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June 25th, 2025 ― Doha, Qatar: The representation mission of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Bangladesh has concluded a handicraft training project to ensure self-dependency for poor women at the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar.
Implemented in cooperation with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the Turkish Red Crescent, the project ensured sustainable livelihoods for 1,555 refugee women at camps.
It involved practical training programs in sewing, fishing tool making, poultry farming, and agriculture. Hundreds of women received intensive training to develop the skills to start their own small businesses.
In addition, 1,435 kits of nonfood items (NFIs) were distributed, containing comprehensive tools and supplies designed to facilitate the beneficiaries’ startup and help them use the acquired skills in earning a sustainable income, thus improving their standard of living.
This project is part of QRCS’s commitment to supporting the most vulnerable groups, especially women, by enhancing their capacity and empowering them socioeconomically. It also reflects the plans of QRCS’s mission in Bangladesh to develop long-term interventions to improve livelihoods and create real opportunities for refugee women and the host community to integrate with dignity into economic life, in line with the humanitarian principles and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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About Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS)
Established in 1978, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is Qatar’s first humanitarian and volunteering organization that aims to assist and empower vulnerable individuals and communities without partiality or discrimination.
QRCS is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which consists of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and 191 National Societies. It is also a member of several GCC, Arab, and Islamic organizations, such as the Islamic Committee of International Crescent (ICIC) and the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization (ARCO). In this legally recognized capacity, QRCS has access to disaster and conflict zones, thus serving as an auxiliary to the State of Qatar in its humanitarian and social efforts — a role that distinguishes it from other local charities and NGOs.
Both locally and internationally, QRCS has relief and development operations in numerous countries throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Central and South America. Its humanitarian mandates include disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and risk reduction. To mitigate the impact of disasters and improve the livelihoods of affected populations, QRCS provides medical services, food, water, shelter, and other needs of local communities. It is also active at the humanitarian diplomacy and advocacy front.
With the help of a vast network of trained, committed staff and volunteers, QRCS aspires to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity, inspired by the seven Fundamental Principles of humanitarian action: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.