Headline Achievements (3 Months)
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Relief Items Distributed
- Food packs to 36,138 households
- Clothing to 55,056 households
- Kitchen utensils to 18,000 households
- 7,500 blankets
- 3,000 jerry cans
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Water and Sanitation
- Chlorinated water distributed for 30 days to 13,500 households
- 19,500 hygiene kits
- Water pond treatment for at least 48,339 households
- 67 tube wells repaired or cleaned
- Hygiene education sessions held
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Shelter and Education
- Tarpaulins to assist 3,600 households
- 140 transitional houses set up
- Corrugated iron sheeting provided to 1,414 households
- 190 safe spaces set up for children
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Health
- Improved access to health care systems for 104,503 households
- Emergency medical assistance provided to 58,278
- Oral rehydration solution distributed to 5,000 older people
- 2,000 mosquito nets
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Livelihoods
- Emergency cash for work for around 28,500 households
- Seeds for 21,596 households
- 310 fishing nets
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DEC members have capacity and long-term presence in Bangladesh - including pre-positioned staff and resources - to deliver humanitarian relief. These are: World Vision, Tearfund, Save the Children, Oxfam, Islamic Relief, HelpAge International, Concern Worldwide, Christian Aid, Care International UK, CAFOD, British Red Cross through International Red Crescent and Red Cross, and ActionAid.
