Donor: Normisjon, Norway and own contribution

Project period: January 2007 – December 2011

Project Area: 4 upazila (Tahirpur, Biswamverpur, Derai, Sunamganj Sadar) under Sunamganj district.

Objective: The project objectives are as follows:

1. Health Education & Assistance Program
2. Agriculture Development Program
3. Gender & Human Rights

Project Goal: The goal of the project is that the poor and marginal people of Sunamgonj have achieved better livelihood and sustainable society.

Result:  

• Health education & Assistance Program
• 184 women received health volunteers training
• 6,149 women received mother & child care training
• 249 women received mid-wife training
• 48 persons received village doctors training
• 2,500 children received vitamin A capsule for under aged 5 years
• 2,770HH 13,850 HH members received safe drinking water through tube well sinking
• 2,603 family received slab and ring for hygienic latrine
• 1,804 members received training using hygienic latrine
• 1,798 poor families received free medical service
• 1,500 posters published on AIDS, arsenic & sanitation
• 03 no campaign made on AIDS, arsenic & sanitation.

 

• Agriculture Development Program
• 2,915 family received homestead gardening training
• 3,000 farmers received seeds
• 8,704 saplings distributed to household
• 175 farmers received compost making training
• 50 members received fishery training
• 207 members received poultry training
• 50 members received ram/goat rearing training
• 50 members received beef fattening training
• 08 members received vaccinator training
• 23,479 vaccine provided for livestock by local trained vaccinator

 

• Gender & Human Rights
• 178 women received tailoring training
• 20 women received paper bag making training
• 17 staffs received gender development training
• 75 members received training on minority rights
• 228 members received awareness training on gender issue
• 234 members received training on democracy and parliament
• 375 members received awareness training on gender discrimination, gender & human rights
• 855 seminars- arranged on human rights related
• 1,000 posters published on child labor and women wages