Nurturing Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing for Rohingya Children and Families in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Project highlights
Camps 26 and 27, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts (BITA)
5,582 direct beneficiaries
1 October 2026 - 30 September 2027
Supported by
Project summary
The Peace of Mind project implemented in partnership with Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts (BITA), aims to improve the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Rohingya children and families in Camps 26 and 27 in Cox’s Bazar. The project provides psychosocial support and mental health services while promoting positive parenting and community-based support through arts-based activities and awareness campaigns.
Project goal
The overall objective of this project is to improve the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of children in Rohingya refugee Camps 26 and 27, while strengthening caregiver and community capacities to provide effective and sustained MHPSS support.
Key activities
- Provide individualized case management with integrated MHPSS support for 168 children under 18 at risk of or exposed to abuse, neglect, exploitation, or violence.
- Deliver structured psychosocial support sessions using the “Khushir Khorak” curriculum to strengthen emotional wellbeing, resilience, and coping skills for 480 refugee boys and girls aged 6 to 10.
- Implement inclusive Sports for Protection (S4P) sessions to strengthen life skills, resilience, and psychosocial wellbeing for 360 girls and boys aged 14–17.
- Deliver Positive Parenting Sessions for 480 caregivers to promote supportive caregiving and family wellbeing.
- Deliver individualized mental health sessions for 160 refugees aged 16 and older, including survivors of GBV, guided by WHO’s Problem Management plus (PM+) interventions to promote mental well-being.
- Organise arts-based community engagement sessions on child protection, GBV prevention, and psychosocial wellbeing for 2,400 community members.
- Strengthen 16 Community-Based Mental Health Support Groups to integrate MHPSS into community reporting and referral mechanisms and lead child protection initiatives.
- Train Tdh project staff and volunteers on child protection, safeguarding, PSEA, and MHPSS principles.
