DHAKA, June 13, 2024 (BSS) - Sweden will provide 1.2 million US dollars that approximately Taka 14.5 crore for vital humanitarian assistance to communities affected by Cyclone Remal in south-western Bangladesh.
 
“This will provide over 86,000 people with basic necessities such as food, shelter and the opportunity to make a living, while 15,000 children are given the opportunity to return to school,” Sweden Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg von Linde said on the occasion, according to a press release. 
 
This contribution complements the government of Bangladesh’s response, she added.  

The envoy said Sweden stands with the 4.6 million people affected by Cyclone Remal, which has displaced 800,000 people in south-western Bangladesh. 

The assistance will be channelled through the Swedish Red Cross, Save the Children and Islamic Relief. 

The humanitarian support will be used, among other things, to provide cash support to affected families for enabling them to buy food and clothes, arranging a roof over your head or paying for healthcare, said the release.  

Swedish Red Cross through BDRCS will provide cash support to 6,500 households in the worst affected areas.
 
Save the Children will provide cash grants and hygiene items for 2,000 households and shelter support to 600 households in Khulna and Barguna districts. 

Support will also be provided to repair 24 schools destroyed by the cyclone, enabling 15,000 children to return to school.

Islamic Relief will provide cash support and hygiene items for 7,200 households in Patuakhali and Barguna districts, with a particular focus on households headed by women, widows and pregnant and lactating women.
  
Sweden is also one of the largest humanitarian donors globally and the top donor to the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which is responding to Cyclone Remal with a total of USD 7.5 million (approx.BDT 87.6 crores) to support those affected, said the release.