After a severe fire in the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar, thousands of refugees are currently in need of help. Together with our local partner organisation "BASTOB", Help immediately initiated the first emergency measures. Emergency shelters, drinking water and sanitation facilities are urgently needed.
Help already provided emergency aid for refugees in Bangladesh after the escalation of the conflict in 2017. Initially, we provided the Rohingya with relief items such as blankets, hygiene items and clothing. To improve the catastrophic hygienic conditions and the general water supply in the long term, we built latrines and wells. In addition, we held training sessions to increase the hygiene awareness of those affected. In this way, we were able to reduce the risk of infection and improve people's health in the long term.
Especially during the monsoon season and the subsequent floods, the people in the refugee camps and other families in Cox's Bazar were particularly dependent on our help. We repaired destroyed latrines and bathhouses, distributed hygiene kits and built houses that could withstand the floods.
