DFAT AHP project visited by Australian High Commission

On 30 April 2024, Mukti Cox’s Bazar had the honor of welcoming distinguished visitors from the Australian High Commission, including Nick McLean, First Secretary (Humanitarian); Hamah Hussain, Deputy Humanitarian Adviser and Third Secretary; and Hasin Sadab Bhuiyan, Humanitarian Programme Officer. They were accompanied by Sohel Mahmud, Senior Team Leader of the AHP Bangladesh Consortium; Md. Mahmudul Hoque Patowary, Manager-Communication of the AHP Bangladesh Consortium; Md. Mostofa Ali, Program Manager at Oxfam in Bangladesh; and Md. Saiful Islam, Program Manager-AHP IV at Oxfam in Bangladesh.

During their visit, the delegation engaged with project participants involved in alternative income generation activities through a community group discussion at Hnila Union in Teknaf Upazila. The discussion focused on the impacts of the DFAT AHP Bangladesh Rohingya Response Phase IV Inclusive project including, changes in income, social cohesion between host communities and Rohingya refugees, and the challenges faced.

The project participants actively participated in the discussion, sharing their positive experiences in decision-making and their contributions to preventing early marriage within their community as part of an active self-help group (SHG). Md. Khairul Islam, Director-Monitoring & Evaluation at Mukti Cox’s Bazar, and Md. Foysal Bari, Project Coordinator of the DFAT AHP Bangladesh Rohingya Response Phase IV Inclusive project, accompanied the visitors and expressed their heartfelt thanks on behalf of the Chief Executive.