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1 Bangladesh Quarter 3 July - September 2011 Activity Report Overview: Accomplishments, Challenges and Innovations Accomplishments: The Hunger Project Bangladesh conducted four special Animator Training Workshops with participation of 336 newly elected people’s representatives from 30 Union Parishads (UP). An exciting outcome of the workshops was the decision to make the Unions similar to MDGs Unions adapting the strategy of The Hunger Project-Bangladesh. A three way partnership between Union Parisha, Volunteers and The Hunger Project-Bangladesh was created towards achieving MDGs unions and a MoU is forthcoming. Challenges: Most of the elected representatives are carrying out the duty in the first time. Among them 19 men and 59 women Chairpersons and 201 general members are new. Bureaucratic interferences, corruptions, lack of required resources are also challenges to make UPs effective vehicles to create MDG Unions. There is still a need to change the prevailing mindset of the UP representatives that UPs are merely extending arms of the central government. Innovations: People centered bottom-up approach. People will be in the driver’s seat. UP will provide the leadership and capacity building through THP Animators.

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Bangladesh

Quarter 3 July - September 2011

Activity Report

Overview: Accomplishments, Challenges and Innovations

Accomplishments: The Hunger Project Bangladesh conducted four special Animator Training Workshops with participation of 336 newly elected people’s representatives from 30 Union Parishads (UP). An exciting outcome of the workshops was the decision to make the Unions similar to MDGs Unions adapting the strategy of The Hunger Project-Bangladesh. A three way partnership between Union Parisha, Volunteers and The Hunger Project-Bangladesh was created towards achieving MDGs unions and a MoU is forthcoming. Challenges: Most of the elected representatives are carrying out the duty in the first time. Among them 19

men and 59 women Chairpersons and 201 general members are new. Bureaucratic interferences, corruptions, lack of required resources are also challenges to make UPs effective vehicles to create MDG Unions. There is still a need to change the prevailing mindset of the UP representatives that ‘UPs are merely extending arms of the central government’. Innovations: People centered bottom-up approach. People will be in the driver’s seat. UP will provide the leadership and capacity building through THP Animators.

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Impact Assessment

Program Areas

Inputs* Outputs Most Significant Change

Social Mobilization for Self-Reliance

TOTAL $26,509 THP

$5,734 USD (412,964 Taka)

In-Country Funding

$20,775USD (1,496,236Taka)

4 Special Animator Trainings (Union Parishad) 83 elected women trained 253 elected men trained

16 Animator Trainings (General) 598 women trained 436 men trained

20 Animator Training Preparatory Meetings 327 women trained 414 men trained

80 Animator Follow-up Meetings 787 women trained 966 men trained

2 PAR Workshops(one day) 15 women trained 8 men trained

74 PAR Follow-up Workshops 761 women trained 914 men trained

147 VCA Workshops 2,360 women trained 2,625 men trained

24 Youth Leader Trainings (4 Day) 465 girls trained 489 boys trained

Looking back over the last quarter, what do you think was the most significant change or breakthrough in Social Mobilization? 1,450 new volunteers were included in our volunteers’ bases activities. A significant point is that among them 336 volunteers are elected representatives. They have taken responsibilities to make their own Union Parishad as MDGs Union.

What was the biggest challenge?

The biggest challenge was to enroll people’s representatives in our special animators training. Because they need permission from government high officials. What was the most important lesson learned? Volunteers need to find a way for better collaboration with government departments, so that they can have access to government resources for achieving the MDGs.

Village Development Campaigns

TOTAL $5,486 THP

$4,680 USD (337,077 Taka)

In-Country Funding $806 USD (58,062 Taka)

65 Adult Literacy Meetings 971 women participants 638 men participants

56 Primary School Enrollment Meetings 825 women participants 541 men participants

60 Meetings to Reduce Primary School Dropout 869 women participants 586 men participants

10 Meetings on Anti-Drug Movement 151 women participants

Looking back over the last quarter, what do you think was the most significant change or breakthrough in Village Development Campaigns? Through the meetings and campaigns on IGAs, 1,031 women and 825 men are now involved with self-employment. In addition, 87 self-help groups formed and their total savings has reached Tk. 1,095,682 ($15,009 USD). What was the biggest challenge?

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Program Areas

Inputs* Outputs Most Significant Change

212 men participants

132 Meetings on Hygiene Practice 2,039 women participants 1,347 men participants

161 Meetings on Sanitary Latrine Installation 2,517 women participants 2,062 men participants

208 Meetings on Tree Plantation 2,657 women participants 2,929 men participants

89 Meetings on Birth Registration 1,598 women participants 873 men participants

127 Meetings on IGA Awareness 2,106 women participants 1,593men participants

4 Immunization Meetings 152 women participants 84 men participants

5 Math Olympiads 1,590women participants 1,679 men participants

26 Nutrition Awareness Meetings 324 women participants 277 men participants

40 TOTAL Skills Development Training 726 women participants 216 men participants

9 Preventing HIV/AIDS, Malaria/TB Meetings 473 women participants 414 men participants

Economic inflation is the biggest challenge. Whatever they produce, it is still inadequate to significantly improve their livelihoods. So, sometimes they give up or switch to another initiative. What was the most important lesson learned? There is a need to create a network among self-help groups and IGA initiators. We also need to introduce new trades which will be a better fit for participants.

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Program Areas

Inputs* Outputs Most Significant Change

Gender Equality

TOTAL $22,659 THP

$21,679 USD (1,561,312Taka)

In-Country Funding $980 USD (70,636 Taka)

12 Women Leaders Foundation Course 313 women trained

60 Women Leadership Meetings/Follow-ups 1,451women trained 72 men trained

5 Breastfeeding Awareness Meetings 96 women trained

86 Caring for Pregnant Mother Awareness Meeting 1,412 women trained 784 men trained

5 Girl Child Rights Workshop 108women trained 54 men trained

275 Halting Early Marriage Meetings 3,999 women trained 2,684 men trained

12 Immunization Meetings for Pregnant Women 305 women trained 144 men trained

22 Nutrition for Pregnant Mothers Meetings 413 women trained 110 men trained

Preventing Dowry Meetings 2,877 women participants 1,754 men participants

76 Preventing Violence Meetings 2,877 women participants 1,754 men participants

19 Safe Delivery Awareness Meetings 367women participants 91 men participants

Looking back over the last quarter, what do you think was the most significant change or breakthrough in Gender Equality?

a) 313 women were newly included into the Enlightened Women Network.

b) Now Womens Networks are stronger and can better carry out campaigns to prevent gender based violence throughout the country.

c) They are competing in different elections to be people’s representatives, not only reserve seats, also in general seats.

d) A women leader and Shujan activist named Binni was elected as counselor in Nayaranganj City Corporation election. It is noted that Narayanganj is upgraded to City Corporation this year.

What was the biggest challenge? Enrollment of women into Women Network and keep them in focus is the biggest challenge. What was the most important lesson learned? There is a need to engage in advocacy initiatives with other organizations that are working in women’s development so that our women leaders can have access to additional resources for implementing their programs.

Strengthening Local Democracy

TOTAL $1,805 THP

$1,805 USD (130,008 Taka)

76 Citizen workshop 859 women participants 1,717 men participants

4 Citizen DialogueRoundtable 55 women participants 212 men participants

189 Meeting/Advocacy with Union Parishad Bodies

Looking back over the last quarter, what do you think was the most significant change or breakthrough in Strengthening Local Democracy? Through `Citizen Workshop’ people are becoming more aware of their rights and ability to raise their voice. One

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Program Areas

Inputs* Outputs Most Significant Change

In-Country Funding

$0 USD (0 Taka)

1,134 women participants 2,378 men participants

1 Face-to-Face Projection Meetings 300 women participants 1,300 men participants

2 Shujan Committee Meetings 269 women participants 972 men participants

result is that more and more they are attending `Ward Shobha’ meetings at the Union level and taking part in the decision making processes. What was the biggest challenge? Getting `Ward Shobha’ arranged by UP member is a big challenge. What was the most important lesson learned? There is a need to conduct `Citizen Workshops’ in very village in order to create people’s demand to hold Ward Sohba.

Mobilization TOTAL $20,712 THP

$14,943USD (1,076,195 Taka)

In-Country Funding

$5,769USD (415,512 Taka)

640 Union Based Coordination Meetings 6,202 women participants 7,869 men participants

94 UPZ-District Level Coordination Meetings 417 women participants 891 men participants

65 YEH workshops 1,044 women participants 1,155 men participants

229 Youth Unit Follow-up Meetings 2,101 women participants 2,806 men participants

393 Court Yard Meetings 6,770women participants 3,395 men participants

Looking back over the last quarter, what do you think was the most significant change or breakthrough in Mobilizations? The increase of Union Coordination Meeting is the most significant change in Mobilization as well as participation of volunteers in these meetings. What was the biggest challenge? Limited resources. What was the most important lesson learned? There is a need to focus on those activities which will help to achieve MDGs in union level.

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Program Areas

Inputs* Outputs Most Significant Change

Advocacy & Alliances

TOTAL $970 THP

$283 USD (20,382 Taka)

In-Country Funding

$687USD (49,460 Taka)

10 National Girl Child Day Events 156 women participants 243 men participants

Printing and Production of Advocacy Materials List examples here…

1 Poster on Girl Child day

1 leaflet

Cap for Rally

1 journal named Girl Child-7

Special supplementary in daily Bangla Newspaper named `The Daily Samakal’ which was published on 4

th

October. http://www.esamakal.net/index.php?opt=view&page=24&date=2011-10-04

Looking back over the last quarter, what do you think was the most significant change or breakthrough in Advocacy & Alliances?

Significant change in THP-BD’s advocacy work was partnership with Government regarding Girl Child Day. What was the biggest challenge? Biggest Challenge was change of Girl Child Day observation. 30th September was the declared day. But We observed the day on 4th October 2011 as Govt. wanted to celebrate Girl Child Day on 4th.

Monitoring & Evaluation

TOTAL $0 THP

$0 USD (0 Taka)

In-Country Funding

$0 USD (0 Taka)

Documentation Collections

M&E Data Collection and Analysis Looking back over the last quarter, what do you think was the most significant change or breakthrough in Monitoring & Evaluation? Volunteers are more active to produce their own results. So, they are sending data in coordination meeting frequently. What was the biggest challenge? Program data used to collect through Union coordination Meeting. Arrange Union Coordination Meeting in right time is the biggest challenge. What was the most important lesson learned? We need to support a volunteer to be accountable for arranging Union Coordination Meeting.

*Inputs represent partial direct program expenditures as they don't include staff time and other resources allocated in project implementation. $1USD =72.02 Taka

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Advocacy & Alliances

During this period THP-Bangladesh developed alliances with the following organizations: No new alliances developed during this period. THP Bangladesh is currently engaged in the following funding proposals:

British Council: THPB- British Council Partnership The Hunger Project has made partnership with British Council to deliver Active Citizen Program (AC) since September, 2009. The youth wing of The Hunger Project, Bangladesh, known as Youth Ending Hunger (YEH), the country's largest volunteer social movement of youth is the focal wing to carry out the AC program. Key theme of this program is ` locally engaged, globally connected’. Active Citizens is dedicated mainly to work with young people or interested individuals within the age group of 15-25 through social learning, joint social action projects and international exchanges with other Active Citizens’ communities.

BRAC: THPB- Brac Partnership Social Mobilization and Accountable Local Governance Towards Creating MDG Unions a one year pilot project in Mymensingh district is being jointly implemented by The Hunger Project Bangladesh and BRAC since July 2010. This pilot project is designed to rapidly demonstrate a systematic approach based on social mobilization: building bottom-up civil society and responsive local governance in four Union Parishads (UPs), namely: Jahangirpur of Nandail Upazila, Char Nilokkhia and Khagdohor of Sadar Upazila, and Ghoga of Mutagacha under the district of Mymensingh to create MDG union. The heart of this project strategy is the empowerment of the Bangladeshi people. It is designed to create a rural population that is awakened to their rights and capabilities, organized for effective self-reliant action, and in an effect partnership with a responsive, transparent and accountable local government.

Media Coverage The Daily Samakal published an article on October 4th about increasing investments in Girl Child Day. This article, featured a speech from President, Prime Minister, State Minister of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh government. Moreover, there were speeches from Chairman of ‘Shishu Academy’ (Government Academy for Children) , Secretary of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Country Director of Plan Bangladesh, Badiul. Nasima Akter Joly wrote the article on “Increase investment on Girl Child for our better future.”

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Partner Story: Road to Success - Mass Literacy Movement in four unions of Mymensing

“Since I was illiterate, I used to give a thumb impression. I had to receive debt from our local committee, admitted my kids into the school and all types of activities through thumb impression. It was really reprehensible to me. However, at present I am not ashamed as I can write my name, read newspaper. Thus I am so glad; it is possible for being learned Bengali alphabet.” Said, Rahima, forty-year-old student of mass literacy centre of Khagdahor union. In just 42 days she was able to write the Bengali alphabet and has begun practicing by reading newspapers frequently. This achievement has also been possible for women leader Rokeya and youth leader Shafiq. There are many idols in Mymensing like Rokeya and Shafiq. Many people who were once illiterate are finding their voice in literacy centres like the one in Khagdahor. In the past, while Rokeya and Shafiq did not take any training from the Hunger Project-Bangladesh senario was quite different. They were not stable at all from their own positions. Rokeya Akter was a simple homemaker passing through a hard time with her husband. Similarly, Shafiq was only a student who did not feel he could contribute much to his society. After taking part in different trainings from The Hunger Project –Bangladesh, they were inspired to introduce new ideas not only in their families but also to the larger society. They felt in order to make some change regarding scarcity in their own regions, mass literacy was one of the most important initiatives among so many activities. Presently, they are activists towards making some positive change in their regions.

Figure 1 Youth Leader Shafique is teaching women

Remarkably, the first mass literacy centre was established at Charnilakhiya with the help of youth leaders. In 2008 ‘Protiva’ a local unit, has been leaded by a group of 25. Later, they established three additional mass literacy centers. In August 2010, a mass literacy movement was started though a project of BRAC-Hunger Project collaboration.

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In the direction of volunteers 49 centers of mass literacy in four unions of Mymensing from 3rd August in 2010 to 11th July, 2011 has been depicted below:

Reference: The Hunger Project-Bangladesh, Regional Office, Mymnesing

Under the direction of one of women leader Ms. Rokeya Akter has already literate help 85 people in 3 centers become literate. Rokeya said, “This initiative helps me out to fulfill my social responsibility, at the same time it enlightens the people around me.”

Figure 2: Ms. Rokeya Akter is conducting workshop with women to join literacy centre.

These kind of significant initiatives help four unions of Mymensing to free themselves from curse of illiteracy. At least 2,000 people are now participating in the program and are anticipated to be literate by the end of 2011. Therefore, an additional 72 centers are going to be established with help of volunteers. “Bangladesh could be free from illiteracy though this process’’ Stated, the renowned Bangladeshi economist, Professor Mr. Anisur Rahman after a visit to four unions in Mymensing. Ms. Rokeya Akter said we would like to see a golden sunrise, therefore; THP-Bangladesh hopes to make Mymensing ’illiterate-free’ shortly. By Tasmia Foyez Assistant Program Officer PublicationsUnit

Union Thana Centre Achieving literacy

Charnilakhiya Shador 16 420

Khagordaho Shador 10 285

Jahangirpur Nandail 12 360

Ghoga Muktagacha 11 320

Total 49 1385

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Human Resources

Travel

Staff Changes

During the reporting time, two staffs left THPBD and One staff died.

Three new staff joined

Staff Development

None

Key Field Visits Country Director visited four regions Rangpur, Mymensingh, Comilla and Rajshahi.

International Travel

None

Investor Trips

None

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Next Quarter Priorities

Program Areas Goals and Priorities

Community Mobilization 2,000 female and male will be trained as animators

140 VCAW and workshop on different issues

350 female, male and young will get skills training

2,000 female and male students will be trained as Active Citizens.

2 Math Olympiads will be held at Union level

3 PAR (3 days) workshop

73 PAR follow-up meeting

Gender Equality 150 women will be trained as Women Leaders

66 follow-up meetings and trainings

28 women leaders meeting (local level)

Village Development Campaigns

450 Campaign and Meetings on different issues of MDGs

161 Court yard meeting

Mobilization 711 Coordination and Follow-up meeting at Union Level

114 Coordination and Follow-up meeting at Upzila and District Level

Good Governance 11 projection meeting in Comilla for City Corporation election

2 Press conference

Create Upzila Planning Book for one Upzila

11 workshops with Standing committees of Union Parishads

Advocacy &Alliances Publish one Special UzzibakBarta on Girl Child Events

Publish “AmraKorbo Joy” (Youth activities journal)

Monitoring & Evaluation Review M&E system

Generate yearly report on every region