The focus of Lenert’s visit was threefold: to look at living conditions in precarious neighbourhoods in the textile industry, to visit vulnerable populations in the north of the country and to see how the Rohingya refugees are bearing up in camps near Cox’s Bazar in the south of the country.

One of the projects she visited run by Caritas involves the creation of a safe space for children of employees in the textile industry that implements a sustainable development approach, in particular through the creation of upcycled toys.

In the north Lenert visited families who live on 'chars'--river islands formed from sedimentation--who are extremely vulnerable to flooding.

Caritas is one of three Luxembourg NGOs currently helping out at refugee camps for the Rohingya in Bangladesh, alongside Friendship and Christian Solidarity International. Some 911,359 Rohingya are currently housed in 34 refugee camps after they fled neighbouring Myanmar. The biggest of these is the Kutupalong camp, which is home to 630,860 people. Luxembourg has contributed over €1 million to projects run by the three NGOs.

During her three-day visit, Lenert also met with Bangladesh foreign affairs minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, refugee and relief commissioner, Mohammad Abul Kalam, and honorary consul of Luxemburg to Bangladesh Nasreen Zamir.