2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
A Study on Livelihood Resilience of the World's Most Densely Populated Refugees in the Rohingya Camps of Bangladesh
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20K20020
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
ULLAH・S・M ASIK 九州大学, 芸術工学研究院, 学術研究員 (10867302)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | Refugee / Rohingya / Livelihood / Resilience |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
More than four hundred refugee households have been surveyed inside the Kutupalong refugee camp under Ukhia Upazila. Ukhia Upazila is an administrative unit situated in Cox’s Bazar district, the southern coastal area of Bangladesh.
From the survey data of the completed households, it was found that most of the refugee households highly depended on refugee aid for their daily necessities. The refugees are handed only goods but no cash money. The refugees have a minimal scope of working legally outside the camp. The refugees can only be hired by NGOs for very limited job opportunities. Few of the refugees do business inside the refugee camps as small grocery shops. Some refugees also buy fish from outside the camps and sell it inside. Before fleeing to Bangladesh, most of the refugees were involved in farming, collecting and selling forest products, and doing small business in Myanmar. The donor organizations provided basic services inside the camp, including medical and education facilities. Refugee households have very few assets, including savings and jewelry. Among the social safety nets, they are well connected with the neighboring households, but in terms of social security and social services, very few options are available only from the donor organizations. The refugees have the skill to work in various sectors of the local community and the significant number of refugees are unofficially being engaged in several livelihood activities. Among the socioeconomic status, the refugees were comparatively young, less educated and large family size.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Due corona virus there were restrictions to conduct the refugee survey.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Within September 2021 - Finish survey in the Refugee camps
Within March 2022 - Finish data analysis and submit report
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to Covid 19 the refugee survey was restricted in 2020. So, the budget for the survey remained unused.
In 2021,planning to complete the survey and buy some equipment including GPS devices and data collecting tabs.
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