A cash for work program being implemented through the AHP and CARE in Cox’s Bazar, Bangaldesh, is providing income earning opportunities for vulnerable groups such as female-headed households, while improving resilience to disasters.

Sajeda, a Rohingya mother of four living in Cox’s Bazar, was a victim of child marriage. Motivated by her own experience and the negative outcomes she saw for other child brides, she volunteers as part of an AHP-supported committee to end the practice in her community.

In Cox’s Bazar, few Rohingya living with disabilities have accessible latrines in their homes or communities. Work by AHP partners is supporting better access to WASH in the camps for all. For 13-year-old Fatema and her mother, an accessible latrine has improved their quality of life.

When an AHP-supported health post in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, burnt down last year, dedicated staff restored services to the community in just two days. But rebuilding the health post itself was an eight-month long challenge. Now the health post is back to full operations, with more space.

For three Rohingya sisters living with hearing and speech disabilities, the Women and Girls Safe Space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, has opened up new social, learning and creative opportunities.

For 15-year-old Sathi, winning a prize in a primary school football competition ignited her dreams of becoming a famous player. But Sathi lives in a remote village in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, where football is considered a boys' game. Through an AHP-supported youth club, Sathi found a way to create her own team.

For Rebeya Begum and other women in her village in Bangladesh, bathing was a cause of daily worries and waits. After receiving support from AHP partners to build a better bathing facility, women and girls feel safer and more confident.

In Teknaf, Bangladesh, adolescent boys and girls are usually not allowed to learn together or socialise. But an AHP-supported youth club is challenging gender stereotypes while increasing access to education.

Six year old Asfer, who lives with cerebral palsy, has progressed in leaps and bounds since his family enrolled him in an AHP-supported Early Childhood Development Centre and were able to access physiotherapy support.

Life in the camps of Cox’s Bazar is already tough, but for 16-year-old Maya, who lives with complex physical disabilities, it is an accessibility nightmare. With the support of AHP, Maya now has improved access to bathroom facilities at her home.

Drawing on the theory that a little ‘nudge’ can lead to big change, AHP partners in Bangladesh are supporting Rohingya women’s livelihoods and food security, and in the process, boosting their self-reliance.

For Rohingya children living in camps in Bangladesh, learning centres provide vital social connection and access to education. But with COVID-19, they have been closed. AHP partners have adapted to provide caregiver-led education opportunities so children don’t miss out.

AHP-supported psychosocial support and skill development programs for Rohingya women, including those with disabilities, in Cox’s Bazar are aiming to reduce gender-based violence and increase independence.

Chakma people in Bangladesh have traditionally had limited access to formal education. But new early childhood and adolescent education centres supported by AHP partners are creating opportunities.

Australian Humanitarian Partnership agencies have been supporting those impacted by a series of fires in refugee camps in Bangladesh, but damage to their facilities has created new challenges.

Inclusive education programs aim to ensure no Rohingya children are left behind.

AHP partners supporting the Rohingya Response in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh have worked on building both organisational and staff capacity as well as community awareness to better identify, work with and include people with disasilities in the response efforts.

The provision of adolescent sexual reproductive health services is an important component of the AHP Rohingya Response in Bangladesh.

AHP partners are playing a critical role in the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services to Rohingya families in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. CARE is supporting two static Government of Bangladesh health clinics in two camps, and delivering extensive outreach services across three. A young Rohingya woman shares her experience of the services received.

Children’s Learning Centres funded through the Australian Humanitarian Response to support the Rohingya in Bangladesh allow children to continue a form of learning.