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CNRS has been working in the Refugee impacted area since the influx started few years back in diverse sectors such as FSL, DRR as well as Environment, Watershed Management & Protection, Afforestation and Reforestation.
26/12/2023
🌾❄️ Winter is here, and so are the bountiful crops! 😃🥦 The fields are bursting with fresh vegetables, bringing joy to the hardworking farmers.
🤝UNHCR in Bangladesh and CNRS joined hands to support the farmers in remote villages of Cox's Bazar. 🌱 Agriculture is the backbone of our economy, and we're proud to stand by those who make it thrive.
14/12/2023
The Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are facing a major challenge: water scarcity. This lack of water has made it difficult for refugees to engage in agricultural activities on a large scale.
In response to this issue, UNHCR and CNRS have jointly installed 30 rainwater harvesting systems in two refugee camps in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar (Camp-26 & 27). This initiative is aimed at helping to resolve the irrigation water problem and providing support to the most vulnerable people.
11/12/2023
Small business holders from the host community like Iron Das received support from UNHCR-CNRS project since 2019. After five years, the project participants are reflecting on their journey.
23/11/2023
Winter is the time for delicious vegetables in Bangladesh.
UNHCR-CNRS has established five vegetable collection centers in Teknaf, providing great opportunities for farmers and paikers. These centers are loaded with vegetables in winter, ensuring access to the market place and fair business for farmers and wholesalers.
This winter, why not explore the local farmers markets and get your hands on some of the freshest vegetables around? Not only are they delicious, but they're also packed with nutrition. So, get out there and support your local farmers!
20/11/2023
“Life became incredibly challenging due to the ever-increasing cost of living. There was a time when I feared that my children's education would stop. But today, I am thrilled to share that I have overcome my fears. Now I can pay for their education.” - Manoshi Chakma.
In 2019, Manoshi was enlisted as a valued participant of the UNHCR-CNRS project. She received poultry and livestock supports with chickens and goats. This support gave her the courage to overcome poverty, and she is now on the path to achieving financial stability.
12/11/2023
UNHCR in Bangladesh and Center for Natural Resource Studies- CNRS recently launched an initiative to provide Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) training for refugee women, recognizing their immense potential. Despite the challenges they face, these women have shown incredible enthusiasm and determination to gain new skills and become self-reliant. Let's continue to create opportunities for refugee women to have their voices heard and make a better future for themselves and their families.
30/10/2023
"When the light first blinked, I was so happy. My new skills make me feel confident."
-Farid Alam
UNHCR and CNRS are now lighting up the Rohingya refugee youths on Solar System Installation and Maintenance. Farid beamed as the training switched on his confidence. The Skills Development initiative aims to ensure sustainable and dignified repatriation of the refugee population currently residing in Bangladesh.
Together, we can power hope!
15/10/2023
These remarkable individuals, the Level-1 Concreter learners of the UNHC-CNRS Skills Development Project, initially faced significant challenges due to their limited literacy and numeracy skills. However, over the course of three months, they have displayed exceptional dedication and competence, defying the odds to showcase their profound understanding of casting, concrete measurement, and related skills. Their progress is nothing short of remarkable, especially considering their disadvantaged background.
09/10/2023
Meet our incredible batch of 22 Refugee Learners of the “UNHCR-CNRS Level-1 Solar System Installation and Maintenance” skills development initiatives. They set out on a mission to create something remarkable - a Solar Power and Battery Charging Station!
With sheer determination and minimal external help, they transformed their vision into reality. The result? A fully functional system that's now powering up their practical activities and charging additional batteries!
This is proof that when our youth are supported, they can work magic! Let's celebrate their hard work and innovation.
27/09/2023
“Nobody would believe that I’ve grown ample number of eggplants and chilies in the buckets. The truth is I tried very hard to change my fate and utilizing UNHCR-CNRS project’s support was the only way I could do that. So, I never took it for granted.” - Shomsida, Rohingya refugee woman .
Since 2020, Shomsida earned around 14,000 BDT each year by selling home grown eggplants and chilies in the market. She believes that with willpower, anybody can achieve financial independence even in a critical context.
20/09/2023
"Before I had nowwhere to go. I would pass my whole day inside the shelter home. But after I got admitted as a learner here, I have found a new place of hope where I can learn new things and make new friends."- Shakila Bibi, Rohingya Refugee learner
Rohingya refugee girls like Shakila bibi are now receiving skills development training on dynamic sectors such as community health work and finding new ways of exploring their hidden talents at UNHCR-CNRS training centers.
18/09/2023
Empowering young female Rohingya refugees by providing them skills development training can bring positive changes in the community.
UNHCR-CNRS aims at educating every vulnerable refugee girl so that they find their own voice and new ways of achieving self reliance.
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CNRS has been working in the Refugee impacted area since the influx started few years back in diverse sectors such as
Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL)
Self-Reliance, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Environment, Watershed Management & Protection
Afforestation and Reforestation.
One of the key objectives of CNRS project is to create an environment of peaceful coexistence between the refugees and host communities to ensure that the loss being incurred by the host community people due to the influx that had severe affect mostly on the poor and extreme poor households in terms of loss of income, low wage rates and over consumption of forest resources. At the same time CNRS has equally emphasized to extend support for capacity development through environmental education and hands on training as well as to provide further support to the refugee community which not only improves their livelihoods but also play important roles on ecosystem restoration and improved natural environment. Current activities of CNRS in Cox’s Bazar are:
UNHCR-CNRS: Improved Natural Environment, Augmented Self Reliance and Peaceful Co-existence for Refugees and Host Communities.
WFP-CNRS: Disaster Risk Reduction through Food Assistance For Assets (DRR-FFA)
FAO-CNRS: Watershed for Social-ecological Resilience (W4SR) in Teknaf Peninsula
Save the Children-CNRS: Micro level nutrition Gardening Support (Seed input) and Self-reliance training for Youth, Women and men
