About Programme
The recent influx of Rohingya refugees from Rakhine State of Myanmar started from August 25 of 2017. According to UNHCR, as on 18th May of 2019 in over 900000 Rohingya refugees, including 33956 registered refugees are living in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar district. When Rohingya people came to Bangladesh, majority of them were women and children who were suffering from hunger and malnutrition. Considering this, on September, 2017 SARPV started implementing this programme to eradicate the widespread malnutrition of 6-59 months children according to the first framework of international protocol and by the assistance and funding of UNICEF and their guidance through structured OTPs. The mission of this project is to provide treatment to 6-59 months aged SAM (Severe Acute Malnourished) children, develop the nutritional status of both women and children by providing basic nutrition education to the pregnant and lactating women, enhance awareness among them and solve the complications regarding breastfeeding through IYCF counseling. The second phase of the project is started from November, 2018 after successful completion of the first phase. At present, SARPV is providing emergency nutrition services in 7 camps of Teknaf and Ukhiya upazila through 8 Out-patient Therapeutic Program (OTP) centers and 6 Mother Baby Areas (MBA) / Breast Feeding Support Centers (BFSCs). SARPV has also emphasized on kitchen gardening in the second phase as a nutrition sensitive approach to combat malnutrition. It is also encouraging the beneficiaries to cultivate vegetables in the small open spaces in their houses.
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