COVID-19 Emergency Statelessness Fund (CESF) - Final Report
Project Name: Rohingya Refugees in India Assessment, Sensitisation, and supporting initiative in Covid-19 responses.
Submitted by- Rohingya Human Rights Initiative (ROHRIngya)
Introduction
While there is a general understanding of COVID-19 and social distancing in the Rohingya community in India, levels of misinformation are also high, impacting the ability to take appropriate precautions and access health services. There is also a significant lack of information about protection measures, current developments, and what is next or how to cope with the psychosocial impact and the increased additional issues.
This scoping project granted to R4R focuses on developing training and informative materials on COVID-19, its impact, access to healthcare, mental health care and education, available psychosocial support and access to WASH in the Rohingya language. Through building capacity and motivating 40 selected Rohingya leaders, the project supports and raises awareness in 40 Rohingya refugee settlements in Delhi, Haryana, Hyderabad and Jammu through participatory and innovative means. The project is accompanied by a small-scale distribution of hand sanitisers and face masks. The project raises awareness through video materials as well as through the distribution of posters.