EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Green Touch maintains the capacity to respond to major emergencies in Bangladesh through the distribution of food and water, as well as the ability to open child protection centers quickly and conduct family tracing for separated and unaccompanied children. We also focus on strengthening community preparedness and local disaster-resources, such as the country’s cyclone preparedness program.
Our Recent Activities
Green Touch maintains the capacity to respond to major emergencies in Bangladesh through the distribution of food and water, as well as the ability to open child protection centers quickly and conduct family tracing for separated and unaccompanied children. We also focus on strengthening community preparedness and local disaster-resources, such as the country’s cyclone preparedness program
We Belive In Change
Green Touch has started working in New York as well as in Bangladesh. Today, our program help improve the lives and well-being of millions of the country poorest and least-served children and families. Our work in health, education, food security and disaster preparedness, our ability to reach children and families in the
communities and our partnerships with dozen of government agencies, community groups and nongovernmental organizations to being programs to scale has made the Green Touch one of the premiere child assistance organization in Bangladesh. Challenges for Children: Over 40 million people in Bangladesh live below the poverty line. Most of these families do not own land, but live and farm in flood-prone areas. They face yearly natural disasters, inefficient agricultural technologies, limited employment, low wages, low education, a polluted environment and poor access to health services. Children’s malnutrition is widespread - some 50 percent of children under age 5 are malnourished. While significant strides have been in school enrolment, primary school completion rates, particularly among girls, remain very low, at less than 40 percent. Numbers at a Glance:
