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Enhanced Copping Capacity of the Disadvantaged Community.

Title of the project

Enhanced Copping Capacity of the Disadvantaged Community (ECCDC)

Funding Agency:

European Union, Europe Aid, ASIA/2010/252-992

Allocated budget

 14397700.00 BDT

Total duration:

32 Month

Locations:

Tala & Symnagar Upazilla under Satkhira district in Bangladesh

Partner

SAMS (Sundarban Adibasi Munda Sangastha)

Executive Summary

The action aims to reduce vulnerability of the natural disaster affected peoples in the costal region of Bangladesh through ; Enhanced coping capacity of the disadvantaged community in the Tala , Satkhira Sadar Upazilla and Symnagar Upazilla under Satkhira District by the end of project period. To reach the project objectives, some specific results have been set to achieve the said specific objective during the project period of thirty two month such as: 1) Enhanced community based disaster preparedness to response natural disaster and climate change, 2) Strengthened Institutional preparedness of the LGs, WDMCs, CBOs, UDMC, CSOs, to implement appropriate community based disaster risk reduction measures. 3) Enhanced accessibility into information of the disadvantaged community peoples. 4) Enhanced capacity of the project personal and those involved for project service delivery.


The major activities carried out during this reporting were: a baseline survey conducted: 45 ward disaster management committee formed, 75 community groups formed, 4200 courtyard meeting, 15 workshop with ECOs, CSOs for contingency plan, 3 Social mobilization to raise voice of the community, 90 batch training on local coping mechanism, 2 terms publication, 180 mass awareness campaign through drama, 2 course batch skill development training on livestock, 270 seed distributed among targeted beneficiaries.

All these planned activities were carried out through ensuring involvement and participation of the targeted community people, civil society. Required technical supports were received from PRIP Trust while developing Project Implementation Plan (PIP), base line, M&E, Module development, facilitation and communication and others under mentoring and monitoring support of Prip trust.
During this reporting period, the disadvantaged community people have become aware about the DRR issues specific area of capacity building. Action implementing organizations staffs had build capacity in the specific area of climate change and adaptation.

  • Preparedness plan has developed at community level. i.e; before the cyclone MAHASEN the WDMC and Volunteers were took enough preparedness to respond the affect of MAHASEN. Local Govt. using flag signal at Sastkhira district
  • 100% Volunteer groups responded to the community to enhance local coping mechanism
  • An independent movement forum named Kabadakh Forum proactive and mobilized with the demand of community and submitted a memorandum with 11 point demand to Govt. via deputy commissioner at Satkhira through social mobilization.
  • Honorable Minister of Ministry of social welfare Mr. Mahasin Ali stated in Information & Climate Change adaptation fair dalits and disadvantaged are most vulnerable whose are struggling to survive with impact of climate change at coastal zone. Bangladesh Govt. also very much sensitized to rehabilitation of the disaster affected peoples at coastal zone.
  • Community peoples are more aware about future contingency plan and to address they are created emergency response fund.
    In addition to this, leadership skill has been developed among the community people that has contributed to negotiate with the different service providing sectors for gaining due service.
  • Community peoples are being well motivated to make aquaculture for food security concerns at this area which indicate the sustainable changes in the community.

Objective:

To contribute to reduce vulnerability of the natural disaster affected peoples in the costal region of Bangladesh

Specific objective :

Enhanced coping capacity of the disadvantaged communities in the Tala, Symnagar and Satkhira Upazilla in Satkhira District

Target group(s):

Target groups of proposed action are Project implementing staff both lead and partner, Local Service Providers (Govt. & Non govt.) Disadvantaged community group, 75 groups and 15 member for each groups, WDMC, 45 groups and 21 member for each groups including ECOs, CSOs, 18 number of UDMC (Union & Upazilla), Civil Society, Answer VDP Club, Media and 45 volunteer groups, 30 member for each group. Total number of Target groups members 8235.

Final beneficiaries

The final beneficiaries of the proposed action will be the disadvantaged dalits & marginalized community like Rishi, Cobbler, Buno/Munda (tribes day labor), Fisherman, Marginal Farmer (Forest defender), Kayra (pig preventar), Behara, Tati (cloth maker), Shikari (Hunter), Moiali (honey extractor) and others marginalized community. Total number of final beneficiaries 25000 (Twenty-five thousands) families of the proposed action area.

Estimated results

  • Enhanced community based disaster preparedness to assress natural disaster and climate change,
  • Strengthened Institutional preparedness of the LGs, WDMCs, CBOs, UDMC, CSOs, to implement appropriate community based disaster risk reduction measures.
  • Enhanced access to information of the disadvantaged communities.
  • Enhanced capacity of the project staffs.

Main activities

Main activities under resut 1:

a) Motivate TGs and influential leaders to support the project through conducting vulnerable area mapping and area selection. b) Selection of target families and conduct base line survey: c) Develop Ward Disaster Management Committee (WDMC). d) Organize Community group. e) Organize regular awerenes session to raise awareness on the early warning system, coping machnism and preparedness measures f) Organize workshop with WDMC (Ward Disaster Management Committee), DMC (Disaster Management Committee), CBO (Comminity Based Organizations), ECOs, CSO (Community Service Organiations). g) Arrange social mobilization and day observation. h) Provision of training to strengthen local copping mechanisms & adaptation of the communities. i) Developed IEC Materials, (Posters, Bookltes, Stickers, Billboard, Yearly Calendar, Leaflet, etc). j) Mass awareness campaign through interactive drama. k) Developed documentary film. l) Livestock management training for dalits & tribal groups and tailoring for disadvantaged women. m) Motivate the community for Vegetable seeds cultivation.
Expected Result-2:

a) Networking and advocacy meeting with Govt. officials, UDMC, CBOs, ECO, Volunteer groups. b) Coordination meeting. c) Training for targeted members on Disaster risk management and roles, responsibilities. d) Training in search as well as rescue techniques, first aid skills, early warning systems. e) Cross learning visit in the country f) Open community dialogue.
Expected Results-3:

a) Volunteer group formation. b) Training on development volunteerism. c) Establishment mobile information center. d) Social information fair. e) Discussion meeting. f) Lesson learning sharing at local and regional levesl.
Expected Results-4:

a) Training support on planning, report writing, financial management and documentation, project management, Logical framework review, Office management, Communication & Facilitation, M&E, Advocacy, Negotiation, MIS, regional consultation on DRR, PIP and Organization Development, DRR for project personal by PRIP Trust. b) Skills development training for target groups members on advocacy, Leadership building, mobilization, group management skills, etc.

NGOAB Approval:

FD-6 (PDF)
Final report (PDF)

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