Project Introduction:

The project area of Dharmapasa Upazilla and the working unions is highly remote and backward, in comparison to other prime areas of the country, in terms of transport and communication infrastructure facilities. The villages are located in isolation in distant places. Majority people are poor, deprived of development services. The human development initiatives are meager. There were some drop out of staff since beginning of our project but we managed to immediately fill in the vacancies. It is difficult to attract qualified and experienced staff to stay and work in such a remote location.

Overall Objective:

A)   To increase awareness and capacity of all the targeted parents, Teachers of 60 schools 660 SMCs members.50 Union Education Standing Committees Members, 10 Ganokandros and others . At least 10 CBOs and 75 Community Action Groups of the project areas for promotion of quality primary education in the project areas.

B)   To introduce community tracking system to monitor the schools governance in the target areas to ensure accountability of 60 primary school administration.

C)   To facilitate enabling environment in the 60 schools with support from schools management and community committees to increase enrolment, retention and reduce drop out.

D) Implement the full set methods and tools and process of Community Score card. List down of the actual receivers, Orientation for selected beneficiaries.

Specific Objectives:

Ensure improved living condition of deprived people of Hawor areas by increasing capacity of service providing agencies.

Outputs:

A)   Children receive quality primary education through increased learners and the teacher’s enrollments. Increase completion rates and improved school infrastructures.

B)   Increased numbers of accurate target people recives VGD facilities as well as reduce leaches UP

C)   Standing committee on ag extension are more active and    the farmers receives increased on the spot extension services   from the SAAO & UNO and other extension agents

Project Components:

To create awareness of much people and mobilize to perform proactive role of service providing agencies.

Major Activities:

1. SMC Meeting
2. PTA Meeting
3. Meeting with UP standing committee and upazilla level committee
4. Tutors Refreshers
5. Organize and conduct upzilla education taskforce committees quarterly meeting
6. Ensure 100% enrolment  rally to pre-schools and primary schools and at least 90% to JS
7. Organized Parents gathering Union / School wise)
8. Reception and orientation day for grade one student
9. Celebrate the Grade v and passed students for best result
10. Organize issue based mothers groups through court yard meeting for school enrolment, regular attendance and ensure cycle completion for all children.(05 Union, 5 meeting per month
11. Organize monthly  project coordination meetings
12. Workshop on motivate and support others for scale up, replication and continuation of good practices to sustain the project achievements.
13. Formation Farmer’s Club
14. Farmer’s assembly
15. Dialogue on half-yearly basis with UAO & UP Standing Committee and Representatives of Farmers club to ensure extension agents at farmer’s level.
16. Organize health camp for health check up and treatments & Organize & Conduct awareness meeting about health related issues. ( 30 Gonokendro)
17. Household survey by monitoring group
18. Dialogue between Ganakendra representatives & UP Standing Committee of SN Program to facilitate and ensure right selection process and to reduce linkages in deliveries of food items.

Project Participants (Direct):

Project Duration: 01.08.2013–31.12.2016

Financial partner (Donor): Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)

Project Location/s and number of Field offices:  Project Office, Ukilpara, Dharmpasha, Sunamgonj. Nofield office.

Project Budget: Total BDT 2,49,21,108

Number of project staffs and volunteers :

Contact Person:

Name:  Abdur Rakib, Program Coordinator

Email: a.rakib@ahsaniamission.org.bd

Cell : 01758 939678