ‘Cyclone Mahasen Early Recovery Operation’ in two affected south central districts named Patuakhali and Barguna in February 2014. As a part of the project, a Lessons Learned workshop was…

Period covered by this operations update: 19 November 2013 – 10 February 2014. Appeal target (current): This revised emergency appeal seeks CHF 1,730,251 (including CHF 57,191 for shelter cluster coordination) in cash, kind or services to support…

Key Accomplishments: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) organized an early-recovery planning meeting for Cyclone Mahasen Operation with its Patuakhali and Barguna district-unit representatives in October 2013. BDRCS utilised its own response tool as well as the regional tools…

(extract) CYCLONE MAHASEN EARLY RECOVERY PROJECT In January 2014, all the shelter beneficiaries received cash grant for repairing their damaged shelter. Besides, 8 model shelters were constructed and demonstrated at the community by PASSA (Participatory Assessment for Safe…