Collaboration with government and non-government actors SHOUHARDO III News - Char Region Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities III Newsletter/ Issue 1 In November 2019, SHOUHARDO III hosted a dialogue session with the Technical Training Centre in Kurigram. Six trained youths attended the session, and PRAN-RFL group representatives formalized their recruitment in the presence of Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and and Overseas Employment. With the collaboration between CARE SHOHARDO III and UNICEF, 110 latrines, 50 tube wells, and 115 hand washing kits were provided to the extreme poor participants of the program at Koijuri union in Shahjadpur Upazila under Sirajganj District. Complementing resilience efforts with technology CARE SHOUHARDO III recently signed a technical partnership with (spell out RIMES) then (RIMES). One of the innovative approaches is delivering messages on disaster preparedness through the participants' mobile phones. "We know that each winter can be different from the previous one, but now, we know how we can prepare better and respond to protect our crops and avoid being sick ourselves," said Abu Taleb Sarker from Sonaigari Village, Bidyanando Union, Rajarhat, Kurigram. Engaging men not just for women’s empowerment but also in building family’s capital Since the program reclibrated its VSLA approaches which garnered more interest in the communities all the members have since been female. In the first quarter of FY20, there came the first all-male VSLA group in Purbo Phulmati village, Fulbari Upazila in Kurigram District.“Usually, we don’t have a stable income or the income source round the year, and most of us have no savings, whether formal or informal. At the time of necessity we have to take a loan from others and NGOs with high interest rates, which becomes a burden for us,” shared Anowar Hossain, the chairman of the group. Strengthening 'Little Doctor' initiative in primary school Ms. Samiya, a 12 year old class five student shared, "Last month (Nov'19) my younger sister was suffering from diarrhea. Then, I prepared oral re-hydration salts in my own and urged my mother to make her drink following a schedule. Eventually, she recovered from diarrhea in a short time. It was really impactful for my family and my mother appreciated that." Earning after training Md. Sohail Mia from Mohammadpur village, Bokshiganj upazila in Jamalpur received training on electric house wiring trade after the life skill training from Muktijuddha Science and Technology College, Bokshigonj. And now, he has been working as an electric worker and earns BDT 14,000 monthly. He bears the educational expenses of his siblings with the money and saves a particular amount so that he can fulfill his dream to set up a shop of electronic equipment of his own. Applying lessons in the groups reformation Hafej Maowlana Md. Nasir Uddin, Imam of Satbhita Jame Mosjid of Satbhita village of Bakshiganj Upazila stated, "I received training through SHOUHARDO III on how to prevent child marriage and violence against women. I discussed the demerits of child marriage and violence against women with explanation from islamic perspective several times during Khutba (prayer session) on Fridays. Consequently, many of the males of the community got enlightened and stood against child marriage and violence against women has been reduced. As a religious leader of the community, I feel really content having contributed in social change.” One of the community group leaders and former solidarity group (EKATA) member Reba, from Purbo Randhunibari village, Belkuchi Upazila in Sirajgonj shared, “We jointly stopped early marriage of Sumi khatun, who was a 14 years old adolescent girl and a student of class nine." Rashida's house in Nama para village in Kurigram got an upgrade, under the plinth raising intervention of the program. “I’m going to plant vegetables for our consumption and for selling too, as what I learned from SHOUHARDO. Little by little, I know we can get back on our feet again. What is important is that with our house being on a raised plinth now, we worry no more for our survival whenever a disaster like this would come. I am grateful that we all survived and my children serve as my inspiration to move forward”, she explains with a smile. Flood Response Activity Lessons learned and ways forward The program will pick up on the khas land facilitation initiative that started in 2018. It will continue the conversation with the participants who have moved to their own homes as well as the concerned government staff to support the khas land process for the extreme poor. Program participants can only receive cash transfers through their registered bKash account. As this is a new initiative, SHOUHARDO III is working closely with its partners so that the field staff can provide appropriate guidance to the participants in setting up their accounts. During Community Score Card (CSC) process, an interface meeting was facilitated by CARE to put together service providers and citizens in the program areas to discuss the status of service provision in the communities, particularly on Community Clinics. There were certainly some unmet needs on the participants' side which directed the discussion on how the government staff should act on their raised demands. The program's frontline staff are figuring out how to reach more participants due to their work engagements during the day.This may mean holding community group meetings for them later in the day after their return from work. The newly formed VSLA groups were found stronger in solidarity and more positive in thinking compared to the previous VSLA groups. Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO) III is a five-year program which aims to achieve improved gender equitable food and nutrition security and resilience for 168,500 Poor and Extreme Poor (PEP) households living in the eight districts of Northern Char and Haor wetland areas of Bangladesh. The program is funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and implemented by six Partner Non-Government Organizations.
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Collaboration with government and non-government actors
SHOUHARDO III News - Char RegionStrengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities III
Newsletter/ Issue 1
In November 2019, SHOUHARDO III hosted adialogue session with the Technical TrainingCentre in Kurigram. Six trained youthsattended the session, and PRAN-RFL grouprepresentatives formalized their recruitment inthe presence of Deputy Secretary, Ministry ofExpatriates' Welfare and and OverseasEmployment.
With the collaboration between CARESHOHARDO III and UNICEF, 110 latrines, 50tube wells, and 115 hand washing kits wereprovided to the extreme poor participants of theprogram at Koijuri union in Shahjadpur Upazilaunder Sirajganj District.
Complementing resilience efforts with technologyCARE SHOUHARDO III recently signed a technical partnership with (spell out RIMES) then (RIMES). One of the innovativeapproaches is delivering messages on disaster preparedness through the participants' mobile phones. "We know that each wintercan be different from the previous one, but now, we know how we can prepare better and respond to protect our crops and avoidbeing sick ourselves," said Abu Taleb Sarker from Sonaigari Village, Bidyanando Union, Rajarhat, Kurigram.
Engaging men not just for women’s empowerment but also in building family’s capitalSince the program reclibrated its VSLA approaches which garnered more interest in the communities all the members have since beenfemale. In the first quarter of FY20, there came the first all-male VSLA group in Purbo Phulmati village, Fulbari Upazila in KurigramDistrict.“Usually, we don’t have a stable income or the income source round the year, and most of us have no savings, whether formalor informal. At the time of necessity we have to take a loan from others and NGOs with high interest rates, which becomes a burdenfor us,” shared Anowar Hossain, the chairman of the group.
Strengthening 'Little Doctor' initiative in primary schoolMs. Samiya, a 12 year old class five student shared, "Last month (Nov'19) my younger sister was suffering fromdiarrhea. Then, I prepared oral re-hydration salts in my own and urged my mother to make her drink following aschedule. Eventually, she recovered from diarrhea in a short time. It was really impactful for my family and my motherappreciated that."
Earning after trainingMd. Sohail Mia from Mohammadpur village, Bokshiganj upazila in Jamalpur received training on electric house wiring trade after the life skilltraining from Muktijuddha Science and Technology College, Bokshigonj. And now, he has been working as an electric worker and earns BDT 14,000monthly. He bears the educational expenses of his siblings with the money and saves a particular amount so that he can fulfill his dream to set up ashop of electronic equipment of his own.
Applying lessons in the groups reformationHafej Maowlana Md. Nasir Uddin, Imam of Satbhita Jame Mosjid of Satbhita village of Bakshiganj Upazila stated, "Ireceived training through SHOUHARDO III on how to prevent child marriage and violence against women. I discussed thedemerits of child marriage and violence against women with explanation from islamic perspective several times duringKhutba (prayer session) on Fridays. Consequently, many of the males of the community got enlightened and stoodagainst child marriage and violence against women has been reduced. As a religious leader of the community, I feelreally content having contributed in social change.”
One of the community group leaders and formersolidarity group (EKATA) member Reba, from PurboRandhunibari village, Belkuchi Upazila in Sirajgonjshared, “We jointly stopped early marriage of Sumikhatun, who was a 14 years old adolescent girl and astudent of class nine."
Rashida's house in Nama para village in Kurigram got an upgrade, under the plinth raising intervention of the program. “I’m going to plantvegetables for our consumption and for selling too, as what I learned from SHOUHARDO. Little by little, I know we can get back on ourfeet again. What is important is that with our house being on a raised plinth now, we worry no more for our survival whenever a disasterlike this would come. I am grateful that we all survived and my children serve as my inspiration to move forward”, she explains with asmile.
Flood Response Activity
Lessons learned and ways forwardThe program will pick up on the khas land facilitation initiative that started in 2018. It will continue the conversation with the participants who have moved to their own homes aswell as the concerned government staff to support the khas land process for the extreme poor.Program participants can only receive cash transfers through their registered bKash account. As this is a new initiative, SHOUHARDO III is working closely with its partners so thatthe field staff can provide appropriate guidance to the participants in setting up their accounts.During Community Score Card (CSC) process, an interface meeting was facilitated by CARE to put together service providers and citizens in the program areas to discuss thestatus of service provision in the communities, particularly on Community Clinics. There were certainly some unmet needs on the participants' side which directed the discussionon how the government staff should act on their raised demands.The program's frontline staff are figuring out how to reach more participants due to their work engagements during the day.This may mean holding community group meetings forthem later in the day after their return from work.The newly formed VSLA groups were found stronger in solidarity and more positive in thinking compared to the previous VSLA groups.
Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO) III is a five-year program which aims to achieve improved gender equitable food and nutrition security and resilience for 168,500 Poor and Extreme Poor (PEP) households living in the eight districts of Northern Char and Haor wetland areas of Bangladesh. The program is funded
by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and implemented by six Partner Non-Government Organizations.
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