Bangladesh

A mother gives her baby Plumpy'Nut to treat malnutrition at an Action Against Hunger nutrition center.
Kathleen Prior
Action Against Hunger, Bangladesh

The State of Hunger in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is grappling with a deepening humanitarian crisis driven by repeated natural disasters and high rates of food insecurity. In 2024, natural disasters left 19.7 million people food-insecure, with 41% of the population lacking access to clean water and 61% lacking adequate sanitation. Malnutrition rates continued to escalate, with 11% of the population experiencing severe malnutrition that requires urgent treatment.

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How We're Helping in Bangladesh

Since 2007, Action Against Hunger has been actively addressing the multifaceted humanitarian challenges in Bangladesh, including climate disasters, food insecurity, malnutrition, and the influx of one million Rohingya refugees. We partner with local organizations to implement innovative projects focused on climate-adaptive technologies, climate resilience, sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure, youth entrepreneurship, and gender-sensitive livelihoods support.

Action Against Hunger teams in Bangladesh assist the government with cyclone preparedness, using artificial intelligence to model and mitigate these events. We also treat thousands of children suffering from severe and moderate malnutrition and provide psychosocial support to individuals in need.

A mother and a father stand smiling with their two sons outside of their home in Bangladesh.
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People Benefited From Psychosocial Support

A child is measured for malnutrition at one of Action Against Hunger's nutrition centers in Cox's Bazar.
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Children Received Treatment For Malnutrition

A Rohingya woman looks out over the camps in Cox's Bazar. A Rohingya woman looks out over the camps in Cox's Bazar.
An Action Against Hunger aid worker organizes an emergency food distribution for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh An Action Against Hunger aid worker organizes an emergency food distribution for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Kathleen Prior
Action Against Hunger, Bangladesh
Health education officer, Shaki Rani Bose, talks to a young mother, Hosne Ara, with her baby, surrounded by Rohinga women as they wait patiently to be seen at an Action Against Hunger clinic for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Health education officer, Shaki Rani Bose, talks to a young mother, Hosne Ara, with her baby, surrounded by Rohinga women as they wait patiently to be seen at an Action Against Hunger clinic for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
Tom Pilston
Action Against Hunger, Bangladesh
A woman prepares vegetables and fruits for a family meal.
Fabeha Monir
Action Against Hunger, Bangladesh

We work in Rohingya displacement settlements to prevent and treat malnutrition among young children.

Rohingya Crisis: Challenges in Cox’s Bazar Continue

Our teams improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene for Rohingya refugees and community members in and outside of displacement camps.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

We train mothers how to screen their children for malnutrition using a color-coded band called the mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) band.

A Band of Hope

Our teams partner with communities vulnerable to climate disasters to help them earn income, adapt, and build resilience to future shocks.

Food Security & Livelihoods

Feeding Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

An Against Against Hunger food distribution to Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Each day, Action Against Hunger serves hot meals to thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Watch and see all the activity that happens in a typical day in one of our Feeding Centers.

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