Standard Project Report 2016
intervention strategy and then to subsequently use the KAP to tailor and adopt more widespread forms of behaviour change communication and sensitisation activities. These activities will need to be targeted at all groups including men, adolescent girls and children in the schools. Training programmes will be designed to improve behaviour change facilitation skills of the refugee nutritional and health volunteers with a focus on outcomes and achievements.
Education is a major concern for the refugees. They see it as one of the few areas for investment in their children’ s future. However, the education system in the camps is considered poor. The main issues of concern raised were: poor quality of teachers; limited class room space and options for expansion; lack of female teachers and segregated classes in higher grades; and no certification or official recognition of education attainment levels. Recommendations included improving teacher quality through better training and measures to attract and retain qualified teachers. In addition, focus is needed on creating a safer learning environment, especially for girl students to continue attending classes and providing a clearer pathway for refugee students to continue their education in the broader education system in Bangladesh. Management actions to ensure teacher and student attendance, reduction in dropouts and adequate learning environment for all students up to and above grade eight are in place.
Lastly, the JAM found that refugees engage in a number of different coping strategies, and they are likely to employ the exchange or sale of food and non-food aid, with some commodities( rice) traded more often than others. For poorer households rice would often be traded for other foods not included in the voucher( such as fresh meat, fish and vegetables) or sold to refugees residing in makeshift sites, often at lower prices in order to help them meet their basic food needs. The households with more concrete coping strategies, such as receiving remittances, or working outside, are more likely to sell food and non-food for cash. The mission recommended undertaking a profiling exercise to identify the levels of vulnerability amongst the refugees, with a view to gradually move to a more targeted assistance approach in the camps, harmonised with a wider approach that targets the most vulnerable households in makeshift settlements and potentially also the local host community and acknowledges the general state of vulnerability across Cox’ s Bazar.
Bangladesh, People ' s Republic of( BD) 19 Single Country PRRO- 200673