Emergencies and human response
A surge of Myanmar nationals (Rohingya) have arrived in Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine on 25 August 2017. This influx increased the number of refugees up to around 1 million people, counting also added the number of people who arrived in the past years. RIC at the very beginning of the influx started response programs.
RIC Rohingya interventions were food distribution, shelter, WASH and addressing special needs of older people through following program interventions:
General Food Distribution (GFD) Project: GFD project is the 100% coverage of essential food distribution programme for the Rohingya refugees supported by WFP. RIC implement the project during the current reporting period in partnership with Save the Children with about 53,000 Households that completed in last January 2019, and then implemented as the cooperation partners (CP) of WFP and providing food assistance to around 22,960 HHs. RIC just completed 42 rounds and distributed approximately 36,275 Metric Tons of food commodity so far.
Major Activities:
* Preparing Food distribution plan,
* Beneficiaries’ mobilization,
* Commodity supply from WFP warehouse to Distribution point,
* Maintain visibility of the distribution shed,
* Crowd management,
* Help Desk,
* General Food Distribution,
* High Energy Biscuit (HEB) Distribution,
* Reporting.
Response to the needs of older people amongst FDCMN project: The Project implemented in Balukhali-2 camp for the Rohingya refugees and Anjuman Para for the host community in Ukhiya, Cox’sbazar supported by HelpAge International and funded by DEC in the current duration.
Major Activities:
* Sharing the special needs of older people with Camp In charge (CIC), Civil surgeon & Bangladesh Army,
* Survey of OP through setting criteria,
* Establishment of Age Friendly Space,
* Service mapping in nearby service provider,
* Linkage with GO/NGO,
* Sharing with beneficiaries & Mazhi, Formation AFS management committee, WASH committee, Protection Committee,
* Advocacy with different service provider,
* Provide Health services,
* Ageing kits and wither dress distribution.
Integrated Humanitarian Response to the Needs of Older Men and Women: The Integrated Humanitarian Response to the Needs of Older Men and Women project supported by HelpAge International and funded by DFID implemented in the Camp 8 E and 15 for the Rojhingyas and in Farirbil under Palonghkhali union for the hos community in Ukhyia, Cox’sbazar.
Major Activities:
* Older People Screened, referred and followed up by Doctor Number of Older People Screened, referred and followed up by Doctor,
* Older People Screened, referred and followed up by Paramedics,
* Home-based care visit
* Age Friendly kits (NFIs- Walking stick, mobile commode, prayer mat, urine pot, winter clothes etc.) distribution,
* Older People Community Protection Group established and functioning,
* Victim (GBV, Sexual abuse, exploitation) provided with Case Management Services including referral via AFS.
Emergency Support for Forcibly Displaced Myanmar People in Bangladesh: RIC in partnership with CARE implemented the proj-ect and piloted a community-based cluster village approach with all the facilities of shelter. The midterm shelter is made of concrete pillars, cemented floors and each MTS is partitioned into two-rooms aiming to provision privacy for the women and girls. Midterm and transitional both the shelter has been constructed through the Cash for Work (CFW) approach. Mainly Rohingya laborers are engaged in the work to create job opportunities for them. RIC conducted skill building training for laborer on the shelter construction and management. With this execution process of the shelter, laborers has been gained employment opportunities & economic profit, empowered vulnerable women and developed an ownership for further maintenance of these shelters. RIC constructed midterm and transitional shelter, distributed Non Food Item (NFI) and Baby Cloths in camp-16 amongst 5000 families that helped to improve living condition of the refugees.
Major Activities:
* Midterm and Transitional Shelter
* Cash for Work (CFW)
* Non Food Items (NFI)
* Awareness Raising Session
Improving Living Condition and Mitigating Monsoon Risks for the Refugee and Communities Host: The project was implemented in partnership with CARE Bangladesh, funded by Islamic Relief Worldwide in Refugee Camp # 15 and 16 and in Host Communities areas of Goyalmara and Potibunia under Palongkhali Union, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar.RIC installed 10 deep tube wells, 5 submersible pumps with solar panel. Latrines were constructed as per design of UNCHR and IOM.. The toilets has one chamber and two pits with 10 rings & 20 rings all together. Hand washing devices were installed in Learning Centers, Child Friendly Spaces, and Mosques. Desludging of the latrines were continued during the project period. Hygiene sessions on hand washing system, use of safe water for drinking, household work, cleaning latrines and houses etc. to educate the refugee & host communities about the importance of healthy life.
Major Activities:
* Installation of Deep Tube Well
* Installation of Submersible Pump with Solar Panel and Water Networking
* Pit Emptier/Desludging
* Hygiene Session
* Construction of Latrine
* Hand Washing Device
Winter Clothes Distribution among Elderly Rohingya People: 1800 (900male & 900female) elderly rohingya people were provided winter clothes (Hoody & Shawl) on December 2017. This program was held at Balukhali-2 Rohingya Camp 14, Moynargona, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Helpage International representative Emma Flaherty and RIC Executive Director Mr. Abdul Haseeb Khan, Deputy Director Mrs. Afroza Laila were also presented on that event.