By Saima Hassan | Director Development and Communications
Dear friends,
Thank you for your immense support for our programs empowering Rohingya refugees. A lot has happened since we last updated you. The current number of shelters that we are building for the refugees stand at 1,444. Monsoon rains started in June and have already caused quite a bit of damage, blowing off the roofs of some of our learning centers. These shelters are more resistant to inclement weather and provide more protection to its inhabitants as compared to the ones made out of bamboo and tarp only. The number of learning centers for children is 26 and altogether they are educating about 2,400 children. Towards the end of May, we inaugurated our second health clinic to address the expanding health needs of the refugees. This clinic provides both inpatient and outpatient hospital care and will be operating 24/7 in the Kutupalong Camp. Around that time, we also conducted training sessions on providing psychosocial support to the children who have undergone unimaginable trauma. Volunteers were trained by Philipa Nilsson and training was provided to teachers as well as monitoring officers of the learning center.
Several other developments and events took place during the past few months:
Without you, none of the above would have been possible. Your generosity inspires us every day. Please share this project with your friends and family and invite their support. Every bit helps and counts.
With gratitude,
Your OBAT family.
Links:
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser