Rana Plaza Tragedy From Despair to Hope

Mohammad Monjurul KarimBangladesh

• April 24, 2013. An eight storied building called “Rana Plaza” collapsed

• Over 1200 People Died • More than 2500 rescued with

different injuries

Experience of Rana plaza Survivors following Community

Reintegration with an alternative occupation

Methodology• Study Design: Qualitative Study• Study Participants: Rana Plaza Survivors

who were in a new occupation, following building collapse.

• Sampling Technique: Purposive Sampling• Data Collection: Face to face Interview• Data Analysis: Content Analysis

Immediate Management

Critical Care And Recovery

Rehabilitation and

Alternative Skill

Development Training

Reintegration into the

community

Injury Prevention through

community outreach/Follow-up

Alternative Skills Development Training

Strategies to Provide Livelihood Support

• Pre home visit was done for each survivors.• Meeting with Family members.• We never provided any cash amount. • We made a deed of agreement as this is non

transferable property.• We provided 3 months salary while starting

the new business.

Follow up

Learning• The model of engaging in an alternative

occupation after a large trauma worked fabulously • Engaging in a relevant training, proper livelihood

support provides them a solid foundation to come out the stress

• Nobody was eager to return to the readymade garment factory initially, but fortunately some of them now joined in garment factory

• Community reintegration with engagement in an alternative occupation played an important role to improve the physical and psychological well-being of Rana Plaza Survivors

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