Anonymous Australian gives $100k to start mask-making scheme in refugee camp

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A $100,000 donation from an anonymous Australian family has helped fund the production of thousands of reusable masks for refugees living in Bangladesh’s overcrowded Cox’s Bazar camp.

The contribution made to Australia for UNHCR comes as aid workers battle to provide care for nearly one million refugees at the camp who are at heightened risk of COVID-19 infection.

“I feel happy as the masks will be used by the refugee community and I contributed to my community.” Minara Begum, 25, arrived in the camp from Myanmar in 2001. “They’re not names in the regular financial papers, but people who really have a sense of responsibly and supporting others.” Subrata Kumar Chakrabarty, the livelihood and economic inclusion officer for the UNHCR in Cox’s Bazar, said more than 26,000 residents there have been tested for the virus so far.A health worker at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar in April.“There is no distancing or anything - it’s not possible to do that distancing following the WHO guideline.”

“They are very happy because what they produce has been distributed among them, which means they're also contributing to their community.” The manufacturing of masks will go some way to improving the welfare and hygiene of residents of the camp.

 

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SBS What about Helping the Victorian Refugees, Illegally Detained by an idiotic Communist Labor Party Leader ? The People not allowed to have a Job, Can’t afford Food, Bills, Rent, etc.. Not allowed out after Dark! DanielAndrewsMP Free The Victorian POWs . Let them earn a income !

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