PROJECT WITH ROHINGYA REFUGEES | bangladesh

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Hannah visited the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh through the NGO BRAC. Over one million Rohingya refugees have fled violence across the border in neighbouring Myanmar.

During her time in the Kutupalong refugee camp, Hannah spent her mornings painting with children in one of 200 Child-Friendly Spaces run by BRAC. In the afternoons she met with many Rohingya women and listened to their heart-rending stories. Following her return from Bangladesh, Hannah painted a number of portraits of the Rohingya women she met. The aim of the project and paintings was to highlight the plight of the Rohingya community.

“BRAC’s partnership with Hannah has helped to shine a spotlight on the Rohingya, a people whose persecution and circumstances have been too easily forgotten. Her portraits have been able to personalise and portray the stories of Rohingya women in a way that traditional mediums had failed. Together we have brought their stories to religious leaders at Lambeth Palace, policy makers and politicians at The European Parliament in Brussels and the next generation of leaders at the One Young World Conference in London.”

Chris Lyne, Marketing and Communications Manager at BRAC UK

advocacy exhibitions

A number of images from the advocacy exhibitions in partnership with BRAC, to raise awareness of the plight of the Rohingya community. The exhibitions have been in numerous places of influence, including the European Parliament, UK Houses of Parliament, Foreign Office, GCHQ and Lambeth Palace.