Programmes

Cox's Bazar is a district in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Introduction Cox´s Bazar is the most southern district of Bangladesh bordering Myanmar. The Rohingya refugees began fleeing into this area in large numbers since August 2017 following a brutal military campaign against Rohinga community in Rakhine state. As a result, the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar is the largest camp of holding over 1.1000,000 refugees around the world now.

From December 2022 PHALS (Program for Helpless And Lagged Society) is being implementing “Resilience Strengthening of Vulnerable Populations in Northern, Western and Eastern Bangladesh through a Network Approach of 5 Partner Organizations” project. An alternative Livelihood Training Center run by the local non-governmental organization PHALS started a market demand based hand and sewing training program as a means of alternative livelihood for sheltered climate refugee women under the pilot project of Khuruskul government special shelter project and Chowfaldandi union in collaboration with the international organization Malteser International. At present, in the first phase 210 women in 8 Self Reliant Group (SRG) are engaged in making products after training in various trades as follows: Embroidery-52, Tailoring- 50, Block-Batik-49, Handicraft-49 and Handloom-10

The project has the potential and impact-full of mainstreaming orphans and street children. Their basic needs are met & they will get new life through gaining knowledge, vocational skills, and life skills. They will get love and affection like parents. It will boost their confidence. They will become good assets to the community. They are developed physically & psychologically & made as a good & protective citizen.