Humanity First

A small team of experts from HF Canada has joined local volunteers to accelerate the relief efforts in Barisal Division following Cyclone Sidr devastated Bangladesh a week earlier. Latest Government reports show 3,033 confirmed dead, 1,821 missing, 34,511 injured and a total of 6.77 million affected over 31 districts. The worst affected districts were Barguna, Bagerhat, Patuakhali and Pirojpur.

Humanity First have already been doing work locally, but are now co-ordinating a larger effort with dedicated camps in consultation with the Bangladesh Ministry of Disaster Management, and other agencies such as BRAC and the UN. HF have been allocated certain remote areas in Barisal and are working with local authorities around logistics and security while we try to assist an increasingly desperate population. At this stage, we need greater funds, but all procurement is being done in Dhaka were supplies are readily and cheaply available.