Listening before helping: Why community involvement is essential for peace in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Projects developed without meaningful local input risk overlooking grievances or reinforcing local inequalities

Originally published on Global Voices

A camp for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Image via Flickr by Mohammad Tauheed. CC BY NC 2.0.

The article was first published in Peace News. An edited version is published below with permission.

The arrival of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh since 2017 has transformed the social and economic landscape of Cox’s Bazar district.