According to the UN, since late August 2017 700,000 people belonging to the Rohingya ethnic minority have fled their homes in the northern province of Rahkine in Myanmar over the border into Bangladesh. The refugees report that they suffered armed violence and their villages were burnt to the ground.
With a difficult journey behind them, they now live in the world’s largest refugee camp with around 200,000 other Rohingya who fled previously to Bangladesh.
Almost a million people live in a vastly overcrowded area, up to 13 individuals cramped into huts just 20 metres square. It is unlikely that many of the Rohingya will return to Myanmar, where the threat of violence is still very great.
The Rohingya are not permitted to work in Bangladesh, so their future remains uncertain.
Thanks to your donations, our partner NGOs are able to provide water, food, shelter, everyday items and medical care to the Rohingya. They help the traumatized and protect children from abuse and harm. They also protect people from the effects of the monsoon and try to keep the damage it causes to a minimum.
Our partner NGOs use your donations to carry out projects, verified by us, which are tailored precisely to the needs of those they help:
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