Women Friendly Spaces can provide women with much needed respite and support in humanitarian situations. However, community attitudes and suspicion must be sometimes overcome before some women can safely join.

In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, CARE has been working to overcome some of these barriers for Rohingya refugees, ensuring the women have somewhere to gather, seek information and find refuge among each other. 

Ensuring women can maintain their mobility, dignity and menstrual health is a key focus of this AHP-supported response for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

After four years of field trials in Bangladesh, Oxfam adopted the ingenious BioFil Toilet for the Rohingya refugee response.

In 2017, Save the Children received $3 million through the AHP to respond to the Myanmar-Bangladesh crisis.

​​​​​​​In 2017, Oxfam Australia in partnership with CARE Australia, received $3 million for their Rohingya response in Bangladesh.

In 2017, Save the Children received $3 million through the AHP to respond to the Myanmar-Bangladesh crisis.  

In 2017, Oxfam in partnership with CARE, received $3 million for their Rohingya response in Bangladesh.

In 2017, CARE in partnership with Oxfam, received $3 million through the AHP to respond to the Bangladesh-Myanmar humanitarian crisis.

In 2017, Oxfam in partnership with CARE, has received $3 million for their Rohingya response in Bangladesh.

In 2017, Save the Children received $3 million through the AHP to assist in responding to the Myanmar-Bangladesh crisis.