Bangladesh
STORY HIGHLIGHTS While 90 million people in Bangladesh have moved away from practicing open defecation, diarrheal diseases are still the second-leading cause of child and infant mortality, creating an urgent need for greater availability and affordability of…
Bangladesh
NEWS October 2013 DFID teamed up with businesses and employee organisations to improve conditions in the garment industry, inspecting factories and strengthen the inspection regime. January 2014 The Awami League was re-elected. Parliamentary elections satisfied the constitution but fewer than…
Bangladesh
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…
Bangladesh
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Water management remains a critical issue in Bangladesh, with saline intrusion, water logging and arsenic contamination exacerbating the problem. The Water Management Improvement Project (WMIP) seeks to rehabilitate damaged water infrastructure by involving the local communities…
Bangladesh
Cyclones and floods are constant threats in parts of Bangladesh. The devastation they cause goes beyond flattened homes, deaths and injuries. Some effects will only be seen months or years later – in crop failures or outbreaks…
Bangladesh
Highlights A. Severely Affected Upazilas: Keshobpur (Jessore); Tala, Satkhira Sadar, Kolaroa (Satkhira) B. Total No. of Affected Unions: 25 Nos. C. Affected Households: 60295 Nos. D. Damage Information: Shelter: 9059 Nos. Roads: 320.9 Kms 3) Embankment: 66.0 Kms 4) Agriculture: 6454 Acres…
Bangladesh
Period covered by this Operation Update: 4 July 2012 to 30 September 2013 Appeal target (current): CHF 1,753,139 Appeal coverage: To date, the appeal is 95 per cent covered in cash and kind. The IFRC DREF allocation has…
Bangladesh
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The Food Security for the Ultra Poor in the Haor Region Project (FSUP-H) (implementation period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013; targeting 55,000 women and their dependents from extremely poor households; project amount $…
Bangladesh
Situation Six months after Cyclone Mahasen hit central-west Bangladesh on 16 May 2013 leaving 17 dead and nearly 1.5 million people affected, thousands of people are still in need of shelter, water and sanitation, and livelihood support…
Bangladesh
(extract) CYCLONE MAHASEN EARLY RECOVERY PROJECT In November 2013, Cyclone Mahasen Early Recovery Project started its formal journey with Real Time Evaluation (RTE). The purpose of the RTE was to assess the on-going IFRC & Bangladesh Red Crescent…
