Rapports

When Cyclone Mahasen hit southern Bangladesh on 16 May 2013, more than one million people were evacuated to cyclone shelters and around 155,000 houses were destroyed or damaged. The British Red Cross has now given £56,700…

The programme reaches 80 000 very poor women Context About half the people in Bangladesh live in poverty. Almost 30 million (one in five) have a daily intake of less than 1 804 kcal. The main causes of…

Literacy programmes in Bangladesh, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, India and Namibia are the winners of UNESCO’s literacy prizes for 2013. The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, announced the laureates today, following the recommendation of an international jury.…

The most densely populated country in the world is minimising the impacts of climate change. Again and again, Tahmina from Patuakhali has seen her livelihood swept away by natural disasters. She used to work as a day…

0 . MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP Changes introduced with the HIP amendment n°2 dated 2/08/2013 The current lifesaving operations implemented to assist unregistered Rohingya refugees in the makeshift camps of Cox's Bazar need further…

Bangladesh: This report is the culmination of an interagency assessment conducted in areas of Bangladesh affected by Tropical Storm Mahasen in May 2013. The assessment was coordinated by the Government of Bangladesh and the Shelter, WASH…

This Revised Emergency Appeal now seeks CHF 1,730,251 (decreased from CHF 2,789,432 ) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 8,000 families (40,000 beneficiaries) for nine months. This…

0 . MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP Changes introduced with the HIP amendment n°1 dated 3/07/2013 Cyclone Mahasen made landfall on May 16, 2013 in the Barisal division of southern Bangladesh, mainly affecting Patuakhali,…

(extract) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (CDI) PROGRAMME In June 2013, CDI programme organized training, with the collaboration of Agricultural Department, on Homestead Gardening for its beneficiaries at Rangpur and Gopalganj area. A total of 63 families had received this…

Posted by Norul Amin Economic and Private Sector Coordinator Panjar Bhanga is a village tucked beside a bridge over the Teesta river, which flows into Bangladesh from neighbouring India. It is a sleepy, peaceful place, where life…