NGO Forum for Public Health

21/09/2026

Building Skills, Building Hope | Rohingya Camp 7, Cox's Bazar

Meet Ali Juhur —a WASH volunteer in Rohingya Refugee Camp 7 whose story shows what's possible when displaced people are given the chance to learn, grow, and lead.
Like nearly a million Rohingya refugees, Ali fled violence in Myanmar with nothing. Through NGO Forum for Public Health's WASH programme, he received on-the-job training in carpentry, masonry, and plumbing — and today, he's one of the community's most trusted technicians.
Ali is no longer just a refugee — to his community, he's a technician, a problem-solver, and a role model.

03/09/2026

From Waste to Wealth: The MRF Journey

With support from UNICEF, NGO Forum for Public Health implemented WASH interventions in Camp 4, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, where community participation has been at the heart of improved solid waste management. Through the Material Recovery Facility (MRF), household waste is segregated, collected and transformed into useful resources. Organic waste becomes compost for household gardening, while recyclable polythene is turned into products such as pit rings, covers and drain slabs for WASH facilities.
Our documentary, “From Waste to Wealth: The MRF Journey,” highlights how community participation and practical recycling solutions contribute to cleaner surroundings and more sustainable WASH services.

28/08/2026

24/08/2026

Every Drop Counts | Rohingya Camp 6, Cox's Bazar

In the Rohingya camps, thousands of families depend on shared water systems and every drop matters. Yet, water at communal tap stands was often draining away unused, while handwashing devices nearby stood dry.
NGO Forum for Public Health, with UNICEF's support, introduced a simple but sustainable solution: a wastewater reuse system. Drainage water from tap stands is now collected, filtered, and reused for handwashing after latrine use, and for keeping latrines clean.

"Previously we would sometimes get water in the handwashing device, sometimes not. Now, after this device, we get water all the time." — Md. Rashid, Camp 6

Project implemented by NGO Forum for Public Health, with the support of UNICEF Bangladesh.

18/08/2026

Turning Waste into Hope | One of the World's Largest Humanitarian FSTP

With support from UNICEF, NGO Forum for Public Health is helping ensure safer and more sustainable sanitation services for Rohingya communities in Cox’s Bazar.

Our documentary, “Turning Waste into Hope,” showcases the IFSTN and Mega Centralized Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant, where faecal sludge from more than 153,000 people across five refugee camps is safely collected and treated. Using natural biological processes and a largely gravity-driven treatment system, the facility helps reduce contamination risks, protect the environment and transform dried sludge into useful co-compost.

🎥 Watch the documentary to discover how innovation and dedicated WASH teams are turning a major sanitation challenge into a sustainable solution. Proudly implemented by NGO Forum for Public Health, with the support of UNICEF Bangladesh.

14/07/2026

Improper solid waste management and environmental pollution pose significant challenges to sustainable development, particularly in coastal communities. To address these issues, NGO Forum for Public Health, with support from the UNDP, established Green Clubs in educational institutions under the Sustainable Solid Waste Management (SSWM) Project. The Green Clubs promote environmental protection by encouraging students to practice the 4R Principles. Through awareness activities, waste segregation, recycling, and community clean-up campaigns, students become active environmental ambassadors, inspiring positive behavioral change in their schools and communities.

13/07/2026

The inspiring journey of female vermi compost volunteers who have improved their livelihoods through the strategic programme design of the UNDP - NGOF. Through capacity-building training, grant assistance, and technical guidance enabled women of Teknaf to establish household-level vermi compost production, produce high-quality organic fertilizer, package and market their products, and apply vermi compost in vegetable cultivation and in turn protect the environment following the principles of 4R.

01/07/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

IRC, together with its local partner for Public Health and with the generous support of (IRUSA), has reached more than 1,100 Rohingya and host community members in Cox's Bazar over the past two months through climate-responsive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions, improving health, dignity, and resilienceng health, dignity and resilience.

From menstrual hygiene awareness and household outreach to engaging men in supporting women's health, environmental awareness campaigns and planting 204 tree saplings, these initiatives are helping women and girls live healthier, safer and more dignified lives while strengthening community resilience.

Over the next two years, this project aims to improve the health, well-being and climate resilience of 43,472 Rohingya refugees and host community members through integrated, equitable and sustainable WASH and health services, especially women and girls.

09/06/2026

Taking sustainable solutions to Kutubdia