From Water to Waste Management: Services That Save Lives

Clean and safe water is a lifeline in the Rohingya camps. 

In the Centrality of Protection in Protracted Crises project, supported by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership, CARE Bangladesh is working to ensure uninterrupted access to safe drinking water, dignified sanitation, and effective waste management for Rohingya families in Cox’s Bazar. In one of the world’s most densely populated humanitarian settings, these services are essential to preventing disease and protecting lives. 

“The basic needs of the Rohingya community have never been fully met, and the situation has worsened over the past year. These WASH services cannot be interrupted for even a single day. If they do, more than 19,000 people will immediately lose access to drinking water, waste will go unmanaged, sanitation facilities will fail, and the risk of disease outbreaks will escalate,” says Farooq Rahman, Senior Program Manager, CARE Bangladesh. 

Sustained support for WASH services is critical to safeguarding health, dignity, and resilience in the camps.