Disable Peoples Advancement through Self-Help Group Initiatives (DIPASI) Project

Duration April 2023 - March 2024
Funder REHASWISS, Switzerland
Location Chattogram City Coroporation & Sorrounding Peri Urban Area
Beneficiary coverage 3725
Goal Goal of the project is to empower the Persons with Disabilities, socially and economically, promoting their self-employment and securing their social entitlements.
Objectives
  • A. To create awareness and sharing of information among the Persons with Disabilities; So that various government and non-government organizations services they can easily access. Formation of Self-Help Institution and Platforms in the community so that the Persons with Disabilities belong to them can talk about their rights. B. To enhance skill, knowledge and capacity of Persons with Disabilities for their livelihood development and disable people friendly development for their socio-economic rehabilitation. C. To establish a financial support scheme to provide Persons with Disabilities access to financial and input support to successfully start their concerned small business development activities. D. Access to government legal services and social safety-net services will benefit the Persons with Disabilities by direct referrals with linkage.

Out of School Children Program

Duration January 2021-December 2024
Funder Bureau of Non Formal Education_BNFE, Ministry of Primary & Mass Education; Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Location Ward No. 4, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, Chattogram City Corporation
Beneficiary coverage 2400 Drop Out & Never Enrolled Students
Goal ‘Out of School Children’ Education Program as Second Chance Education (SCE) Program under the sub-component 2.5 of PEDP-4 aims to provide primary education through a flexible non-formal education system to 37,200 out of school children of 8-14 years age group implemented by Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) as an Implementing Support Agency (ISA). The second chance education program has operated under the overall structure of Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE). Second Chance Education is a purposeful and systematically organized form of learning with flexibility in delivery, based on the requirement of educationally deprived out of School Children to complete their primary education cycle. The interventions have designed in an effort to overcome the barriers and challenges causing dropouts. Second chance education will play a crucial role alongside formal primary education mainstream.
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Empowerment of Fisherwomen in Coastal Chattogram & Cox’s Bazar (EFCCC ) Project

Duration October 2022 to March 2024
Funder Oxfam in Bangladesh , European Union
Location Chattogram and Cox's Bazar
Beneficiary coverage Gross Total: 1680. Direct:Fisherwomen ( Fisher Folk) & Women working at Fishery Sector ( 250 at Chattogram City Corporation, 250 at Cox's Bazar Pourashova, 250 at Cox's Bazar Sodor, 250 at Ukhiya Upazila, Total 1000
Goal Empower the marginalized working women in fisher folks and fishery sector in coastal areas of Chattagram and Cox’s Bazar district promoting their rights and legal entitlements.
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Advance Program for Improved Lifestyle of the Urban Poor- APILUP Project

Duration January 2021-December 2025
Funder ActionAid Bangladesh
Location 19 No. South Bakalia and 35 No. Bakshirhat Ward, Chattogram City Corporation
Beneficiary coverage 6000
Goal Women and girls organized to challenge structural causes of violence & harmful practices, and increased access to SRHR services. Young women and young men led humanitarian response enabled community to reduce vulnerability and quick recovery from disaster shocks and stress. Communities are having increased access to urban resilient livelihood options. Young people have access to youth and gender responsive public services Enhanced skills and decent employment opportunities for young people Development of youth and children leadership and their organizations for social change.
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