Nobody was prepared for this. There are now 700,000 people trying to figure out how to survive in the middle of nowhere. A few months ago, this entire area was a national forest reserve. It was covered with trees. But the refugees had nothing when they arrived, so they started cutting the trees for fuel. Then they moved on to shrubs. Now they’ve dug up all the roots so there’s nothing left but loose soil. It’s too dangerous for them to go home so we’re trying to make the best of the situation. Almost all the refugees are living in plastic tents right now. They’re extremely vulnerable. So we’ve designed sturdy bamboo houses and we’re building them as fast as we can. We want to finish as many as possible before the monsoon season arrives.” (Click Here to see the original post)
Our team was honored to be featured on Humans Of New York, Brandon came to visit our shelter project work in the Camp 8w in Kutupaloang camp, and showed his support, by setting up a fundraiser to support providing shelters for the Rohingya Refugees. Below are some of the highlights.