Community feedback: safety and protection - Population Movement Operation (PMO), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

This thematic report shares the results and recommendations drawn from a series of perception surveys conducted with guest and host communities in Ukhia and Teknaf sub-districts by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) team between 1-21 August 2019.

The team convened 41 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), with an additional 52 door-to-door household interviews conducted before and after the FDGs. Given changes to the context after the survey dates – and to further support our analysis – the BDRCS survey information is supplemented by secondary sources.¹ This is one of three reports representing key transecting issues emerging from the August surveys: 1) safety and protection, 2) social cohesion and 3) livelihoods (host community). The data collected from the surveys supports our understanding of the needs of both the displaced community from Rakhine as well as the surrounding host communities in Cox’s Bazar. The information will be used to inform the Red Cross Red Crescent’s Population Movement Operation (PMO) response and promote further inquiry.