HEART: Humanitarian Enhancement Aid for Resilient Transformation
Rohingya & Humanitarian Response
Standing With Families When Disaster Strikes
Our volunteers reach host and Rohingya families with food, relief and protection when floods and crises hit Cox's Bazar.
About HEART
Youth-Led Humanitarian
Action Since 2021
Humanitarian Enhancement Aid for Resilient Transformation (HEART) (হার্ট) was founded on 1 April 2021 in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, when the post-COVID-19 crisis left local families and the Rohingya community struggling. Today it is a youth-led, non-political, non-profit organisation working with host and Rohingya communities across Cox's Bazar.
Humanitarian
response
Climate &
resilience
We connect grassroots realities with global action: HEART is accredited with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and works with more than 120 local, national and international networks.
DYD Registration No.
071
9
Projects delivered
7
Upazilas in Cox's Bazar
120 +
Network memberships
6
Sister concerns
What We Do
Programs That Build
Resilience
Emergency Rohingya & Humanitarian Response
Emergency relief, food assistance and protection for host and Rohingya communities in Cox's Bazar.
Climate Climate Action & Environment
Youth-led climate advocacy, tree planting and climate-smart livelihoods for vulnerable coastal communities.
Youth Youth Leadership & Capacity Building
Leadership, volunteering and policy engagement so young people can lead change in their communities.
Health Health, SRHR & Women's Wellbeing
Menstrual hygiene, sexual and reproductive health, and community health support for women, girls and children.
Education Education & Research
Learning support for children from marginalised families and research that amplifies community voices.
Livelihoods Skills, Entrepreneurship & Livelihoods
Vocational training, entrepreneurship incubation and climate-smart farming for women and young people.
Protection Child Protection, Rights & Civic Space
Preventing child marriage and trafficking, safeguarding communities and protecting human rights and civic space.
Message From Our Founder
Working Together
for Humanity
It is difficult for any government to do everything alone. Changing people's lives needs everyone's effort and cooperation. I hope the HEART family will keep working sincerely for the just needs of every ordinary person, for a non-communal, developed and prosperous Bangladesh.
Jobair Mahmud
Founder & Executive Director
A humanitarian leader and youth advocate from Teknaf, Jobair founded HEART in 2021. He has received the Policy Action Award, the Green Climate Leadership Award and the TekSHOI Humanitarian Leadership Award, and represented HEART at UNCCD COP17.
Meet our team Our Journey
From Teknaf in 2021
to the UN in 2026
- 2021
HEART is born in Teknaf
Founded on 1 April during the post-COVID-19 crisis. First projects: emergency food relief and health support for orphaned children.
- 2022
Government registration
Registered with the Department of Youth Development, Cox's Bazar (Reg. No. 071). SRHR, protection and Ramadan food assistance projects.
- 2023
Rohingya youth & first awards
Projects with Rohingya refugee youth and adolescent girls; TekSHOI Humanitarian Leadership Award and Green Climate Leadership top 7.
- 2024
Recognised as an innovator
Policy Action Award (2nd), Best Innovative Organization, EuropeAid PADOR registration and the start of the SEDUAC education project.
- 2025
Youth voices on climate
Bangladesh Youth COP 2025, the National Youth Policy Dialogue, the 3ZERO Club Global Conference and World Rabies Day across Cox's Bazar.
- 2026
From Cox's Bazar to the UN
Delegation to UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, the Global Volunteer Standards event and the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Where We Work
Rooted in Cox's Bazar
We work in 7 of the 9 upazilas of Cox's Bazar district, with host communities and Rohingya refugees, and reach beyond when communities need us.
- Teknaf
- Ukhiya
- Cox's Bazar Sadar
- Ramu
- Chakaria
- Moheshkhali
- Pekua
Chattogram Hill Tracts
Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban, for vulnerable hill communities.
Dhaka
SRHR support for vulnerable families and adolescents in Ashulia.
Khulna
Ramadan food support for vulnerable families in Koyra upazila.
Our donors, partners & networks
Legal Status
A Government Registered Youth-Led Organisation
HEART is registered as a voluntary youth organisation with the Department of Youth Development, Cox's Bazar, Government of Bangladesh. Our registration is your assurance that we operate under government oversight.
| Organisation | Humanitarian Enhancement Aid for Resilient Transformation (HEART) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 April 2021, Cox's Bazar |
| Registration | No. 071 (certificate serial 10571), dated 17 July 2022 |
| Registering Authority | Department of Youth Development, Cox's Bazar, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Under | Youth Organisation (Registration and Management) Act, 2015, Section 4, and Rule 3(4) of the Youth Organisation (Registration and Management) Rules, 2017 |
| Registered Address | Cox-Teknaf Highway Road, Matrichaya Nibas, Flat 2/A, Hnila, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar-4700, Bangladesh |
| Accreditation | UNCCD accredited civil society organisation |
Questions
People Often
Ask Us
HEART (Humanitarian Enhancement Aid for Resilient Transformation) is a youth-led, non-profit humanitarian and development organisation based in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. We work with host and Rohingya communities on emergency response, climate action, health, education, livelihoods and protection.
HEART was founded on 1 April 2021 in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, during the post-COVID-19 crisis. We celebrate 1 April every year as HEART Day.
Yes. HEART is registered with the Department of Youth Development, Cox's Bazar (Reg. No. 071, 17 July 2022) and is accredited with the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). You can view our registration certificate on the About page.
Our corporate office is in Palongkhali, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar. We work in seven upazilas of Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu, Chakaria, Moheshkhali and Pekua), in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, and on need-based support in Dhaka and Khulna.
Visit our Donate page and send a donation pledge, or email [email protected]. We will reply with our verified bank and mobile banking (bKash, Nagad) details and send you a receipt.
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Together, we can build resilient communities where no one is left behind.
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