Over 850,000 Rohingya live in a refugee camp on small strip of land on the south-eastern coast of Bangladesh. Brutal attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late August 2017 forced over 680,000 members of the ethnic Muslim minority to flee to Bangladesh, fearing for their lives. Impoverished, physically and psychologically scarred, these people have lived through unspeakable horrors, and now live in squalid conditions in the overcrowded camp. With poor conditions and limited access to healthcare, people are sick and there are growing fears of an epidemic outbreak.
We cordially invite you to spend this year's Lent in solidarity with the vulnerable men, women and children in Bangladesh by participating in our Make Lent Count campaign and supporting our work in Bangladesh. More information: www.malteser-international.org
