Daw Lin Lin’s home was badly damaged in the March 2025 earthquake that struck Myanmar, forcing her family to live in a nearby field. Cash support helped the family undertake repairs so they could return home.

Through Disaster READY, CARE has worked with Sulphur Bay and five other nearby communities to form and strengthen local CDCCCs—grassroots structures that are reshaping how disasters are understood and managed at the village level. The program has helped transform disaster planning from something reactive and ad hoc into something proactive and inclusive.

19-year-old Tasmin took a chance for climate smart agricultural training supported by AHP and has turned it into a diverse set of small businesses that are now supporting her whole family. With earnings from her garden, Tasnim bought a goat, a sewing machine, and has even leased land to expand her cultivation. She hopes she can inspire other girls with her entrepreneurial efforts.

Former Socceroo captain Craig Foster, Rohingya refugee advocate Noor Azizah, and Dr Graham Thom from the Refugee Council of Australia recently visited an AHP-supported centre for children and youth in Cox’s Bazar.