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Project Data Sheet (PDS)
Brief description of the assignments/ projects successfully completed by Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) during the last 22 years
Project Data Sheet: 01 | ||||
Assignment Name: A Need Assessment of Modernizing Dakhil Madrasah Education Introducing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) | Country: Bangladesh | |||
Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 16.00 | ||||
Location within the Country: 16 districts, 32 Upazilas, and 500 Madrasahs under 8 Divisions | Duration of assignment (months): 10 months | |||
Name of Client: Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Education Address: 1, Zahir Raihan Road, (Palashi-Nilkhet) Dhaka-1205; | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 21 | |||
Start Date: March 2022 | Completion Date: June 2022 | Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 16.00 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: ISB (JV partner) | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by JV/ Associated Consultants: 7 | |||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: Prof. Muhammad Nazmul Haq, Team Leader; Dr. Zia-Us-Sabur, Researcher-1; Dr. Md. Mostafizur Rahaman, Researcher-2; Susoma Ferdous, Researcher (Statistician & Data Analyst-3) | ||||
Brief Description of the Project: Objectives of the research study are: to explore the current state of Madrasah education compared to general education in terms of equity and access, quality and relevance, governance and management; to identify the demand of the stakeholders at the demand and supply side; to identify reform issues to meet the 21st century challenges in considering regional and global good practices with a particular focus on the introduction of TVET issues; and to identify opportunities and challenges along with the way forward. Major areas of Investigation: Curriculum covered in the syllabus, Teaching-learning process, Madrasah Management Process, Teacher’s capacity and capability, Training needs, Trade and vocation, Employability, Stakeholder’s expectation/demand, National Vision, Market demand and supply, Coordination with other madrasah educational program, Department of Education and others, Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendation etc. Status of data collection by Methods of Investigations: To conduct the need assessment study both quantitative and qualitative methods of investigations were applied for data collection which were as follows: Quantitative Survey: Interpersonal Interviews with Madrasah Students (class IX & X: 1000); Qualitative In-depth Investigations: In-depth interviews of principals/superintendents (500); FGD with MMC members, parents, and community leaders (16); and KIIs with program managers, experts, and policymakers (52). | ||||
Description of Actual Services Provided by the staff of SSUS: Study team mobilized and reviewed secondary data; Kick off meeting with client; Developed inception report including detailed work plan, methodology, sample size determination and data collection tools; Arranged a workshop and shared the inception report and data collection tools with client; Recruited data collectors; Developed a training schedule and shared with client; Imparted training to data collectors; Conducted field test for questionnaire validation and Finalized tools incorporating comments from workshop and field pretests and received approval from client; Conducted Field Activities: interpersonal interview with students; Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with parents, MMC members, teachers, community leaders; in-depth interview with Head Teachers (HT)/Superintendents; Key Informant Interview (KII) with program manager, significant experts and policymakers; Oversee all data collection including piloting, supervision and spot checking; Recruited coders & data entry operators and oversee coding, data entry and data entry quality; Analyzed data; Developed draft report; Arranged a workshop in consultation with the client and presented draft report to the client and other stakeholders; Finalized the report incorporating comments of the participants of the workshop; and Submit to BANBEIS. | ||||
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Project Data Sheet: 02 | |||
Assignment Name: Farmer Training on “Postharvest and Primary Processing” (PHP.P 16: PHP- Chatkhil-40): Agriculture based training | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT 32.08 Lac | ||
Country: Bangladesh Location within the Country: Chatkhil, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 5 | ||
Name of Client: Department of Agricultural Marketing Address: Sech Bhaban (Level- 05), 22, Manik Miah Avenue, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 20 | ||
Start Date: February-2022 | Completion Date: October-2022 | Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 32.08 | |
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: 1. Md. Abdus Sobhan - Team Leader; 2. S.M. Sorwar -Trainer-1; 3. Md. Golam Mostafa -Trainer-2; 4. Md. Arif Shariare -Trainer -3. Activities Performs: Collection of the list of HVCs; Develop the Training Manual; Develop Training Schedule; Conduct Training Program; Conduct practical sessions along with theoretical discussions for better understanding; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, DAM officials, etc.; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: The main goal of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's agriculture smallholders, responsiveness and competitiveness in high value crops (HVC) production and marketing of fresh and/or processed products. The objective is to increase farmer income and livelihood through demand-led productivity growth, diversification, and marketing in a changing climatic condition. In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, different types of training, national and international research and foreign exposure visit are included in the Development Project Plan (DPP) to enhance the capacity of the management team. The objective of the training is to enhance the capacity of farmers in postharvest management and primary processing of high value crops. The specific objectives are: To develop training manual (both Bangla and English) on postharvest and primary processing of HVCs and get approval from project officials; To conduct training to farmers at project areas based on training manual by ensuring experienced resource persons and including DAM officials; To identify the need of the farmers and redesign, if necessary, the training modules to best serve the farmer queries; To assist farmers in processing HVCs practically and encourage entrepreneurship. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: Collection of the list of HVCs from FAO; Develop the Training Manual (both Bangla & English); Develop Training Schedule; Conduct the training (both theoretical and practical sessions) with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, consumers, DAM officials and others as per project need; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs—vegetables, cereals, fruits etc.); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Assist farmers in processing HVCs practically and encourage entrepreneurship; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM time to time; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Submit Final Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
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Project Data Sheet: 03 | ||||
Assignment Name: Consulting Services for Awareness program, training, orientation activities in Project areas under Project for Improvement of sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene System in Haor areas | Country: Bangladesh | |||
Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 291.02 | ||||
Location within the Country: Haor Areas of 340 unions of 54 upazilas of 7 districts (Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria) under 3 divisions (Sylhet, Mymensingh, Chattogram) | Duration of assignment (months): 10 months | |||
Name of Client: Department of Public Health Engineering-DPHE Address: DPHE Bhaban (8th Floor), 14, Shaheed Captain Mansur Ali Sarani, Kakrail, Dhaka- 1000 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 896 | |||
Start Date: January 2022 | Completion Date: October 2022 | Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 291.02 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: SBSS (Lead Agency) and SDI (JV) | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by JV/ Associated Consultants: 896 | |||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: A.H.M.M. Jahangir Alam: Supervisor; Nikoshiya Dastagir: Assistant Supervisor and 170 Field Staffs for conducting survey and awareness program. | ||||
Brief Description of the Project: A project named “Project for Improvement of sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene System in Haor areas’’ is being implemented by the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) under the MoLGRD&C, Government of Bangladesh. The project was approved in ECNEC meeting held on June 21, 2020. The overall objective of the project is to improve health and living standards of the local people by providing safe water supply, sanitation and hygiene in the haor area. Accordingly, to achieve the sustainable water supply and sanitation in the haor areas there was an item in the Project Proforma name “hygiene promotion through NGO” in this project to achieve the required coverage of water supply and sanitation of Haor project. For completing the hygiene promotional task, DPHE has contracted SBSS-SSUS-SDI JV Association partners. Objectives of the Consulting Services are to mobilize communities and enhance awareness for behavior change focusing hand washing, efficient use of safe water, hygiene practice, operation & maintenance of constructed water sources as well as toilets and fecal sludge management and demand creation to sustain the impact of these changes. The service includes: Conduct a sample survey or assessment on present WATSAN situation and develop a database; Designing and piloting behavioral changes & communication campaign focusing sustainability of services up to union level (340 unions); Training and capacity building for a selected number of user-group of Improved Toilet for mobilizing communities for sanitation and hygiene behavioral changes up to upazila level; Training and capacity building for the caretakers of different water points on O&M; and Training and capacity building for the faecal sludge management staffs on Hose Pipe function up to upazila level. | ||||
Description of Actual Services Provided/ to be provided by the staff of SBSS-SSUS-SDI JV partners: Team Mobilization and Staff Training; Kick off meeting with DPHE officials; Decorate office at Upazila level; Prepare and submit Inception Report & detailed Work plan; Develop different types of tools and materials for conducting sample survey, training and IEC/ BCC campaign; Conduct 8 workshops on water supply, sanitation & hygiene including FSM with project officials, EEO and representatives of LGIs, User groups, & caretakers etc.; Conduct 170 Field Staff Training on process of sample survey, IEC campaign & consumers-caretakers-LGs training; Conduct Sample Survey with targeted beneficiaries in 340 unions and develop a database for future assessment; Conduct IEC Campaign for consumer awareness building on water, sanitation & hygiene including FSM and conduct training & capacity building for the user groups, caretakers and LGIs in 340 unions; prepare and submit separate reports on each of the activities (survey report with GIS Map and real-time photos, IEC campaign and training reports with real-time photos); Keep close liaison and coordination with DPHE during implementation; Monitoring, supervision and Quality Control of field level implementation work through process monitoring and spot checks; and finally prepare and submit Draft Final Report and Final Report covering all the activities performed under the assignment. | ||||
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Project Data Sheet: 04 | ||||
Assignment Name: Eradication of Hazardous Child Labour in Bangladesh (4th Phase) | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 142.88 Lacs | |||
Country: Bangladesh. Location within the Country: Dhaka North City Corporation | Duration of assignment (months): 10 months | |||
Name of Client: Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) Address: House No-289, Road No-19B, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1206 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 2592 Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 142.88 | |||
Start Date: January 2022 | Completion Date: October 2022 | |||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/ Associated Consultants: N/A | |||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: 1. Program Head: S.M. Sorwar; 2. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer: Md. Mokim Uddin Mondal; and Accountant: Sanjay Kumar Dey Sarker. The Program Head along with other members designed, organized, monitored, provide necessary trainings and implement the overall assigned task. | ||||
Brief Description of the Project: Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) has taken “Eradication of Hazardous Child Labour in Bangladesh (4th Phase) Project” based on the Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for elimination of child labour. The project will provide Non-Formal Education (NFE) and Skill Development Training (SDT) through Multipurpose Centres (MPCs) to 1,00,000 (One Lac) children aged between 10-16 years engaged in different hazardous works in Dhaka North and South City Corporation (CC), Chattogram CC, Cox’s Bazar Municipality, Rajshahi CC, Khulna CC, Sylhet CC including Jaflong, Rangpur CC, Haragach, & Peerganj Upazila of Rangpur District, Barishal CC, Cumilla, Faridpur and Mymensingh Municipality areas to shift them from hazardous works to decent one and mainstream education. The children will be identified from the above areas by the NGOs selected for NFE and SDT programme. SSUS was selected by MoLE as an implementing partner/NGO for the Dhaka North City Corporation to implement the NFE and SDT programme under supervision of MoLE. | ||||
Description of Actual Services Provided and will be provided by SSUS: Conducted Baseline Survey for selecting Children in the respective project area; Design and organize Multipurpose Centers (MPCs); Conduct training need assessment; Select children (493) for NFE and SDT from the specified areas engaged in identified “hazardous works”; Develop training module & syllabus and Prepare training schedule; Impart Non-Formal Education (NFE) for six months and Skill Development Training (SDT) for four months to the selected 493 children on various issues like tailoring, auto-mechanics, house wiring, welding, homestead furniture making and Discussion on health related issues: Discussion on various health issues and first aid i.e. how people can be safe from general diseases, what the ways of being cure are, how to help others in their health injury and so on; Motivate and aware parents/guardians/ employers of the selected children to cooperate and participate to make the programme a success; Supply syllabus and training & other materials to selected children; Ensure following uniform syllabus for NFE and SDT supplied by the project authority; Develop and submit Inception and IP Camera Report to PD Office; Keep regular coordination with PD Office; and Develop and submit the Training Completion Report and overall project completion report to the Project Director Office. Currently SSUS is providing Non-Formal Education to selected children engaged in various hazardous works (both male and female). | ||||
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Project Data Sheet: 05 | |||
Assignment Name: Collaborative Forest Management Group formation, data entry, training etc. (Costal Chattogram and Costal Noakhali) (under SUFAL Project): Environmental Project | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 413.32 | ||
Country: Bangladesh Location within the Country: Costal Chattogram and Costal Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 24 months | ||
Name of Client: Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) Address: Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 268 Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 413.32 | ||
Start Date (Month, year): June, 2021 | Completion Date (Month, Year): June 2023 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: 1. Dr. Md. Shafiul Alam Chowdhury: Field Coordinator; 2. Md. Rafiqul Islam: Forestry and Biodiversity Specialist; and 3. Dr. Nil Ratan Das: Livelihood Specialist. | |||
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has received IDA loan for a period of 5 years (01 July 2018 to 30 June 2023) to implement Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project. The overall objective of the project is to improve collaborative forest management and increase access to alternative income generation activities for forest-dependent communities in targeted sites. Project will implement following four components: Component-1: Strengthening Institutions, Information Systems and Training; Component-2: Strengthening Collaborative Forest and Protected Areas Management; Component-3: Increasing Access to Alternative Income Generating Activities (AIGAs), Forest Extension Services and Trees Outside Forests (ToF); and Component-4: Project Management, Monitoring and Reporting. For successful implementation of Component-3 (AIGAs), SUFAL project is planned to deploy seven (7) NGOs in seven different regions. The NGOs will work under the supervision of respective Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) to mobilize, organize and provide necessary trainings to the communities to prepare the AIGA plans, and support them during implementation. These activities will be implemented up to 600 villages covering about 40,000 households from approximately 300 Forest Beat. Out of targeted households 5000 will be from selected PAs. The activities will address the specific needs for women’s economic empowerment through focus group discussions with the poorest women and female-headed households including small ethnic minorities. SSUS is one of the contracted firms by the Bangladesh Forest Department to perform the activities of component 3 in Costal Chattogram and Costal Noakhali under the above-mentioned project. Objective: The main objective of the assignment is to identify forest dependent communities following Community Identification of Poor’s (CIP) from forest conservation village, generate baseline information for preparing community profiling by feeding into the database, mobilize and organize participants in collaborative forest management. NGO will support in the formation of CFMC (local institutions), arrange capacity building training for sub-committee members of CFMC and make key members capable for running institutional functions and identify appropriate AIGAs following terms and conditions of community operation manual (COM). Each of the NGOs will work in close cooperation with concerned Range Officers and Beat Officers for awareness and leadership building of communities and engage them in forest patrolling for forest protection and conservation. | |||
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Project Data Sheet: 06 | |||
Assignment Name: Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and Baseline Study of the State of Water Resources in the High Barind Region | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT 231.00 Lacs | ||
Country: Bangladesh Location within the Country: Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabganj and Naogaon Districts | Duration of assignment (months): 12 | ||
Name of Client: WARPO Address: WARPO Bhaban, 72 Green Road, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 130 | ||
Start Date: February 2021 | Completion Date: January 2022 | Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 15.50 | |
Name of Associated Firm(s) if any: Institute of Water Modeling (Lead Firm) & Bangladesh Association for Social Advancement (JV Firm) | No. of Months of Professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): 108 | ||
Name of Senior Staff: Md. Adnan Al Sharif: Water Management Expert; Nadira Sultana: Socio-economist; Md. Rafiqul Islam: Environmentalist; Md. Abdus Sobhan: Agronomist; Liaison Officer. | |||
Brief Description of the Project: PRA is the process of involving local people in the analysis and interpretation of their own situation of a given rural area. For management of water resources, PRA is conducted to establish rapport with the village community as well as to identify and define problems for prioritization in the village itself. The main objective of this component is to perform baseline study to identify the state of the surface and ground water resources in the High Barind Region to Mouza Level through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach for supporting operationalization of the Bangladesh Water Rules, 2018. The Specific Objectives are: To identify the water sources, present water use scenario and sectoral demand upto union/mouza level of the High Barind Region; To prepare detail assessment report of the baseline condition incorporating local people’s needs, views and preference on water resource management required for operationalizing the Bangladesh Water Rules, 2018; and To facilitate monitoring with a view to create improved environment for sustainable water resource planning and Management in the High Barind Region. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by the staff of SSUS: Activities performed: Administration, Management and Master–Minding of all activities of the project. Study design, scheme design, implementation planning and operation of research programs. Effective coordination, planning and implementation of survey and research programs. Facilitation of knowledge-sharing and analyzing of primary and secondary data.
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Project Data Sheet: 07 | |||
Assignment Name: Farmer Training on “Postharvest and Primary Processing” (PHP.P 20: PHP- Chatkhil-60): Agriculture based training | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT 47.40 | ||
Country: Bangladesh Location within the Country: Chatkhil, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 5 | ||
Name of Client: Department of Agricultural Marketing Address: Sech Bhaban (Level- 05), 22, Manik Miah Avenue, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 20 | ||
Start Date: February-2021 (April 2021) | Completion Date: June-2021 | Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 47.40 | |
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: 1. Md. Nurul Hoque - Team Leader; 2. Md. Nadim Hossain -Resource Person-1; 3. Md. Imamul Hasan-Resource Person-2; 4. Md. Ruhul Amin-Resource Person-3. Activities Performs: Collection of the list of HVCs; Develop the Training Manual; Develop Training Schedule; Conduct Training Program; Conduct practical sessions along with theoretical discussions for better understanding; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, DAM officials, etc.; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: The main goal of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's agriculture smallholders, responsiveness and competitiveness in high value crops (HVC) production and marketing of fresh and/or processed products. The objective is to increase farmer income and livelihood through demand-led productivity growth, diversification, and marketing in a changing climatic condition. In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, different types of training, national and international research and foreign exposure visit are included in the Development Project Plan (DPP) to enhance the capacity of the management team. The objective of the training is to enhance the capacity of farmers in postharvest management and primary processing of high value crops. The specific objectives of the training are: a) To develop training manual (both Bangla and English) on postharvest and primary processing of high value crops and get approved from DAM and Project Officials; b) To conduct training to farmers at project areas based on training manual by ensuring experienced resource persons and including DAM officials; c) To identify the need of the farmers and redesign, if necessary, the training modules to best serve the farmer queries. d) To assist farmers in processing HVCs practically and encourage entrepreneurship. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: Collection of the list of HVCs from FAO; Develop the Training Manual (both Bangla and English); Develop Training Schedule; Conduct the training (both theoretical discussion and practical sessions for better understanding) with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, consumers, DAM officials and others as per project need; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs—vegetables, cereals, fruits etc.); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Assist farmers in processing HVCs practically and encourage entrepreneurship; Conduct all types of training under the project according to contract and keep records (both hard and soft copy); Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM time to time; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training and Assignment Completion Report to DAM. | |||
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Project Data Sheet: 08 | |||
Assignment Name: Farmer Training on “Postharvest and Primary Processing” (PHP.P11: PHP- Mirzaganj -50): Agriculture Based Training | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT 39.62 Lacs | ||
Country: Bangladesh. Location within the Country: Mirzaganj, Patuakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 5 | ||
Name of Client: Department of Agricultural Marketing Address: Sech Bhaban, (Level- 05), 22, Manik Miah Avenue, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 20 | ||
Start Date: February-2021 (April 2021) | Completion Date: June-2021 | Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 39.62 | |
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: 1. Dr. Santosh Kumer Sarker - Team Leader; 2. S.M. Sorwar -Resource Person-1; 3. M. Alim Khan-Resource Person-2; 4. Md. Abdullah Al Mamun-Resource Person-3. Activities Performs: Collection of the list of HVCs; Develop the Training Manual; Develop Training Schedule; Conduct Training Program; Conduct practical sessions along with theoretical discussions for better understanding; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, DAM officials, etc.; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: The main goal of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's agriculture smallholders, responsiveness and competitiveness in high value crops (HVC) production and marketing of fresh and/or processed products. The objective is to increase farmer income and livelihood through demand-led productivity growth, diversification, and marketing in a changing climatic condition. In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, different types of training, national and international research and foreign exposure visit are included in the Development Project Plan (DPP) to enhance the capacity of the management team. The objective of the training is to enhance the capacity of farmers in postharvest management and primary processing of high value crops. The specific objectives of the training are: a) To develop training manual (both Bangla and English) on postharvest and primary processing of high value crops and get approved from DAM and Project Officials; b) To conduct training to farmers at project areas based on training manual by ensuring experienced resource persons and including DAM officials; c) To identify the need of the farmers and redesign, if necessary, the training modules to best serve the farmer queries. d) To assist farmers in processing IIVCs practically and encourage entrepreneurship. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: Collection of the list of HVCs from FAO; Develop the Training Manual (both Bangla and English); Develop Training Schedule; Conduct the training (both theoretical discussion and practical sessions for better understanding) with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, consumers, DAM officials and others as per project need; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs—vegetables, cereals, fruits etc.); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Assist farmers in processing HVCs practically and encourage entrepreneurship; Conduct all types of training under the project according to contract and keep records (both hard and soft copy); Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM time to time; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training and Assignment Completion Report to DAM. | |||
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Project Data Sheet: 09 | |||
Assignment Name: Farmer Training on “Business Management Skills” (Package No: BMS-01: Shyamnagar-50): Agriculture Based Training | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 39.62 | ||
Country: Bangladesh. Location within the Country: Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira | Duration of assignment (months): 5 | ||
Name of Client: Department of Agricultural Marketing. Address: Sech Bhaban, (Level- 05), 22, Manik Miah Avenue, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 20 | ||
Start Date: February-2021 | Completion Date: June-2021 | Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 39.62 | |
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: 1. Md. Abdus Sobhan - Team Leader cum Resource Person-1; 2. Dr. Santosh Kumer Sarker -Resource Person-2; 3. Md. Dolilur Rahman -Resource Person-3; 4. Manik Chandra Roy- Resource Person-4. Activities Performs: Develop the Training Manual; Develop Training Schedule; Conduct Training Program; Conduct practical sessions along with theoretical discussions for better understanding; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, DAM officials, etc.; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: The main goal of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's agriculture smallholders, responsiveness and competitiveness in high value crops (HVC) production and marketing of fresh and/or processed products. The objective is to increase farmer income and livelihood through demand-led productivity growth, diversification, and marketing in a changing climatic condition. In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, different types of training, national and international research and foreign exposure visit are included in the Development Project Plan (DPP) to enhance the capacity of the management team. The objective of the training is to enhance the capacity of farmers on business management skill. The specific objectives of the training are: a) To develop training manual (both Bangla and English) on business management skill and get approved from DAM and Project Officials, b) To conduct training to farmers at project areas based on training manual by ensuring experienced resource persons and including DAM officials, c) To identify the need of the farmers and redesign, if necessary, the training modules to best serve the farmer queries, d) To assist farmers to develop strategies on buyer mapping and selling to ensure fair price for farmers e) to encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: •Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop; •Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, consumers, DAM officials, etc.; •Develop the training manual (both Bangla and English); Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs) in the perspective of Bangladesh; •Encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation; •Conduct training according to contract, keep records (hardcopy and softcopy), prepare reports & send them to project office in time and at the end submit final completion report comprising of the details mentioned above. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 10 | |||
Assignment Name: Out of School Children (8-14 yerars) Project (OOSC) under PEDP-4 | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT 438.88 | ||
Location Within Country: Chatkhil, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 32 Months | ||
Name of Client: Bureau of Non-Formal Education - BNFE | No. of Staff: 75 No. of Staff Months: 20400 Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 438.88 | ||
Start Date: November 2020 | Completion Date: June 2023 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: Noakhali Rural Action Society (N-RAS) (Lead Agency) | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: Md. Anwar Hossain: Upazila Program Coordinator. | |||
Detailed Narrative Description of Project: There are 63,601 Government Primary Schools providing free primary education along with several mass literacy programs. A report of the Directorate of Primary Education (2017) shows that current dropout rate of primary school children is about 18.4% and never enrolled rate is about 2%. According to this rate of dropout and never enrolled children, it is estimated that there are about 2.8 million out of school children of 8-14 years age group throughout Bangladesh. Though the GoB has taken various steps to provide primary education to all children of school going age, but due to poor socio-economic status of their parents/ guardians and geographical specificities a significant number of children are dropped out and never enrolled in the primary school. 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 are designed in an effort to overcome the barriers and challenges causing dropouts. Second Chance Education program will play a crucial role alongside formal primary education main stream. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: Mobilize Community; Conduct rapid survey for identification of out of school children; Identify location and venue for Second Chance (SC) School; Establish SC School; Formation of Center Management Committee (CMC); Establishment of 70 Learning Centers (LCs); Prepare list of eligible out of school children for each SC school; Prepare list of eligible out of school children for each SC school; Ensure enlistment of teachers; Deploy program Supervisors; Conduct placement test of enrolled students to place them in appropriate grades; Ensure collection of textbooks and all required materials for LCs and learners; Keep update of all registers, cashbooks, and vouchers; Provide classroom/ academic support in SC school; Ensure organization of teachers training; Conduct monthly staff/teachers’ coordination meeting; Conduct grade final exams; and Prepare time bound progress reports, statement of expenditure and submit to BNFE. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 11 | ||
Assignment Name: Services of the NGO for Operation and Management of 4 (four) Primary Schools and 5 (five) Health Centers constructed at Janjira and Mawa Resettlement Sites and Service Area-1 of Padma Multi-Purpose Bridge Project (PMBA) | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 1301.28 | |
Country: Bangladesh Location within the Country: Munshiganj, Madaripur and Shariatpur District | Duration of assignment (months): 36 months | |
Name of Client: Padma Multipurpose Bridge Authority Address: Setu Bhaban, Banani, Dhaka-1212, Phone: 88-02/ | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 3533 Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 500.20 | |
Start Date (Month, year): March, 2020 | Completion Date (Month, Year): February 2023 | |
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: SAMAHAR | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: 176 | |
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: 1. Project Coordinator: Dr. Anamul Hoque; 2. Institutional Development Specialist (Primary Education): Dr. Shamsuddin; 3. Institutional Development Specialist (Primary Health Care): Dr. Mahfuzur Rahman; and 4. Administrative Officer: Md. Belayet Hossain | ||
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has undertaken implementation of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project for construction a road cum Railway Bridge over the River Padma at Mawa –Janjira points to provide an all-weather serviceable, reliable and safe river crossing between Dhaka with all districts of southwest region. Objectives of the Project is to provide: (i) Formal Primary Education to the project affected persons (PAPs) of Padma Multi – Purpose Bridge Project in accordance with the standards and the guidelines specified in the Compulsory Primary Education Act 1990 and National Education Policy 2010 and Education for All (EFA) 2015 – National Review and (ii) Primary Health Care Services to the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) of Padma Multi – Purpose Bridge Project in accordance with the policies and the guidelines set out in Bangladesh Health Policy‘2011, Bangladesh Health Policy‘ 2015 and Health Population and Nutrition Sector Development program ( HPNSDP ) of GOB – 2011 – 16; (iii) Social afforestation beside the road and on the school premises. The NGO was appointed to facilitate primary education and primary health care to the project affected persons of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. | ||
Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS in JV with SAMAHAR: 1) Establish the office; 2) Prepare layout plan; 3) Furnish necessary records and documents; 4) Mobilize teaching and supporting staff; 5) Mobilize doctors, nurses and health assistant; 6) Conduct Consultation meeting; 7) Provide Inception report; 8) Organize orientation courses; 9) Constitute management committee; 10) Constitute a management body; 11) Enforce the ordinance, regulations and legislation; 12) Social Afforestation; and 13) Ensure design of curriculum; 14) Ensure extra curriculum activities; 15) Ensure proper maintenance; 16) Organize meetings and group formation; 17) Maintaining close liaison; 18) Provide assistance to client as and when necessary; 19) Review health care system; 20) Review the community clinic management system; 21) Assisting to process necessary papers; 22) Inspecting the records and documents; 23) Maintenance; 24) Introduce multimedia devices; and 25) Submitt reports to client time to time (Inception report, Monthly Progress Report, Half Yearly Progress Report, Annual Progress Report and Project Completion Report). | ||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | |
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Project Data Sheet: 12 | |||
Assignment Name: 100 Batch Farmer Training on “Business Management Skills” at Shyamnagar, Satkhira (Package: BMS-01): Agriculture Based Training | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 91.49 | ||
Country: Bangladesh. Location within the Country: Shyamnagar, Satkhira | Duration of assignment (months): 6 | ||
Name of Client: Department of Agricultural Marketing. Address: Sech Bhaban, (Level- 05), 22, Manik Miah Avenue, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 18 Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 91.49 | ||
Start Date: January-2020 | Completion Date: June-2020 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: 1. Mohammad Abdus Sobhan - Team Leader; 2. Md. Dolilur Rahman -Resource Person-1; 3. Farjana Sultana-Resource Person-3. Activities Performs: Collection of the list of HVCs from FAO; Develop the Training Manual; Develop Training Schedule; Conduct Training Program; Conduct practical sessions along with theoretical discussions for better understanding; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, DAM officials, etc.; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: The main goal of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's agriculture smallholders, responsiveness and competitiveness in high value crops (HVC) production and marketing of fresh and/or processed products. The objective is to increase farmer income and livelihood through demand-led productivity growth, diversification, and marketing in a changing climatic condition. In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, different types of training, national and international research and foreign exposure visit are included in the Development Project Plan (DPP) to enhance the capacity of the management team. Objective of the training is to enhance capacity of farmers on business management skill. Specific objectives of the training are to: a) develop training manual (both Bangla and English) on business management skill and get approved from DAM and Project Officials, b) conduct training to farmers at project areas based on training manual by ensuring experienced resource persons and including DAM officials, c) identify the need of the farmers and redesign, if necessary, the training modules to best serve the farmer queries, d) assist farmers to develop strategies on buyer mapping and selling to ensure fair price for farmers e) encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: •Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop; •Conduct training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, consumers, DAM officials, etc.; •Develop training manual (both Bangla and English); Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs) in the perspective of Bangladesh; •Encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation; •Conduct training according to contract, keep records (hardcopy and softcopy), prepare reports, and send to project office in time; Develop and submit Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 13 | |||
Assignment Name: 100 Batch Farmer Training on “Business Management Skills” at Mirzaganj, Patuakhali (Package No: BMS-11): Agriculture Based Training | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 91.49 | ||
Country: Bangladesh. Location within the Country: Mirzaganj, Patuakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 6 | ||
Name of Client: Department of Agricultural Marketing. Address: Sech Bhaban, (Level- 05), 22, Manik Miah Avenue, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 18 Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs) : 91.49 | ||
Start Date: January-2020 | Comple tion Date: June-2020 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: 1. Md. Abdus Sobhan -Team Leader); 2. S. M. Hossain Uddin (Resource Person-1); 3. Mir Humayun Kabir (Resource Person-2). Activities performed: Collection of the list of HVCs from FAO; Develop the Training Manual; Develop Training Schedule; Conduct Training Program; Conduct practical sessions along with theoretical discussions for better understanding; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, DAM officials, etc.; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: The main goal of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's agriculture smallholders, responsiveness and competitiveness in high value crops (HVC) production and marketing of fresh and/or processed products. The objective is to increase farmer income and livelihood through demand-led productivity growth, diversification, and marketing in a changing climatic condition. In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, different types of training, national and international research and foreign exposure visit are included in the Development Project Plan (DPP) to enhance the capacity of the management team. Objective of the training is to enhance capacity of farmers on business management skill. Specific objectives of the training are to: a) develop training manual (both Bangla and English) on business management skill and get approved from DAM and Project Officials, b) conduct training to farmers at project areas based on training manual by ensuring experienced resource persons and including DAM officials, c) identify the need of the farmers and redesign, if necessary, the training modules to best serve the farmer queries, d) assist farmers to develop strategies on buyer mapping and selling to ensure fair price for farmers e) encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: •Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop; •Conduct training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, consumers, DAM officials, etc.; •Develop training manual (both Bangla and English); Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs) in the perspective of Bangladesh; •Encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation; •Conduct training according to contract, keep records (hardcopy and softcopy), prepare reports, and send to project office in time; Develop and submit Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 14 | |||
Assignment Name: 100 Batch Farmer Training on “Postharvest and Primary Processing” at Kachua, Bagerhat (Package: PHP-04): Agriculture Based Training | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 91.31 | ||
Country: Bangladesh. Location within the Country: Kachua, Bagerhat | Duration of assignment (months): 6 | ||
Name of Client: Department of Agricultural Marketing. Address: Sech Bhaban, (Level- 05), 22, Manik Miah Avenue, Dhaka-1215 | Total No of staff-month of the assignment: 18 Approx. value of service provided by your firm under the contract (Tk. Lacs): 91.31 | ||
Start Date: January-2020 | Completion Date: June-2020 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture/Associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: 1. Dhananjoy Kumar Roy - Team Leader; 2. Md. Muzahidul Islam -Resource Person-1; 3. Sheikh Ruhul Amin-Resource Person-3. Activities Performs: Collection of the list of HVCs from FAO; Develop the Training Manual; Develop Training Schedule; Conduct Training Program; Conduct practical sessions along with theoretical discussions for better understanding; Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs); Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop the present agricultural product marketing systems in Bangladesh through training; Conduct the training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, middlemen, DAM officials, etc.; Develop and submit the Monthly Report to DAM; Keep regular coordination with DAM; Develop and submit the Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: The main goal of the project is to contribute to Bangladesh's agriculture smallholders, responsiveness and competitiveness in high value crops (HVC) production and marketing of fresh and/or processed products. The objective is to increase farmer income and livelihood through demand-led productivity growth, diversification, and marketing in a changing climatic condition. In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the project, different types of training, national and international research and foreign exposure visit are included in the Development Project Plan (DPP) to enhance the capacity of the management team. Objective of the training is to enhance capacity of farmers on business management skill. Specific objectives of the training are to: a) develop training manual (both Bangla and English) on business management skill and get approved from DAM and Project Officials, b) conduct training to farmers at project areas based on training manual by ensuring experienced resource persons and including DAM officials, c) identify the need of the farmers and redesign, if necessary, the training modules to best serve the farmer queries, d) assist farmers to develop strategies on buyer mapping and selling to ensure fair price for farmers e) encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS: •Advise the farmers and agricultural business personnel to improve the existing marketing system, identify the problems and offer solutions to develop; •Conduct training with different stakeholders such as farmers' businessmen, consumers, DAM officials, etc.; •Develop training manual (both Bangla and English); Provide agricultural-product marketing strategies (mainly HVCs) in the perspective of Bangladesh; •Encourage farmers on homestead and social afforestation; •Conduct training according to contract, keep records (hardcopy and softcopy), prepare reports, and send to project office in time; Develop and submit Training Completion Report to DAM. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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15. | Food chain through intake of fruits and horticultural crops | Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) | June 2019-December 2019 | Chatkhil, Noakhali |
Project Data Sheet: 15 | |||
Assignment Name: Consulting services for NGO services to implement a) Social Mobilization with Social Action Plan (Including setting up WMOs), b) Social afforestation and c) Integrated Pest management (IPM), (Farmer’s Training) Plan for Polder No.39/2C in Pirojpur District: Environment and Agriculture Based Project | Country: Bangladesh Budget: BDT. 47,921,989.00 | ||
Assignment Location within the Country: Pirojpur District | Duration of assignment (months): 21 months | ||
Name of Client: Bangladesh Water Development Board, Ministry of Water Resources | Professional Staff provided by your Organization: No. of Staff: 4 No. of Person-Months: 36 | ||
Start Date (Month, year): March, 2019 | Completion Date (Month, Year): November, 2020 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: RIC | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by associated Consultants: 8 | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: 1. Social Mobilization Expert/Team Leader: Md. Nesar Uddin; 2. Participation Specialist/Institutional Specialist: Md. Abdur Rouf; 3. Social Forestry Specialist: Md. Rafiqul Islam; Integrated Pest Management Specialist: Dr. Santosh Kumar Sarker; Agronomist: Manik Chandra Roy. The Team Leader along with the professionals performed Social Mobilization with Social Action Plan (Including setting up WMOs), 2. Social afforestation and 3. Implementation of Integrated Pest management (IPM) Plan. | |||
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: Background: Coastal Embankment Improvement Project-I (CEIP-I) has been taken to protect the coastal area from high tides and frequent storm surges by increasing the resilience of the entire coastal population to tidal flooding as well as natural disasters. The main objective is to support the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) under CEIP-1 and activities are (a) Implementation of afforestation program especially in the fore-shore areas under social afforestation approach, (b) Social mobilization including setting up WMOs for introduction of 'Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) practices through preparation of Social Action plan, and (c) Implementation of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan. Engagement with local communities on the project is considered integral to the successful implementation of the project's components, and, thus, a reputable Non-Governmental Organization is sought to oversee and manage this work on behalf of the Bangladesh Water Development Board. Objectives of the Project: The objective of the consulting services are to manage and oversee tasks for social mobilization, participatory scheme cycle management (PSM) and participatory afforestation in relation to the successful implementation of the CEIP-I. Specifically, consulting services will be sought for- (a) Social mobilization including setting up WMOs for introduction of IWRM practices through preparation and implementation of Social Action plan through engagement of local communities and community groups for PSM and participatory O&M of schemes; (b) Implementation of afforestation program specially in the fore-shore areas with ecologically appropriate species by adopting social afforestation approach; and (c) Implementation of the IPM practices Task 1.Social mobilization of community groups including setting up WMOs for introduction of IWRM practices through preparation and implementation of Social Action plan through engagement of local communities and community groups for PSM and participatory O&M of schemes: -Participatory Scheme Assessment; -Consultations; -Formation of Group; -Provide Training; -Social Mobilization; -Planning and Technical Design; -Implementation; -Operation of Scheme; -Routine Minor Maintenance; and – Training. Task 2. Implementation of afforestation program specially in the fore-shore areas with ecologically appropriate species by adopting social afforestation approach. Task 3. Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Plan: -Prepare land acquisition plan; managing pests (keeping them below economically damaging levels) rather than seeking to eradicate them; relying, to the extent possible, on non-chemical measures to keep pest populations low; and selecting and applying pesticides, when they have to be used, in a way that minimizes adverse effects on beneficial organisms, humans, and the environment. | |||
Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by the staff of SSUS: Team Mobilization and Training; Collection of infrastructure's list; Define Water Management Units; Conduct household census survey; Motivation campaign and conduct polling; Prepare group formation modalities; Prepare stakeholder lists; Define WMG's tasks & disseminate group formation activity; Formation of WMGs; Formation of WMAs; Prepare curriculum of training; Conduct introductory training to the EC, WMGs/WMA; Create financial arrangement of WMGs; Registration of WMOs under cooperative act Develop Monitoring and Evaluation Framework; prepare land acquisition plan; Prepare and Implementation of Social Action Plan through WMOs; and Submit periodical reports to client (Inception Report, Monthly and Quarterly Progress Report, and Final Report after completion of all assigned task. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 16 | |||
Assignment Name: Head to Head Adaptive Trial of Modern Rice Varieties | Country: Bangladesh | ||
Location Within Country: Chatkhil, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 6 Months | ||
Name of Client: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) | No. of Staff: 2 No. of Staff Months: 12 | ||
Start Date: June 2019 | Completion Date: December 2019 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | ||
Brief Description of the Project: During Aman season 2019, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), under Transforming Rice Breeding (TRB) project has adopted a program named “Head-to-Head Adaptive Trial of Modern Rice Varieties”. Under this program, instruction was provider to plant Aman seeds of 3-5 varieties in one bigha of different plots. Instruction was also given to plant local variety of seeds in same land in different plot in the same date. At the end of the season different types of information to be provided to respective Upazila Agriculture Officer. Selected varieties were BRRI dhan 49, 71, 75, 80, 87 and local Ckeck for rain fed low land; BRRI dhan 52, 72, 73, 76, 79 and local Ckeck for non-saline tidal ecosystem areas; and BRRI dhan 49,52, 79 and local Ckeck for flash flood submergence areas. The objective of the project was to examine the cultivable opportunity of BRRI produced Amon seeds in different locations of the country; Compare modern variety with local variety; Select specific variety for specific area; Training to Farmers regarding modern variety, Quickly expand modern variety to field level and take opinions of farmers regarding the modern variety and take necessary step as per opinions. | |||
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 17 | |||
Assignment Name: Head to Head Adaptive Trial of Modern Rice Varieties | Country: Bangladesh 2.25 Lac | ||
Location Within Country: Chatkhil, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 8 Months | ||
Name of Client: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) | No. of Staff: 2 No. of Staff Months: 16 | ||
Start Date: November 2018 | Completion Date: June 2019 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | ||
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Brief Description of the Project: During Boro season 2019, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), under Transforming Rice Breeding (TRB) project adopted a program named “Head to Head Adaptive Trial of Modern Rice Varieties”. Under the program, instruction was provider to plant Boro seeds of 6/3 varieties in one bigha of different plots. At the end of the season different types of information has been provided to respective Upazila Agriculture Officer. Selected varieties were BRRI dhan 28 (Ck), 67, 74, 81, 84, 86 for medium high and medium low land; BRRI dhan 29 (Ck), 58, 89 and local Check for medium low and low land. The objective of the project was to examine the cultivable opportunity of BRRI produced Boro seeds in different locations of the country; Compare modern variety with local variety; Select specific variety for specific area; Training to Farmers regarding modern variety Quickly expand modern variety to field level and take opinions of farmers regarding the modern variety and take necessary step as per opinions. | |||
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 18 | |||
Assignment Name: Head to Head Adaptive Trial of Modern Rice Varieties | Country: Bangladesh | ||
Location Within Country: Chatkhil, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 6 Months | ||
Name of Client: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) | No. of Staff: 2 No. of Staff Months: 12 | ||
Start Date: June 2018 | Completion Date: December 2018 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | ||
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Brief Description of the Project: During Aman season 2018, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), under Transforming Rice Breeding (TRB) project adopted a program named “Head to Head Adaptive Trial of Modern Rice Varieties”. Under the program, instruction was provider to plant Aman seeds of 5 varieties in one bigha of different plots. Instruction was also given to plant local variety of seeds in same land in different plot in the same date. At the end of the season different types of information was provided to respective Upazila Agriculture Officer. Selected varieties were BRRI dhan 49, 71, 72 75, 80 and local Ckeck for rain fed low land; BRRI dhan 49, 52, 72, 73, 79 and local Ckeck for salinity areas of Khulna; BRRI dhan 52, 72, 76, 77, 79 and local Ckeck for salinity areas of Barisal; BRRI dhan 49, 51, 52, 79 and local Ckeck for flash flood submergence areas and BRRI dhan 66, 71, 75, 80 and local Check for drought areas. The objective of the project was to examine the cultivable opportunity of BRRI produced Amon seeds in different locations of the country; Compare modern variety with local variety; Select specific variety for specific area; Quickly expand modern variety to field level and take opinions of farmers regarding the modern variety and take necessary step as per opinions. | |||
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 19 | |||
Assignment Name: Operation and Management of 4(four) Primary Schools and 5(five) Health Centers constructed at Janjira and Mawa Resettlement Sites and Service Area-1 of Padma Multi-Purpose Bridge Project (PMBP) | Country: Bangladesh Budget: BDT. 94,427,040.00 | ||
Assignment Location within the Country: Munshiganj, Madaripur and Shariatpur District | Duration of assignment (months): 36 months | ||
Name of Client: Padma Multipurpose Bridge Authority | Professional Staff provided by your Organization: No. of Staff: 11 No. of Person-Months: 3528 | ||
Start Date (Month, year): January, 2017 | Completion Date (Month, Year): December 2019 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: RIC | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by associated Consultants: 6 | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: Project Coordinator: Md. Abdullah; Institutional Development Specialist (Primary Education): Md. Abdul Mannan Miah; Institutional Development Specialist (Primary Health Care): Dr. AKM Jahangir Chowdhury; Administrative Officer: Md. Shah Alam. The Project Coordinator along with the professionals performed the following activities: Review of available project documents, Primary Education (Compulsory) Act, 1990, National Education Policy 2010, Bangladesh Health Policy 2011 and relevant literatures as per Terms of Reference (ToR); Maintain close liaison with the concerned officials of the Directorate of Primary Education and the Directorate of Health Services; Establish the office of NGO Project Management Team; Prepare a layout plans of floor spaces of the primary schools and health centers showing the locations of furniture, fixtures, etc.; Furnish necessary records and documents to the Project Director, Padma Multi-Purpose Bridge Project for obtaining approval of the appointment of the teaching and supporting staff of the primary schools and health centers; Mobilize teaching and supporting staff, doctors, nurse/Health assistants; Consult with the stakeholders, counterparts of the project, the officials of Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), Directorate of Primary Education and Directorate of Health Services; Develop a draft inception report incorporating updated work plan and methodology and submit to PD; Organize orientation courses for the teachers of the primary schools and medical personnel and staff of the health centers; Constitute a management committee for the Primary Schools and develop the terms of reference of the committee in consultation with the officials of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project (PMBP) authority and Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA); Constitute a management body for the Health Centers and develop the terms of reference of the committee in consultation with the officials of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project (PMBP) authority and Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA); Enforce the ordinance, regulations and legislation enacted by the GOB; Introduce Multi Media devices as teaching methods for the student; Ensure design of curriculum of primary schools; Ensure extra curriculum activities at schools; Organize meetings with SMC; Inspect the records and documents relating operation of primary schools and health centers; Develop and submit quarterly progress reports, annual reports and completion report of the Primary Schools and the Health Centers to the Project Director. | |||
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: Background: The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has undertaken implementation of Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project for construction a road cum Railway Bridge over the River Padma at Mawa –Janjira points. The bridge is designed as “long fixed crossing double deck steel bridge” of approximately 6.15 km to provide an all-weather serviceable, reliable and safe river crossing between Dhaka, the capital of country with all districts of southwest region of the country. The objective of the proposed project is to provide: (i) Formal Primary Education to the project affected persons (PAPs) of Padma Multi – Purpose Bridge Project in accordance with the standards and the guidelines specified in the Compulsory Primary Education Act 1990 and National Education Policy 2010 and Education for All (EFA) 2015 – National Review and ; (ii) Primary Health Care Services to the Project Affected Persons ( PAPs ) of Padma Multi – Purpose Bridge Project in accordance with the policies and the guidelines set out in Bangladesh Health Policy ‘ 2011, Bangladesh Health Policy ‘ 2015 and Health Population and Nutrition Sector Development program (HPNSDP) of GOB–2011–16. The NGOs were appointed to facilitate primary education and primary health care to the project affected persons of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. | |||
Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS in JV with RIC: Established the office; Prepared layout plan; Furnished necessary records and documents; Mobilized teaching and supporting staff; Mobilized doctors, nurses and health assistant; Conducted Consultation meeting; Provided Inception report; Organized orientation courses; Constituted management committee; Constituted a management body; Enforced the ordinance, regulations and legislation; Introduced multimedia devices; Ensured design of curriculum; Ensured extra curriculum activities; Ensured proper maintenance; Conducted Baseline Survey to select student; Organized meetings; Maintaining close liaison; Provide assistance to client; Reviewed health care system; Reviewed the community clinic management system; Assisting to process necessary papers; Inspecting the records and documents; Maintenance; and Submit report to client time to time with assignment completion report. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 20 | |||
Assignment Name: Reaching Out of School Children-2nd Phase (ROSC-2) (In-depth monitoring) | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 31.88 Lacs 31,88,089.00 | ||
Country: Bangladesh Assignment Location within the Country: 7 Divisions of Bangladesh | Duration of assignment (months): 4 months | ||
Name of Client: Education and Social Sector, IMED, Ministry of Planning Commission Address: Block # 11, Room # 26, She-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka | Professional Staff provided by your Organization: No. of Staff: 4 No. of Person-Months: 8 | ||
Start Date (Month, year): February, 2017 | Completion Date (Month, Year): May 2017 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: 1. Team Leader: Dr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh; 2. Educationist: Arijit Kumar Roy; 3. M&E Specialist: Ms. Shawar Afreen; 4. Statistician: Md. Hafizur Rahman. Functions: The Team Leader along with other members designed the study, monitored the progress of field survey works and observed the impact of the project, prepared the data processing plan and finally prepared the draft report and final report. The staff of the organization has processed collected data. | |||
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: The current ROSC project was started as a pilot initiative to deliver formal primary education to out-of-school children through non-formal approach. The non-formal approach (community managed and monitored, flexible school hours, etc.) in ROSC is more suited for second chance education (for dropouts as well as never enrolled ones) compared to the conventional approach in PEDP III, already a very large sector supporting some 17 million students. The project titled “Reaching Out of School Children (ROSC-II)” is implemented by Directorate of Primary Education under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. Objectives of the Project: Overall objective of the ROSC II is to reduce the number of Out-of-School Children through equitable access, retention and completion in quality primary education in selected under- served areas. The specific objectives of the Program are: 1) Supporting students and learning centers with education allowance and grants to ensure access, participation and completion of primary education; 2) Support ROSC Graduates for participation in basic life skills education and trade training for livelihood; 3) Build private-public partnership for enhanced management for effective LCs to deliver quality primary education; 4) Enhance women empowerment to participate in the decision-making process as regards LC; 5) establishment and management; 6) Establish and strengthen the capacity of structures and mechanism for local-level planning, management and monitoring of primary education delivered by the ROSC with the participation of winder community; 7) Introduce intensive teacher training for professional development of teachers for improved teaching and learning; 8) Strengthen academic supervision and support systems. During its implementing period, IMED was contracted the consulting firm SSUS for in-depth monitoring and evaluation of this on-going project under revenue budget. | |||
Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by your Staff: Review project details (DPP), Review and assess project details; Develop inception report including sampling, data collection methods, analysis plan, work plan and reporting system; Prepare data collection instruments, pre-testing and finalization; Meeting with Technical and Steering Committee; Impart training to data collectors; Collection data from study area; Quality control checks; Monitoring and Supervision; Arrange and conduct local level workshop; Analyze data; Prepare draft report and Present the study findings in the technical committee, steering committee and National level workshop; and Final report preparation and submission (printed copies both in Bangla and English). | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
Project Data Sheet: 21 | |||
Assignment Name: Strengthening Training Programme at Upazila Level for Creation of Employment and Self-employment Project (1st Revised) (In-depth monitoring) | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 32. Lacs | ||
Country: Bangladesh Assignment Location within the Country: 16 districts of 8 divisions | Duration of assignment (months): 4 months | ||
Name of Client: Education & Social Sector, IMED, Ministry of Planning Commission Address: Block # 11, Room # 26, Sher-e-Bangla Nager, Dhaka | Professional Staff provided by your Organization: No. of Staff: 4 No. of Person-Months: 8 | ||
Start Date (Month, year): January 2016 | Completion Date (Month, Year): May 2016 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: Dr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh: Team Leader-Evaluation Specialist; Showkat Ali Millat: Micro-credit Specialist; Dr. Masuda M. Rashid Chowdhury: Training Specialist; Tapash Kumar Biswas: Statistician | |||
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: Background: Department of Youth Development (DYD) under Ministry of Youth and Sports has undertaken/ assigned to implement a project titled ‘Strengthening Training Programme at Upazila Level for Creation of Employment and Self-employment Project (1st Revised)’ in 442 upazilas of 57 districts of Bangladesh to equip the youth by various skill development training. The project has the provision to impart training to 480 unemployed youths every year in each upazila and duration of training courses will be 07/14/21 days and the number of participants of each batch will be 40. Through the project a total number of 11,66,400 young women and men will be trained all over Bangladesh. Of them at least 8,16,480 youth will be brought under self-employment programmes directly help to reduce the poverty in rural Bangladesh. Through this project, the young people not only will be self-employed but the pace of economic development will accelerate in project areas. A revolving credit fund of Taka 100 crore will be disbursed as loan to the beneficiaries and it will be recovered with a service charge@10%. The credit disbursement and recovery procedure will be guided by an approved Manual of DYD. The service charges will be utilized for operating the project activities after completion of the project. For this purpose, separate bank accounts will be maintained. Periodic financial statements will be submitted to the concerned authorities. Major components of the project: Training, revolving credit fund, procurement of vehicle & furniture, procurement of appliance & equipment, procurement of computer & accessories. Objectives of the project: 1) To transform unemployed youth into skilled & semi-skilled human resource through life skills/skill development training according to local felt needs; 2) to reduce poverty & unemployment by involving trained youth in self-employment activities; 3) to make trained youth self-reliant through individual/group enterprise; and 4) to make participation of young people in the nation building activities. | |||
Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by your Staff: The team was responsible for designing and pursuing the study which includes: Review project details (DPP), Review and assess project details; Develop inception report including sampling, data collection methods, analysis plan, work plan and reporting system; Prepare data collection instruments, pre-testing and finalization; Meeting with Technical and Steering Committee; Impart training to data collectors; Collection data from study area; Quality control checks; Monitoring and Supervision; Arrange and conduct local level workshop; Analyze data; Prepare draft report and Present the study findings in the technical committee, steering committee and National level workshop; and Final report preparation and submission (printed copies both in Bangla and English). | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
Project Data Sheet: 22 | |||
Assignment Name: Collaboration in Seed Production, Research, Farmers’ Training Development and Promotion of Technology Transfer | Country: Bangladesh | ||
Location Within Country: Noakhali District | Duration of assignment (months): 12 Months | ||
Name of Client: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) | No. of Staff: 3 No. of Staff Months: 36 | ||
Start Date: January 2015 | Completion Date: January 2016 December 2015 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | ||
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Brief Description of the Project: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) is the agricultural research organization in Bangladesh operating in various fields of agricultural research and development including wheat, maize, potato, spices, fruits, vegetables and flowers. BARI has developed a large number of agricultural technologies which it intends to transfer/disseminate, to farming communities through various sources. As SSUS is engaged in various hybrid seed production, Farmer’ training, processing, marketing, development and research activities on different agricultural crops with emphasis to vegetables and maize and contributing to agricultural development. SSUS needs continuous technological back up from research and for such purpose need expand its horizon of technology sources. BARI provided support with released varieties, research information and other technologies for transforming to farmers. BARI also provided technical assistance, resource persons and training to build up capacity of the staff of SSUS. | |||
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 23 | ||||
Assignment Name: Sanitation Pilot on Social Marketing - Support to Local Entrepreneurs and Capacity Building of Community, Management fee for Microfinance institute for operation of pilot including Awareness Building and Demand Creation for Non-piped rural water supply (Contract package no. S-08) under Bangladesh Rural water Supply & Sanitation Project (BRWSSP) | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): BDT. 339.13 Lacs | |||
Country: Bangladesh Location Within Country: 14 unions of 4 upazilas (Mollahat-2, Chitalmari-4, Sharankhola-4 & Mongla-4) under Bagerhat District | Duration of assignment (months): 42 months | |||
Name of Client: DPHE (World Bank & GoB Funded project) Address: DPHE Bhaban (5th Floor), 14 Shahid Captain Monsur Ali Sarani, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000 | No. of Staff: 50 (Key professional: 6; Union Facilitator: 42; Data Processing Officer+MLSS-2) No. of Staff Months: 2100 | |||
Start Date: January- 2014 | Completion Date: June- 2017 | |||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: Srizony Bangladesh (Lead Organization) and SAMAHAR | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): 84 | |||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: Proshanta Biswas: Team Leader; Md. Razwanul Islam: Sanitary Engineer; Begum Sawda: Training Coordinator; Md. Seragul Islam: Upazila Coordinator; Md. Anwar Hossain: Upazila Coordinator; Hasina Ferdous: Upazila Coordinator | ||||
Brief Description of the Project: Erosion and flooding are common shocks on the chars. Sometimes river erosions occur extremely quickly, increasing the vulnerability of affected families. Social problems including incidences of dowry, early marriage, divorce, violence against women are reported to be much higher on the chars than the mainland. Char households suffer not just from a lack of income or assets; they also experience limited access to healthcare, education services, markets and other government institutions, and inadequate infrastructure. Most char households are reliant on daily wage employment for survival. They are particularly sensitive to seasonal income and consumption trends and are considered the most food insecure in Bangladesh. The depressed employment period between the planting and the harvesting of the aman (rice) crop from September to November is associated with monga (seasonal hunger). Monga itself can be prolonged and intensified due to a number of factors including the severity of the near annual preceding floods and monsoon, and changes in the weather patterns and timing due to climate change. Malnutrition is also widespread on the chars and is caused by both an inadequate diet (quantity and quality), poor sanitation, hygiene behaviour and conditions. Malnutrition limits proper cognitive development in children. Prolonged chronic under-nutrition has multiple long-term implications. For health services, char people are largely dependent on non-qualified village doctors. Social development, Social protection, Primary health care and family planning, Village savings and loan, direct nutrition intervention aiming to expand the provision of basic services on the chars, raise the knowledge and awareness level so that people can fight against the prevailing social ills, protect households against shocks such as erosion and other natural calamities, improve the nutritional status of char people. Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS:
∙ Changing hygiene behaviours and ensuring improved WASH outcomes; ∙ Creating opportunities for generating income and employment together; ∙ Increasing capacity of core participants to cope with the sudden shocks and stresses that are common on the chars;
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Actual service provided by the SSUS with JV partners:
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | |||
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Project Data Sheet: 24 | |||
Assignment Name: Post Literacy and Continuing Education for Human Development Project-2 (PLCEHD-2) – 3rd phase | Country: Bangladesh Project Cost: BDT. 1.72 Core | ||
Location Within Country: Mollahat Upazila under Bagerhat District | Duration of assignment (months): 36 | ||
Name of Client: Bureau of Non- Formal Education, Supported by: ADB, SDC & GOB | No. of Staff: 72 No. of Staff Months: 2592 | ||
Start Date: July-2009 | Completion Date: June-2012 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: Resource Integration Centre (RIC) (Lead Organization) | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): 35 | ||
Brief Description of the Project: EFA Summit on Nine High Population Countries held in New Delhi in 1993, the Government of Bangladesh was committed to achieve 62% literacy by the year 2000 AD. To fulfill the commitment, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) through Directorate of Non-Formal Education (DNFE) undertook 4 NFE projects including Post Literacy and Continuing Education projects. The purpose of post literacy and continuing education project is (as the name suggests) to provide post literacy and continuing education to the neo literate covered under different Non-Formal Education projects and any others program organized by CBAs or NGOs and primary school dropouts. In the post literacy course the objective is to consolidate, upgrade and fine-tune the acquired skills of neo literate and in the continuing education course the objective is to provide them with skill training from the list of available and suitable skills considering the market demand and supply situation. The post literacy course will virtually work as a bridge between basic literacy and continuing education and will facilitate the basic literate to go for continuing education. Continuing education is a broad concept, which encompasses all learning opportunities. In this project the continuing education course includes skill training, awareness as well as increased practice of basic literacy skills by the neo literate. The purpose of continuing education is to improve the quality of life of the learners through enhanced income and greater enlightenment, which would lead to general development of the quality of life of the learners and the society as a whole. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS:
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 25 | ||||
Assignment Name: Water Sanitation Awareness Project (Hygiene, Sanitation & Water Supply –HYSWA Fund) | Country: Bangladesh Project Cost: BDT. 0.32 Core | |||
Location Within Country: Senbag of Noakhali District. | Duration of assignment (months): 42 | |||
Name of Client: GOB & Danida | No. of Staff: 42 No. of Staff Months: 1512 | |||
Start Date: January- 2009 | Completion Date: December- 2011 31.12-2010 | |||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | |||
Name of Senior Staff: 1) Md. Golam Mortoza (Team Leader-1); 2) Monika Mozumder (Team Leader-2), 3) Md Shahidullah (Coordinator-1), 4) Prova Halder (Coordinator-2). | ||||
Activities performed: Administration, Management and Master –Minding of all activities of the project. Study design, scheme design, implementation planning and operation of research programs. Effective coordination, planning and implementation of survey and research programs. Facilitation of knowledge-sharing and analyzing of primary and secondary data. Develop research report with incorporation of all findings and submit final project’s report to the project authority. | ||||
Baseline Survey: A baseline survey is a descriptive cross-sectional survey that mostly provides quantitative information on the current status of a particular situation - on whatever study topic - in a given population. It aims at quantifying the distribution of certain variables in a study population at one point in time. It involves the systematic collection and presentation of data to give a clear picture of a particular situation as it relates the following: What? Who? Where? When? Why? How? A baseline normally covers only a sample of the population. If a baseline study covers the entire population it is called a census. A baseline survey generates information on the levels of awareness, knowledge, attitude and practices (AKAP) of a given population on selected topics in a specific geographic area. The baseline study is repeated at the completion of the communication programme implementation to measure changes that have occurred over time in the characteristics that were studied before the beginning of the programme. Designing the baseline studyA preliminary baseline proposal and questionnaire should be prepared with the secondary data available. These will be focused and refined with the findings of the study before they are pre-tested and administered. Formulating the study purposeFormulate a preliminary baseline study purpose. In general, the purpose of most baseline studies is to determine in a quantitative manner the current situation in the community and assess the people's perceptions, levels of awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices (AKAP) related to the development issues under qualitative investigation by the study. The purpose of the study assists in the formulation of the study topic or title. Formulating the problem statementA clear problem statement helps in the further development of the research proposal and the selection of objectives and the methodology for the study. It makes it easier to identify secondary information and reports from which the study under preparation can benefit. Research justification/rationaleIt is important to clearly state why the proposed research should be undertaken. It is often very essential to show the uniqueness of the new study. To achieve this, ensure that the proposed study is not a duplication of other research studies already carried out on the issue and point out the innovative uses of the anticipated results. A good problem statement should assist in the formulation of a convincing justification for a baseline study. Literature reviewCareful literature review reduces the chances of the proposed study duplicating work that has already been done on the issue under investigation. It helps to discover what others have learned and reported about the issues that the new study proposes to investigate. It familiarizes the researchers with other types of methodologies that have been used to study the issues and may provide convincing justification for why the proposed study is needed. Sampling Sampling is essential because populations tend to be large and resources and time available limited with the result that it is usually not possible to study each person. For this reason there is little choice but to select a sample from the population and from it make projections or generalizations regarding the entire population. Narrative Description of Project: This project was very adoptable in Senbag & Noakhali district for mitigation the arsenic problem. People were suffering lot for arsenic problem and finally they were been affected specially in Kidney and skin diseases for reduction of disease protection power. This problem was spread out in these areas as an epidemic. SSUS then approach them with hygiene, sanitation and pure water facilities funded by Danida to rescue them. Malnutrition is also widespread on the chars and is caused by an inadequate diet (quantity and quality), poor sanitation, hygiene behaviour and conditions. Malnutrition limits proper cognitive development in children. Prolonged chronic under-nutrition has multiple long-term implications. For health services, char people are largely dependent on non-qualified village doctors. Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS:
∙ Ensuring positive impacts on health, nutrition and food security.
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | |||
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Project Data Sheet: 26 | |||
Assignment Name: Water Sanitation Awareness Project | Country: Bangladesh Project Cost: BDT. 12 Lakh | ||
Location Within Country: Senbag & Noakhali District. | Duration of assignment (months) : 24 | ||
Name of Client: GOB | No. of Staff : 2 No. of Staff Months: 48 | ||
Start Date: January- 2008 | Completion Date: December- 2009 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff:1) Md Golam Mortoza (Coordinator ); 2) Md Shahidullah (Supervisor-1), Activities performed: Administration, Management and Master –Minding of all activities of the project. Study design, scheme design, implementation planning and operation of research programs. Effective coordination, planning and implementation of survey and research programs. Facilitation of knowledge-sharing and analyzing of primary and secondary data. Develop research report with incorporation of all findings and submit final project’s report to the project authority. | |||
Baseline Survey: A baseline survey is a descriptive cross-sectional survey that mostly provides quantitative information on the current status of a particular situation - on whatever study topic - in a given population. It aims at quantifying the distribution of certain variables in a study population at one point in time. It involves the systematic collection and presentation of data to give a clear picture of a particular situation as it relates the following: What? Who? Where? When? Why? How? A baseline normally covers only a sample of the population. If a baseline study covers the entire population it is called a census. A baseline survey generates information on the levels of awareness, knowledge, attitude and practices (AKAP) of a given population on selected topics in a specific geographic area. The baseline study is repeated at the completion of the communication programme implementation to measure changes that have occurred over time in the characteristics that were studied before the beginning of the programme. Designing the baseline studyA preliminary baseline proposal and questionnaire should be prepared with the secondary data available. These will be focused and refined with the findings of the study before they are pre-tested and administered. Formulating the study purposeFormulate a preliminary baseline study purpose. In general, the purpose of most baseline studies is to determine in a quantitative manner the current situation in the community and assess the people's perceptions, levels of awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices (AKAP) related to the development issues under qualitative investigation by the study. The purpose of the study assists in the formulation of the study topic or title. Formulating the problem statementA clear problem statement helps in the further development of the research proposal and the selection of objectives and the methodology for the study. It makes it easier to identify secondary information and reports from which the study under preparation can benefit. Research justification/rationaleIt is important to clearly state why the proposed research should be undertaken. It is often very essential to show the uniqueness of the new study. To achieve this, ensure that the proposed study is not a duplication of other research studies already carried out on the issue and point out the innovative uses of the anticipated results. A good problem statement should assist in the formulation of a convincing justification for a baseline study. Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS:
∙ Ensuring positive impacts on health, nutrition and food security.
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Project Data Sheet: 27, 28, 29, 30 | ||||
Assignment Name: Post Literacy and Continuing Education for Human Development Project-1 (PLCEHD-1): 2nd, 4th, 2nd stage of 4th phase & 5th Phase | Country: Bangladesh Project Cost: BDT. 0.98 Core | |||
Location Within Country: Senbagh (35 centers & 1800 learners) & Begumganj (15 center & 900 learners) under Noakhali District | Duration of assignment (months): 36 | |||
Name of Client: Bureau of Non- Formal Education | No. of Staff: 32 No. of Staff Months: 1152 | |||
Start Date: July-2003 | Completion Date: December-2007 | |||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | |||
Baseline Survey: Before inception this program we built a survey around the components of the value tree. We conducted this survey to rate overall satisfaction with each attribute on a scale of 1 (not at all satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied). We provide ratings for each group of beneficiaries of the value tree, including the overall sum of "all the things get from the community." We followed a bunch of questionnaires to conduct the survey and get the expected result. We asked the community to contribute their opinion as per questionnaire that helped us to be even more successful in our future business endeavors. Brief Description of the Project: EFA Summit on Nine High Population Countries held in New Delhi in 1993, the Government of Bangladesh was committed to achieve 62% literacy by the year 2000 AD. To fulfill the commitment, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) through Directorate of Non-Formal Education (DNFE) undertook 4 NFE projects including Post Literacy and Continuing Education projects. The purpose of post literacy and continuing education project is (as the name suggests) to provide post literacy and continuing education to the neo literate covered under different Non-Formal Education projects and any others program organized by CBAs or NGOs and primary school dropouts. In the post literacy course the objective is to consolidate, upgrade and fine-tune the acquired skills of neo literate and in the continuing education course the objective is to provide them with skill training from the list of available and suitable skills considering the market demand and supply situation. The post literacy course will virtually work as a bridge between basic literacy and continuing education and will facilitate the basic literate to go for continuing education. Continuing education is a broad concept, which encompasses all learning opportunities. In this project the continuing education course includes skill training, awareness as well as increased practice of basic literacy skills by the neo literate. The purpose of continuing education is to improve the quality of life of the learners through enhanced income and greater enlightenment, which would lead to general development of the quality of life of the learners and the society as a whole. | ||||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS:
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Project Data Sheet: 31 | |||
Assignment Name: A Research study on the Arsenic Entrance of the human Food chain through intake of fruits and horticultural crops | Country: Bangladesh | ||
Location Within Country: Noakhali District | Duration of assignment (months): 4 Months | ||
Name of Client: Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology | No. of Staff: 4 No. of Staff Months: 16 | ||
Start Date: July 2005 | Completion Date: October 2005 | ||
Name of Associated Firm (s) if any: None | No. of Months of professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s): N/A | ||
Brief Description of the Project: Arsenic is everywhere in nature. It is one of many natural elements found in air, water, and soil, and virtually all crop plants take up arsenic. There are trace amounts of arsenic in nearly all of the foods and beverages we consume, including vegetables, fruits, juices, rice, grains, seafood, meat, and wine. Arsenic is highly toxic in its inorganic form. Contaminated water used for drinking, food preparation and irrigation of food crops poses the greatest threat to public health from arsenic. Long-term exposure to arsenic from drinking-water and food can cause cancer and skin lesions. Arsenic occurs naturally in a variety of foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and fish. It is also detected in drinking water. Most recently, low levels of arsenic have been detected in rice and juice products. There are two types of arsenic found in food: organic, which presents almost no human health threat; and inorganic, which can pose health threats if consumed at high levels. The level of inorganic arsenic typically found in food, and particularly in rice, is so low it is measured in something called "parts per billion." Considering the situation, Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology conducted a research study on the “Arsenic Entrance of the human Food chain through intake of fruits and horticultural crops”. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided by SSUS:
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Assignment Name: Adult Education (15-24) years | |||
Country: Bangladesh Location within country: Senbagh, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 12 Months | ||
Name of Client: DNFE | Professional Staff Provided by Your Organization: No of Staff: No of Person-Months: 360 PM | ||
`Start date (Month/Year): July 2000 | Completion (Month/Year): June 2001 | ||
Name of Associate Consultants, if any: N/A | No of person-months of Professional Staff provided by Associate Consultant: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: Name of Employee: M.A Halim, Designation: Chairman Responsibilities: Coordinated the project activities; Provided guidance in developing and implementing development program; Extended guidance and assistance for program development through training, evaluation consulting on program development and management; Designed training course and materials for support services; Undertook the responsibilities of the organization including program and finance; Analyzed data and prepared report; Developed training program, designed curriculum and module and prepared training brochures. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: Non formal education program was been adopted in Bangladesh by extending learning opportunities to youth and adults who have never gone to school or were dropped out of school before acquiring sufficient literacy sails. The focus of this program is on rural man and women in the economically productive age range of 11-45 years with the intervention of this program the side is to raise the overall level of literacy. It is simultaneously both and educational and development challenge. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided in the Assignment: The emphasis therefore is on linking acquisition of literacy skills simultaneously with functional knowledge related to the environmental works and family situation of the learners and the major national development thrust under this project SSUS Bangladesh implemented total 795 centers in the phase. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 33 | |||
Assignment Name: Adult Education 15-24 years’ under Non-Formal Education Project-2 | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): 5.24 Lacs | ||
Country: Bangladesh Location within country: Hatia upazila of Noakhali district | Duration of assignment (months): 10 months | ||
Name of Client: DNFE (Fund: UNICEF & GoB) | Professional Staff Provided by Your Organization: No of Staff: 3 No of Person-Months: 30 | ||
Start date: June 2000 | Completion: April 2001 | ||
Name of Associate Consultants, if any: N/A | No of person-months of Professional Staff provided by Associate Consultant: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: M.A Halim: Chairman Responsibilities: Coordinated the project activities. Provided guidance in developing and implementing development program. Extended guidance and assistance for program development through training, evaluation consulting on program development and management. Guided and designed training course and materials for support services. Undertook the responsibilities of the organization including program and finance. Analyzed data and prepared report. Developed training program. Designed curriculum and module and prepared training brochures. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: As part of its plan to free the country form the curse of illiteracy and thereby achieve the national goal of “Education for All’’ the government has launched Non-Formal Education Programme under the project titled ‘’Non-Formal Education Project-2’’ with the financial assistance from NORAD and SIDA. Directorate of Non-Formal Education is the executing agency of this project with the Project Implementation Unit (PMU) in-charge day-to-day implementation and management of the project. The main objectives of the project are: 1) Strengthening institutional structure and capacity of Non-formal Education and 2) Provision and expansion of non-formal education programme to young adults (15-24 years old). Directorate of Non-Formal Education (DNFE), a Government program for elimination of illiteracy from the country, identified 414 nos. NGOs to work in the Non-Formal Education (NFE) Sector. SSUS is one of those NGOs, who have been worked with DNFE. According to population census of Bangladesh in 1990, the literacy rate was 24.6% which has now (2003) increased to 51%. This was possible due to favorable government policy related to mass literacy. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided in the Assignment: Under this project SSUS provided literacy to male and female in adult literacy centres in the project area. SSUS established 30 learning centres and conducted literacy, provided literacy and post literacy training to the 900 learners. SSUS provided the following specific services: arranging physical facilities and establishment of the allotted number of centers; conducting baseline survey and selection of learners; recruiting teachers and supervisors as per rule and keep a panel of teachers/supervisors for replacement (if required); contribute fund, arrange accommodation and provide facilities for training of teachers in the project area; receiving supplies from DNFE and procuring teaching/learning materials; take proper action against the concerned teachers and supervisors where the rate of drop-out exceed 5%; maintaining accounts properly, using double entry system cash book, ledger, bills, voucher, guard files etc.; keeping all original vouchers and receipts to expenditure made from the fund received from PIU/DNFE; constituting a centre management committee (CMC) for managing and monitoring the activities of the centers; monitoring, supervision and evaluation of the programme; involve the target group in income generation/poverty alleviation activities during implementation of the programme; social mobilization in the concerned area; facilitate field visits of DNFE/Donors representatives and other staff to the centres and project area; appoint an official within the project thana for smooth communication; submission of a statement within 15 days of centre opening date covering address of centers including list of learners, teachers, supervisors, logistics with quantity and cost; submit desired MIS reports as per prescribed formats of DNFE. Overall, under this project SSUS conducted literacy, post-literacy and awareness raising sessions for 900 adult children aged 15-24 years. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 34 | |||
Assignment Name: Implement Adult Literacy Centre and Non-Formal Primary School | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): 4.56 Lacs | ||
Country: Bangladesh Assignment Location within the Country: Senbagh, Noakhali | Duration of assignment (months): 12 months | ||
Name of Client: Proshika Manobik Unnayan Kendra | Professional Staff provided by your Organization: No. of Staff: 3 No. of Person-Months: 36 | ||
Start Date (Month, year): January 2000 | Completion Date (Month, Year): December 2000 | ||
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: N/A | No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff provided by associated Consultants: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed: Team Leader: S.M. Azad. The Team Leader along with other 2 members implemented Adult Literacy Centre and Non-Formal Primary School. | |||
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: SSUS form group and provided group-based training. Main responsibility of the assignment was to implement Adult Literacy Centre and Non-Formal Primary School. The field organizer formed 20 groups and look after them. | |||
Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by your Staff: The team was responsible for designing and pursuing the study which include:
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Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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Project Data Sheet: 35 | |||
Assignment Name: Implementation of Non-Formal Education Project-3 (Basic Education for HTR Urban Children): Non-Formal Education for Hard to Reach Urban Working Children (8-14 yrs) | Approx. value of the Contract (Tk. Lacs): 5.24 Lacs | ||
Country: Bangladesh Location within country: 1 City Corporation Area (Barisal Sadar Thana) | Duration of assignment (months): 24 Months | ||
Name of Client: UNICEF & GoB (DNFE) | Professional Staff Provided by Your Organization: No of Staff: 32 No of Person-Months:768 PM | ||
Start date: March 2000 | Completion: February 2002 | ||
Name of Associate Consultants, if any: N/A | No of person-months of Professional Staff provided by Associate Consultant: N/A | ||
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and Functions Performed: Name of Employee: M.A Halim: Chairman Responsibilities: Coordinated the project activities. Provided guidance in developing and implementing development program. Extended guidance and assistance for program development through training, evaluation consulting on program development and management. Guided and designed training course and materials for support services. Undertook the responsibilities of the organization including program and finance. Analyzed data and prepared report. Developed training program. Designed curriculum and module and prepared training brochures. | |||
Narrative Description of Project: As part of its plan to free the country form the curse of illiteracy and thereby achieve the national goal of “Education for All’’ the government has launched Non-Formal Education Programme under the project titled ‘’Non-Formal Education Project-3’’. Directorate of Non-Formal Education is the executing agency of this project with the Project Implementation Unit (PMU) in-charge day-to-day implementation and management of the project. The main objectives of the project are: 1) Strengthening institutional structure and capacity of Non-formal Education and 2) Provision and expansion of non-formal education programme to Hard to Reach Urban Working Children (8-14) years old. Government policy on education, taken in the year 1992, helped the NGOs to expand their education program. Also, Directorate of Non-Formal Education (DNFE), a Government program for elimination of illiteracy from the country, identified 414 nos. NGOs to work in the Non-Formal Education (NFE) Sector. SSUS is one of those NGOs, who have been worked with DNFE. According to population census of Bangladesh in 1990, the literacy rate was 24.6% which has now (2003) increased to 51%. This was possible due to favorable government policy related to mass literacy. | |||
Description of Actual Services Provided in the Assignment: Under this project SSUS responsible for: arranging physical facilities and establishment of the allotted number of centers; conducting baseline survey and selection of learners; recruiting teachers and supervisors as per rule and keep a panel of teachers/supervisors for replacement (if required); contribute fund, arrange accommodation and provide facilities for training of teachers in the project area; receiving supplies from DNFE and procuring teaching/learning materials; take proper action against the concerned teachers and supervisors where the rate of drop-out exceed 5%; maintaining accounts properly, using double entry system cash book, ledger, bills, voucher, guard files etc.; keeping all original vouchers and receipts to expenditure made from the fund received from PIU/DNFE; constituting a centre management committee for managing and monitoring the activities of the centers; monitoring, supervision and evaluation of the programme; involve the target group in income generation/poverty alleviation activities during implementation of the programme; social mobilization in the concerned area. Overall, under this project SSUS conducted literacy, innumeracy and awareness raising sessions for 9000 working children. Under this project SSUS implemented total 300 learning centers in different phases. | |||
Firm’s Name: | Swabalambi Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (SSUS) | ||
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