Facing the coronavirus in Bangladesh

The World Food Programme puts women and children at the heart of both its short-term and long-term response

Mother Shahnaz Begum says, ‘Many people in our village have lost their jobs’. Photo: WFP
Faces of Korail: A photo essay by Faheba Monir from the Korail slum in the heart of Dhaka North City Corporation. Photo: WFP/Faheba Monir
Faces of Korail: Majira Begum with her husband and their little daughter. Prior to the lockdown, her husband used to work in a factory. Photo: WFP/Faheba Monir
Faces of Korail: A woman cooks parathas. Right: Fish, a popular source of protein, and potatoes. Photo: WFP/ Faheba Monir
Faces of Korail: A pregnant woman. Photo: WFP/ Faheba Monir
Faces of Korail: A market stall in the slum where 50,000 residents live. Photo: WFP/Faheba Monir
Faces of Korail: A pregnant woman purchases fruits from a local vendor. Photo: WFP/ Faheba Monir
Faces of Korail. An teenage mother with her child. Photo: WFP/ Faheba Monir
Faces of Korail: In Bangladesh, over a million pregnant and nursing mothers receive a monthly allowance to help meet their basic nutritional needs. Photo: WFP/Faheba Monir.

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Seetashma Thapa

Communications and Partnerships with UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh. Loves adventures, art & architecture. BIG time foodie & enjoys travelling.