Stopping the spread of coronavirus in refugee camps
Coronavirus is putting vulnerable children at great risk. Sadly, these children and their families are already in tough situations and this crisis is adding to their fear.
Nurankis, 11, lives in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. In 2017, Nurankis and her family, along with millions of refugees, fled their homes to escape the violence between ethnic groups in Myanmar. But now, they’re fearful of the even greater risk that’s sweeping the globe; coronavirus.
Nurankis
Age 11, from Bangladesh
Thanks to you, over 88,000 refugees have received soap and hand washing stations have been set up in refugee camps. Nurankis and other children are learning how to wash their hands properly with soap and water.
This is a scary time for people across the world, but especially for vulnerable children like Nurankis. Together, we can continue to raise awareness and prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Together, we're responding to coronavirus across the world
World Vision is active on the ground in nearly 100 countries and we are scaling up prevention and relief interventions in every country we work in. Our response will focus initially on 17 countries, including some of the world’s most fragile contexts.
We aim to reach 22.5 million people. Over half of them are children.
The focus of this global response will be through three key areas:
Raising awareness to stop the spread of the virus; by promoting hand-washing, good hygiene, and working with community health workers.
Providing emotional support to address the increased stress children and their families are experiencing.
Distributing food packs to help families forced into isolation, who have lost their income and have no work.
How you're stopping the spread in refugee camps
