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One year on: The world's fastest growing humanitarian crisis

Exactly one year ago, on August 25, 2017, a new wave of violence in Myanmar propelled more than 700,000 desperate Rohingya – fleeing for their lives – across the border into Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Marium, a Bangladeshi woman who has lived in Cox's Bazar all her life, opened her home to several families who arrived at her doorstep. "I tried to help them with whatever I had," she told us. "We are not rich, but I tried my best to give them a roof over their head, or at least a glass of water. But I could not give them enough. I wanted to give more." >>> Watch Marium tell her story in this video... Marium helped the Rohingya families connect with our humanitarian teams. She formed lasting bonds with the families she harbored and, a year later, continues to visit them. Marium has witnessed countless stories of resilience, hope, and determination. Thanks to donors like you, BRAC was one of the first to react to the crisis, the fastest to scale, and today we have the largest response of any organization. BRAC has reached more than 600,000 displaced Rohingya and host community members like Marium with at least one critical humanitarian service. None of this would be possible without people like you. Thank you for doing what you can, like Marium, to make the world a better place. >>>Read about the impact you have helped achieve in our special report... Help us ensure that families in Cox's Bazar continue to get the support they deserve. More about our response efforts in Cox's Bazar: READ: New Harvard study from Cox's Bazar assesses Rohingya and host community needs. WATCH: New video highlights challenges and progress from the past year. FIND OUT: Why light is a luxury in Cox's Bazar, and how solar lights are changing lives.   DISCOVER: UN Youth Envoy visits one of our safe spaces for adolescents.   READ: Updates on the humanitarian crisis in our new situation report. Visit response.brac.net for more updates.

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