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Rohingya Zuban

December 11, 2017 by TWB Communications

When surveyed in October 2017, a shocking number of Rohingya refugees said that they were unable to communicate with humanitarian responders. The issue of difficult communications in a crisis scenario is intensified by the fact that high numbers of the refugee community are illiterate. This rapid assessment shows how communication is a major barrier in the response to the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis. Click here for a full-screen version.

Other resources that might interest you:

  • Read more about TWB’s response to the Rohingya crisis and how you can help
  • Response to the Rohingya refugee crisis (video)
  • On the ground in Bangladesh. So – how do we communicate? (blog)
  • Bot Towan! #InterpretersMatter (blog)
  • Learn more about the Hanifi Rohingya script

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Filed Under: Language Assessments, Multimedia Tagged With: 2017, Asia, Bangladesh, Crisis response, English, Fundraising, Humanitarian crisis, Rohingya crisis response

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