Projects Portfolio
| Name of project, partner organisation and dates |
Major |
Output |
| Organising Ethnic Societies for Improving their Social Safety (OESISS), Action Aid – Bangladesh. From 2006 – To 2016 | Health service provision and educationAdult EducationIncome generationRural school improvement and pre-primary education | Indigenous communities are sustainably empowered through consciousness raising, access to free medical care, positive behavioural change, income security and access to education. |
| Non-Formal Primary Education Program (NFPE)Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)From 2006 – On going | Non-formal primary education for excluded indigenous children | Previously excluded Indigenous children receive accessible primary education and are able to graduate to government secondary schools. |
| Conservation Through Practise Project (CTP)IUCN Bangladesh and KNCF JapanFrom 2008- To 2012 | Medicinal plant harvest & traditional knowledge practice | Medicinal plants grown in 5 nurseries and a healer providing traditional treatment.Documentation created |
| Community Managed Water & Sanitation Program in Rural Poor Communities of the CHT (CMWSP-CHT) EC Project. Bangladesh NGO Forum For Drinking Water Supply and SanitationFrom 2009- To 2011 |
Mobilisation activities related to Water & Sanitation | Indigenous communities of 10 villages changed behaviour to use in safe water & sanitation. |
| Socio-Economic Empowerment of Rural Communities (SEERC)Inter Cooperation (Switzerland)From 2009- To 2011 | Poor and extremely poor indigenous families develop new live hood options, generate additional incomes and enhance their socio-economic status. | Indigenous communities are able to organise themselves in order to identify their socio-economic development priorities, plan and implement joint actions and mobilise/ exploit local resources. |
| Food Security Project – (FSP)AIDA, TARANGO (Spain)From 2009 – To on going | To ensure the food security rights and improve the standard of living of the most vulnerable indigenous community members through agriculture and agro based business development for food security. With additional focus on gender equity | 1500 targeted people organised in 100 groups in Bandarban hill districts area.Savings based schemes which are self-managed with project providing agriculture vulnerability analysis experts and tools |
| Strengthening Reproductive Health Rights of Ethnic Minorities in Bandarban (SRH)Diakonia- Bangladesh
Pilot from 2011 to 2011
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Adolescents and ethnic minority groups more vocal towards demanding their health rightsLaw enforcement agencies and members of the civil society groups at the local level respond promptly against any violation of women and child rights | 300 families of ethnic minority groups and 500 adolescent students (minimum 50% girls) of 3 high schools more empowered on reproductive health rights and their access to health services increased by the end of the project.Maternal and child mortality rate reduced by 100% in the working area compare to baseline |
| Improved Educational services for Children of Ethnic Groups in Chittagong Hill Tract (IESCEG)Save the ChildrenFrom 2010 to 2013
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60 feeder schools have completed bridging course for 1200 Mro children.1200 Mro children are enrolled to mainstream primary schools.School Management Committees and PTAs are participating in the school governance in 60 primary schools | Marginalized children will have access to quality pre-primary and primary education.7200 children have formed children forums in 60 primary schools to create enabling environment for indigenous children |