Shashanka Saadi

June 20, 2018
Published by Shashanka Saadi at Jun 20 2018
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crisis, equality

A change taking place in Kiryandongo

In Uganda, there are no refugee camps. The Government of Uganda calls them settlements as refugees live with the host community. Refugee families get a piece of land to build their houses, farms, rear cattle and are able to access basic services. They are entitled to social services because of the Refugee Act and Policy of Uganda, the most progressive legal framework in the world, to create a robust protection environment for the refugees.
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March 22, 2018
Published by Shashanka Saadi at Mar 22 2018
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crisis, education

Localisation of humanitarian response: A proven frontier for BRAC

Let us take the recent Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh- dubbed as the world’s fastest growing humanitarian crisis- as a case to see why and how BRAC can be a model for the localisation in humanitarian response.
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January 16, 2018
Published by Shashanka Saadi at Jan 16 2018
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climate, crisis, equality

The cold wave that grips Bangladesh, and our lessons

There was a freak snow storm in the Sahara last week, the surreal images creating a flurry on the internet. On the other side, Sydney is experiencing the hottest summer on record. At home, a severe cold wave is sweeping over northern Bangladesh.
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December 6, 2017
Published by Shashanka Saadi at Dec 06 2017
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climate, crisis, education, equality

Inside Cox’s Bazar’s settlements where childhood and laughter still exist

Almost each day these days, I wake up and make my way to the makeshift camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, the site of the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis of recent times. Life in these settlements is brutal- I see the struggles of the women, men and children who have recently arrived, most exhausted and traumatised.
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