In November 2020, YES alumni in Bangladesh organized a Medical Camp for Flood Victims (MCFV) in the village of Char Fasson, located in the Bhola District in southern Bangladesh. The need for the Medical Camp arose from the impact of the 2020 monsoon season; in 2020, the rainfall was particularly damaging, with flooding covering greater areas than the normal monsoon season. The YES alumni leading the coordination of the Medical Camp for Flood Victims were AR Rafiul Islam (YES 2016-2017, Bangladesh, placed with AFS-USA in Chicago, IL) and co-coordinator Towhidul Aziz (YES 2015-2016, Bangladesh, placed with World Link in Belleville, IL). A video of the camp is included at the end of this website story.

YES alumni in Bangladesh had previously organized two successful Medical Camps in 2016 and 2017 in northern Bangladesh. Due to the severe damage done by the flooding in the Bhola District, YES alumni opted to host their third medical camp in Char Fasson. During monsoon season, the villagers living in Char Fasson are severely affected by the floods. They face similar challenges in other major natural disasters, such as cyclones, which strike the region almost annually. 

YES alumni in Bangladesh worked collaboratively with the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association - Bangladesh (IFMSA-BD), an association of medical students and doctors in Bangladesh. The beneficiaries of the Medical Camp for Flood Victims came from two villages in the southernmost regions of Char Fasson. 

The impact of the medical camp was phenomenal. The day before the Medical Camp began, 500 tokens were distributed to the most vulnerable people of the two villages. However, on the day of the camp, around 700–800 people came to the camp to seek free treatment. At first, the token-bearing patients used their tokens to visit the ten doctors, who were stationed in three separate rooms of a school building — the site of the medical camp. There were six male doctors and four female doctors. The doctors prescribed medicine if necessary, which the patients were able to receive for free from a pharmacy that was set up for the camp in a classroom of the school. After the token-bearing patients were seen, approximately 250–300 people, who came without tokens, were also given free diagnoses, prescriptions, and medicine.

The Chairman of the nearby villages, his three representatives, and the local police commissioner were present throughout the camp to ensure the security of the YES alumni volunteers and doctors. Eight local volunteers also helped with crowd control and medicine distribution at the camp. The Medical Camp took place in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, so YES alumni ensured that everyone maintained the necessary health protocols issued by the local authorities. 

In preparation for the Medical Camp for Flood Victims, the YES alumni fundraised $1,170 to purchase medicine and other necessary supplies to successfully carry out the camp.

YES Bangladeshi alumni involved in organizing logistics and implementing this impactful project were: 

• AR Rafiul Islam (YES 2016-2017, Bangladesh, placed with AFS-USA in Chicago, IL)
• Towhidul Aziz (YES 2015-2016, Bangladesh, placed with World Link in Belleville, IL)
• Al Fayad Hossain Khan (YES 2018-2019, Bangladesh, placed with CIEE in Lake Stevens, WA)
• Fahad A Ahmed (YES 2019-2020, Bangladesh, placed with CIEE in Mi Wuk Village, CA)
• Faruque Ratul (YES 2009-2010,  Bangladesh, placed with AYUSA in Laveen, AZ)
• Raisona Alam Dip (YES 2018-2019, Bangladesh, placed with AYUSA in Gilmer, TX)
• Labiba Manzur (YES 2019-2020, Bangladesh, placed with AFS-USA in Portland, OR)
• Mardia Hoque (YES 2019-2020, Bangladesh, placed with AFS-USA in Seattle, WA)
• Purba Gloria Das (YES 2019-2020, Bangladesh, placed with ACES in La Crosse, WI)