Bangladesh

Serving Bangladeshi Children & Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Since 2019

Currently an astounding 890,000 Rohingya refugees are living at the Kutupalong and Nayapara refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar region.  The camps have grown to become the largest and most densely populated camps on earth.  This crisis has strained an already impoverished country, which has shown unprecedented generosity to the deeply persecuted Rohingya people.  PTMI has been making a significant impact in the lives of both Rohingya and Bangladeshi children since 2019.

Our program is currently serving 6 populations in Bangladesh:

Rohingya Refugees in the Kutupalong Refugee Camp - Rohingya refugees survived decades of discrimination before genocidal atrocities drove them from Myanmar, with many injured, killed, tortured, raped, and their villages burned.  PTMI volunteers have brought trauma relief, self-esteem, purpose, academic achievement, leadership opportunities, joy and hope for the future for these children.  We currently teach classes twice a week in the camp.  

Climate Refugees in Najirar Tek - These children are living in an area with little access to education or resources.  The students have been delighted at the opportunity, believing music instruction was only for wealthy families.

State Orphanage Program:  State children homes provide protection, education, vocational training, and rehabilitation for orphaned or fatherless children.  PTMI is running our program in a branch in Cox's Bazar that specifically serves girls.

Charulata Learning Center:  PTMI launched a program in 2025 at the Charulata Learning Center in Chittagong.  This marginalized community faces extreme poverty, instability, heavy school dropout rates and child labor.  The school provides a safe space focused on both academic and emotional development offering education and life skills.

Volunteer Training in Chittagong:  Talented and passionate young individuals from diverse universities and backgrounds were recruited, interviewed, selected, and trained for many hours before earning the title of PTMI Volunteer in Chittagong!   

Volunteer Training in Cox’s Bazar: After years in the community, our teams of volunteers in Cox's Bazar have become well-known young leaders.  Their success as role models and change-makers demonstrates the impact our program can have.

This work has all been made possible through a partnership with the exceptional Bangladeshi-based organization YASID (Youth Alliance for Sustainable International Development).  

PTMI would like to thank the Rosalie and Harold Brown Charitable Trust for making this program possible.

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