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Malati, 15, teaches proper hand-washing as part of the campaign she launched in her village. © UNFPA India
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A woman in Patuakhali Sadar walked miles to reach an outhouse damaged during Cyclone Amphan. It was built by her family, who cannot afford repairs. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat
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Budding photographers capture post-cyclone Bangladesh

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<p>Four young volunteers &ndash;&nbsp; Md. Tajbit Ahammad Barat, Sumaia Akter, Md. Naimur Rahman Zihad and Rujina Begum &ndash; spent four months learning how to shoot pictures and documenting the lives of women and girls affected by last May&#39;s Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh, with camera equipment and virtual training supplied by UNFPA and partner Concerned Women for Family Development (CWFD). A selection of photographs were used to raise awareness of community needs among the public. Here is what they saw through their lenses.</p><p>Hafeja Begum&nbsp;helps her mother with domestic duties. Cyclone Amphan destroyed their house&nbsp;in Pukurjana. &copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Sumaia Akter&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amena Begum&nbsp;and her child, in Lohalia.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>Setara Begum, 69, at her home in Mahipur.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

<p>Sharmin, a 10-year-old in Nutanpara.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Rujina Begum</p>

<p>Last spring, Morsheda Begum&#39;s house on the bank of a river in Chandkhali village collapsed while she was working in the sun.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Sumaia Akter</p>

<p>As an only child, Honufa Akter, 13, is tasked with many chores to help her mother in Lohalia.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>Two sisters in front of their house in the village of Babul Bazar.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

<p>A woman is nearly camouflaged in a garden of bean sprouts.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Rujina Begum</p>

<p>Layju Begum, 27, cradles her infant in Patuakhali Sadar.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>You can just detect 10-year-old Mosa Ankhi&#39;s smile beneath that bale of dried grasses.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

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