Strengthening capacity and increased food security of Rohingya and Host Communities through climate adaptive technology

Strengthening capacity and increased food security project

Supported by

Oxfam in Bangladesh

Duration

July 2024 - June 2026 (Phase-1 and Phase-2)

Goal

To develop skills and increase access to diversified and nutrition food sustainably through promoting climate-smart agricultural technology

Target Population

Direct Beneficiaries: 3100

Location Phase-1 Phase-2 Total
Camp 1125 1200 2325
Host 375 400 775

Geographical Coverage

Adjacent unions of Ukhiya and Teknaf Sub districts
Host: Phalongkhali Ward 04, Ward 06, Ward 07
Camp: Camp 3, 4, 12, 19 & 22

Project Budget

Phase 1 = 1,26,59,501/- BDT
Phase 2 = 58,95,000/- BDT

Major/Key Activities

  • To ensure climate-adaptive food production at the household level and empower communities with livelihood resilience.
  • Community nursery development.
  • Hands-on Technical Training on Homestead Gardening
  • Builds women’s leadership in household food management.
  • Improved access to fresh vegetables and fruits.
  • Provide essential Agri. Inputs and CCR varieties seeds/Seedlings support
  • An inclusive approach supporting persons with disabilities.
  • Promotes climate-smart agriculture.
  • Linkage Building with AU, DAE, UAE, FSS
  • Joint Consultation to Identify Innovation and Relations to FSS & stakeholders
  • Households tracking through KOBO tools
  • PDM, Endline & Lesson learn

Harvesting Hope: Building Climate-Adaptive Gardening Skills and Knowledge in Camp and Host of Cox’s Bazar

Harvesting Hope Project Cox’s Bazar

Supported by

Oxfam in Bangladesh

Duration

1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026

Goal

The goal of the project is to enhance household food security by promoting vegetable production, improve dietary diversity through the cultivation of diverse vegetables, and reduce reliance on humanitarian aid by building skills and knowledge in climate-smart technologies.

Target Population

1000 Project Participants

Geographical Coverage

adjacent unions of Ukhiya and Teknaf Sub districts

Host

Phalongkhali Union Ward 04, Ward 06

Camp

Camp 3, 4, 12, 19 & 22

Project Budget

7,963,320.00 BDT.

Major/Key Activities

  • Increased skills and knowledge to implement climate-smart agricultural practices effectively.
  • Project participants equipped with climate-adaptive gardening kits to initiate climate-smart homestead gardening.
  • Promoting alternative livelihood options through climate-adaptive agriculture
    • Establish Community Nurseries for Seedling Production
    • Poultry Rearing Training and Input Support
    • Women/Youth led Mushroom Culture (Training, input support & production)
    • Organize Market linkage workshop between different stakeholders and Mushroom Producers
    • Provide support for Economic inclusion of 40 Persons with disabilities on disable friendly skills and opportunities (training and input)
    • Inputs support to Women/ Youth led compost production
  • Improved adoption of nutrition-sensitive behaviours contributing to healthier diets and well-being.
    • Organize Nutrition awareness session among the project participants
    • Organize Cooking Demonstration at Host and Camp for Pregnant and lactating Mother
    • Campaign for green environment/day observation through engaging children, adolescents, and youth
    • Tree plantation in communal places through youth (environmental and Climate Change impacts)

Livelihood Improvement Project for the FDMN in Bhasanchar

Livelihood Improvement Project for the FDMN in Bhasanchar

Supported by

Mukti Cox’s Bazar

Duration

1.7.2025- 30.6.2026

Goal

Improved Livelihood of the Rohingya peoples of Bhasanchar camp through vegetable cultivation and pond fish cultivation involving the Rohingya beneficiaries fulfilling the protein demand also making familiar them with the livelihood activities.

Target Population

160 families

Geographical Coverage

Activities are out of cluster but the benefit goes to cluster peoples of cluster 72.73.74, 81.82 and 83

Camp

Bhasanchar camp

Project Budget

12.05,382

Major/Key Activities

  • Generating a comprehensive study report. Different vegetable cultivation through Rohingya beneficiaries

Improving Food Self-sufficiency and Livelihoods (IFSL) through Agricultural Technical Guidance for Residents of Refugee Camps and Host Community with Inadequate Access to Food in Ukhiya

Improving Food Self-sufficiency and Livelihoods (IFSL)

Supported by

Assisted by-IVY, Japan and Funded by: Japan Platform (JPF)

Duration

31 March, 2026 - 30 March, 2027 (12 months)

Objectives

Residents of refugee camps and host communities who have insufficient access to food will improve their food self-sufficiency and livelihoods through agricultural technical training.

Target Population

  • Host: 200 HHs (1000 individual)
  • Camp: 500 HHs (2500 individual)

Geographical Coverage

Host: 3 villages of Rajapalong Union (Modhurchara, Purbo Kutupalong & Pachim Kutupalong)

Camp

2W

Project Budget

BDT. 1,76,79,625.00

Major/Key Activities

  • Project briefing orientation to the project team members
  • Orientation to the project team members on data collection for making beneficiaries profiling
  • Start-up and Closing workshop at Camp Level
  • Start-up and Closing workshop at Ukhiya Upazila Level
  • Organize training on PSEA and safe Guarding to the Refugee Household
  • Organize training on Climate Smart Vegetable production technologies for Rainy & winter season for Camp BNFs
  • Organize training on Climate Smart Vegetable production technologies for Rainy & winter season for Host BNFs
  • Inputs support to the Rohingya Refugee for Climate Smart vegetable production in Rainy season and Winter season
  • Inputs support to the Host beneficiaries for Climate Smart vegetable production in Rainy season and Winter season
  • Organize training on Climate Smart Aquaculture at Camp level
  • Inputs support for Aquaculture 2 times with vegetable farming by the pond (3 pounds)
  • Organize training on Chicken/Duck rearing to the Host Community beneficiaries (2 times)
  • Input support for rearing Chicken/Duck to the Host Community Beneficiaries (1 time)
  • Organize Vaccination Campaign for Chicken/Duck (13 places)
  • Field Activities monitoring visit by Govt. representative/Journalist/other Stakeholders
  • Beneficiaries learning Book (Host)
  • Flip Chart Making (Vegetable, Poultry and Aquaculture)

Livelihood Improvement Project (LIP) through Supporting Small-scale Tobacco Farmers in Shifting to Sustainable Agriculture, Cox’s Bazar

Livelihood Improvement Project (LIP)

Supported by

Assisted by-IVY, Japan and Funded by: MoFA, Japan

Duration

31 March, 2026 - 30 March, 2029

Objectives

Smallholder tobacco farmers in Ramu Upazila, Cox's Bazar, will switch to sustainable agriculture and completely phase out harmful tobacco cultivation.

Target Population

  • Total-1500HHs
  • 1’st year: 750HHs (New)
  • 2’nd year:1500 [750HHs (New) + 750HHs (Old)]
  • 3’rd year: 1500HHs (Old)

Geographical Coverage

Host: All ward of Garjonia and Kacchopia Unions under Ramu Upazila

Camp

N/A

Project Budget

Total 03 years BDT. 111,246,124.00
1’st year: BDT. 33,909,464.00
2’nd year: BDT. 45,607,574.00
3’rd year: BDT. 31,729,086.00

Major/Key Activities

  • Conduct baseline and endline survey
  • Workshop to explain the project to government officials
  • Raising awareness of the harm caused by tobacco cultivation in the target areas
  • Project briefing orientation for target farmers
  • Court yard meeting with the farmer
  • Training for farmers in nursery techniques for vegetable seedling raising
  • Training on vegetable production with climate-smart agriculture (CSA) - 2days
  • Training on Vermi compost production techniques-100 farmer's
  • Training on Kitchen waste and Chicken manure compost production
  • Training on poultry rearing technologies
  • Organize Marketing Training and distributed joint shipping related materials
  • Organize match making workshop
  • Installed 10 Deep Tube Well to ensure irrigation for producing vegetable in dry season
  • Support farmers with nursery seedling raising kits and protective materials
  • Support farmers with improve seeds and tools to promote sustainable vegetable production (2 seasons)
  • Distribute compost making materials (Vermi and Chicken composting)
  • Provide local chicken and Duck
  • Input support for chicken & Duck house making materials
  • Organize vaccination campaign to control poultry disease
  • Orientation on PSEA, Fraud & terrorist financing for Staff

For the period May 01, 2025 to December 31, 2025Improving Peaceful Co-existence and Self-reliance Opportunist for Refugees and Host Community 

Supported by

UNHCR

Duration

January, 2029 to till now

Goal

Aims to improve self-reliance and livelihoods of refugees and local communities through increased off farm and on-farm production.

Target Population

4000 HHs of Rohingya community and 1550 HHs of host community

Geographical Coverage:

Host: Rajapalong and Palongkhali unions of Ukhiya Upazila under Cox’s Bazar district

Camp: 1W, 2W, 3, 4, 4ext. and 17

Major activities

  • Develop Village Farmer Association (VFA) at host area
  • Input support for pond fish culture at host and camp area
  • Organize vaccination campaign for livestock at host community
  • Agri input support for establishing vegetable demonstration at host community
  • Provide support to establish vegetable garden at canal and black point at camp
  • Provide agricultural input support to Refugees for vertical vegetable gardening
  • Facilitate market linkage initiative to the host producers for ensuring fair price
  • Provide capacity building or skill development training to the host and camp beneficiaries
  • Agricultural Input support for Comprehensive Homestead Development (CHD) at host community
  • Input support to develop different entrepreneurs like nursery, vermicompost, indigenous poultry rearing etc.

Supporting Rohingya and Host Communities in Cox's Bazar through the Promotion of Homestead Gardening and Vibrant Livelihood Opportunities

Funded by

Oxfam in Bangladesh

Duration: 

For the period May 01, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Objective

The goal of the project is to enhance the economic resilience and food security of Rohingya and host communities in Cox's Bazar by promoting homestead gardening and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Geographical Coverage:

Camp: 12 no. and 19 no. camps, Ukhiya upazila,

Host: Hnila union of Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district

Population coverage

250 Household

Budget:

BDT 1,221,250/-

Major activities

  • Project participants basic technical training on homestead gardening at community level.
  • Provide seed/seedling to HG participants at community level.
  • Provide inputs support for establishing homestead garden to participants.
  • Women/youth led skill development training on handcrafts, block-boutique for the project participants of host community.
  • Organize market linkage workshop between different stakeholder, handicraft & tailoring producers.
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DFAT AHP Bangladesh Rohingya Response Phase IV Inclusive 

Supported by

Oxfam in Bangladesh

Duration

For the period January 01, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Goal

The overall objective of the project is comprehensive, integrated, and inclusive humanitarian programming and service delivery through strong coordination with partners, sectors and partnership with local actors which contributes to the international efforts for meeting humanitarian needs of Rohingya and host population.

Population coverage

5486 Household

Geographical Coverage

Camp: Camp # 03, 04, 12 and 19 at Ukhiya upazila and Camp # 22 at Taknaf upazila,

Host: Hnila union of Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.

BudgetBDT 19,555,729/-

Major activities

  • Outcome 2: Rohingya and host communities (particularly women and girls in all their diversity) have access to continued and inclusive protection programming and services,

  • Outcome 3: Rohingya and host communities (particularly women and girls in all their diversity) have increased resilience including enhanced social cohesion and strengthened capacity for reduction of disaster risks.

"Strengthening Livelihood and Food Security of Rohingya and Host Communities" and "Our Light-Our Protection-Our Responsibility"

Enhance Homestead Gardening in Rohinga Camps and Market Linkages

Supported by

Oxfam in Bangladesh

Objective

  1. Improved access to fresh vegetables and through promoting environmentally friendly vegetable gardening (bed, pit, sac, trellis, vertical and multilayer gardening).
  2. Targeted host community Increased methodological skills and knowledge to practice climate smart technologies.

Duration: For the period January 01, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Beneficiary Coverage:

  • Target Population: 6465 Household

Working Location

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    Host : Palangkhalu union, Ukhiya and Hnila union of Teknaf upazila of  Cox’s Bazar district

  • Camp:  03 no. 04 no. 12 no. and 19 no. camps, Ukhiya upazila, Camp no. 22 of Teknaf upazila,

    Budget

  • BDT 10,111,003

Major activities

    • Improved knowledge and skills in homestead gardening, including production technology and management.
    • Through a cooking demonstration, participants will learn how to retain nutritional elements in cooked vegetables
    • Household members can consume a wider range of foods, leading to improved nutritional status
    • Women and girls will gain further access to fresh food (vegetables and fruits), the ability to earn money and participate in health-related decisions and planning.
    • Improve the ability to navigate physical hazards after dark (hillsides, waterways, bridges, sewers, vegetation, other shelters, and dangerous animals).
    • Reduce the risk of gender-based violence (GBV) due including ensures safe and dignified access of women and girls to WASH facilities after dark.
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ENRICH Program (Enhancing Resources and Increasing Capacities of Poor Households towards Elimination of their Poverty)

ENRICH Program

Supported by

Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Mukti Cox’s Bazar

Goal

To ensure human dignity and freedom by gradually reducing poverty in a sustainable manner, towards total elimination of poverty and beyond poverty in a sustainable development at the household level.

Specific Objective

  • To Attain total development of each household as well as the whole community participating in ENRICH.
  • To Empower the poor households through capacity building To Ensure human dignity for all.
  • To Facilitate the best utilization of the existing capabilities and resources of the poor households and to help enhance both their capabilities and resources in order to enable them to come out poverty and move ahead towards a life of human dignity.

People coverage

38,550 (Men, Women and Youth) of Households-6751

Geographical Coverage

Chaufaldandi Union of Cox’s Bazar sadar Upazila.

Major activities

  • Beggar rehabilitation
  • Establish model/enrich house
  • Organize health and eye camp
  • Stipend for poor and meritorious students
  • Operates Static Clinic and Satellite Clinics
  • Health awareness session with community people
  • Organize and operate evening learning center
  • Training for youth and women and girls on IGAs
  • Support for assets creation among youth and women
  • Create special savings among women headed and PWD families

Livelihood Improvement Project for women of vulnerable households in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar (LIP)

Livelihood Improvement Project

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Supported by

IVY Japan

Goal

Women of vulnerable households in the target areas will acquire agricultural skills and start joint distribution to Hnila public market.

Objective

  • Women in vulnerable households will improve their skills in vegetable cultivation and poultry farming.
  • Improved income from the sale of agricultural products and poultry farming.
  • Women from vulnerable households start joint distribution to Hnila public market.

Coverage Area

Hnila Union & Whykong Union, Teknaf

Population coverage

9370 of community people under Hnila & Whykong Union

Major activities

  • Baseline survey
  • Community consultation
  • Farmer group formation
  • Vaccination campaigning
  • Beneficiary post assessment
  • Construction of Hnila Public Market
  • Demonstration farm on vegetable and poultry rearing
  • Training and linkage with input and output marketing
  • Technical training on vegetable cultivation and poultry rearing
  • Introduce technology and promote organic vegetable cultivation
  • Meeting with MMC and advisory board for the operation and management of Hnila public markets.

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