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Community Based ResourceCommunity Based Resource
Management Project (CBRMP)Management Project (CBRMP)
...with a mission to combat
poverty
LGED
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Area of interventionArea of intervention
Nine upazilas of Sunamganj district
Year wise intervention:
Sunamganj Sadar: 2003
Dakhin Sunamganj: 2003Biswamvarpur: 2003
Jamalganj: 2004
Tahirpur: 2005
Derai: 2006
Sullah: 2007Dowarabazar: 2007
Dharmapasha: 2007
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Sunamganj maintains very closeSunamganj maintains very close
neighbourhood with Meghalaya. Indianeighbourhood with Meghalaya. India
This district consists of 11 upazilas and total area 3 670 sq.km. with 2 782 villages
Population: 1968 669; male 50.89%, female 49.11%; Muslim 83.62%, Hindu 15.95%, others 0.43% ethnic
groups (Manipuri, Khasia, Garo and Hajong).
Literacy : Average literacy 22.3%; male 27.5%, female 17.6%.
Main occupations: Agriculture 43.43%, fishing 3.34%, agricultural labourer 24.10%, wage labourer 5.58%,
commerce 7.44%, service 3.8%, others 12.31%.
Land use: Arable land 294021 hectares , fallow land 51 752 hectares ( ).
Beel area: 5 500 hectares, Number 1 063
This district consists of 11 upazilas and total area 3 670 sq.km. with 2 782 villages
Population: 1968 669; male 50.89%, female 49.11%; Muslim 83.62%, Hindu 15.95%, others 0.43% ethnic
groups (Manipuri, Khasia, Garo and Hajong).
Literacy : Average literacy 22.3%; male 27.5%, female 17.6%.
Main occupations: Agriculture 43.43%, fishing 3.34%, agricultural labourer 24.10%, wage labourer 5.58%,
commerce 7.44%, service 3.8%, others 12.31%.
Land use: Arable land 294021 hectares , fallow land 51 752 hectares ( ).
Beel area: 5 500 hectares, Number 1 063
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Target people of the projectTarget people of the project
90 000 - 135 000 farmer and fisher households
holding land below 2.5 acre
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Goal & objectives of the projectGoal & objectives of the project
Goal:
Poverty reduction
The main objectives:
increasing the assets and income of 90 000 - 135 000households by developing self-managing grass-rootsorganizations to improve beneficiary access to primaryresources, employment, self-employment and credit; and
supporting the development of available nationalinstitutions to replicate the project approach in other areasof Bangladesh.
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FundingFunding
IFA
D 3 094.60 10 688.09 3 302.89 17 085.58
GOB 873.27 1 602.14 48.68 2 524.09
Beneficiaries 108.43 291.53 37.00 436.96
Total 4 076.30 12 581.76 3 388.57 20 046.63US$:
(Lakh BDT)
First Phase Second Phase Third Phase Total Project
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Project periodProject period
January 2003 to June 2014 (around 12 years)
First phase: (5 years) 2002-03 to 2006-07 (
FY)
Second phase: (4 years) 2007-08 to 2010-11 (FY)
Third phase: (3 years) 2011-12 to 2013-14 (FY)
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The project entityThe project entity
Under:
Ministry of Local Government, Rural
Development and Co-operatives /Local
Government Division
Executed by:
Local
Government Engineering Department(LGED)
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SCBRMP has long-term partnership with:
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB)
BangladeshAgriculture Research Institute (BARI),
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI),
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute(BLRI)
Department ofAgricultural Extension (DAE),
Department of Livestock Services (DLS),
Department ofFisheries (DoF), and
The WorldFish Center
The major project partnersThe major project partners
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Project implementation arrangementProject implementation arrangement
The project is governed by three committees:
One at secretariat level called Project Steering Committee headed bythe Secretary of Local Government Division;
Second one is at district level called the District Coordination
Committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Sunamganj, and
Another one is at each Upazila level called Upazila CoordinationCommittee headed by Upazial Nirbahi Officers (UNO).
All committees comprise members from concern ministries, divisions,departments and development agencies.
Besides, there are some inter-ministerial, District and Upazila committees todeal the activities of transferring water-bodies from Ministry of Land andMinistry of Youth and Sports.
Overall implementation is executed by Project Director, CBRMP, havingPMU office at Sunamganj and liaison office at Dhaka
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Project Management UnitProject Management Unit
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Upazila setUpazila set--upup
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Components of the projectComponents of the project
Five components of the project:
Labour-intensive infrastructure development Fisheries development
Agriculture and livestock production
Microcredit
Institutional support
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InfrastructureInfrastructure
Main features of the component:
Involving community in infrastructure implementationwork
Employing rural poor in construction and maintenance ofinfrastructure for increased income
constructing rural road to connect villages withmainframe road network
Installing tube-well for safe drinking water
Constructing Multipurpose Village Centre (MVC) to use for
flood shelter, training, meeting, social gathering and otheractivities required for socio-economic development of thecommunity
Installing water sealed ring latrine to promote hygienicenvironment for the community
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Performance of infrastructurePerformance of infrastructure
Items Indicators Project
target
Cumulative status as of June 2008
Target Achieved %
No. of poor
engaged/worked in
labour intensive
construction works
Total members 224370 122196 124737 102
Male 149580 81464 83158 102Female 74790 40732 41579 102
No. of Tube-wells
installed and tested
arsenic
Installed 3000 1382 1520 110Beneficiaries 450,000 207300 228000 110
Village road constructed Km 220 115 125 109No. 220 115 121 105
MVC constructed No. 53 25 25 100
Latrine installed No. 70000 38190 39059 102
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Few glimpsesFew glimpses
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Community made block-road : 1st time introduced to
expand village road network
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FisheriesFisheries
The main features of the component:
Arranging water-bodies ( beel and ponds) for the communities
Mobilizing fishers in beel user group and introducing communitybased fishers management
Identifying and demarking resource- bases by mapping, surveying
and installing pillars; Excavation/re-excavation of water-bodies and khals (canal) to
restore fish habitats
Establishing fish sanctuaries to regain diversity and increasefish production;
Giving training to women in raising nursery of swamp trees
for planting and restoring swap forestry in haorarea Promoting pond fish culture for raising income of indigent women
Extending assistance to local administration and department offisheries for enforcing Fish ConservationActs
Monitoring fish production, consumption, marketing and assessing itsimpact on peoples livelihoods.
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BeelBeel transfer and management processtransfer and management processMoY&S
CBRMP/LGED
-Mobilization
-Training
-Other technical assistance
-Users contact
-Training
-Other technical
assistances
BMC
Beel Users Group (BUG)
(CO Members + Other Village People)
Revenue
MLGRD
DC/UNO Requisition-Policysupport
- Othertechnical
assistances
Beel Transfer
MoUM
oL
DOF
DAE
DLS
Revenue
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Performance of fisheriesPerformance of fisheriesItems Indicators Project
target
Cumulative status as of 30 June 2008
Target Achieved %
Beel developed/ excavated No. 300 93 55 59Acres 4000 1235.00 972.85 79
Khal excavated/re-excavated No. 33 14 6 43Km. 33 8 13 163
BUG formed and the members
enrolled
BUG No. 300 165 98 59BUGmembers No. 9500 5280 2717 51
Women in BUG No. 2375 1326 287 22
Beel accessed by BUG No. 300 165 70 42Acres 4000 2195 1149.30 52
Ponds excavated/ re-excavated No. 150 75 50 67A
cres 37 23.98 17.80 74Indigentwomen 750 317 192 61
Promotional materials developed and
disseminated
Village 450 175 135 77
Conservation campaign undertaken No. 1200 218 245 112
Beel harvested No. 300 68 58 85
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BeelBeel FisheriesFisheries
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Agriculture and LivestockAgriculture and Livestock
The main features of the component: Undertaking Participatory RuralAppraisal (PRA) to
assess the needs of the farmers and identifyconstraints prior to implement any activities
Initiating participatory research in cooperationwith national research institutions to promoteimproved varieties and technologies for farmers
Arranging workshops, training, demonstrationand field-days to disseminate results of research tofarmers
Working in partnership with local linedepartments for arranging training anddeveloping appropriate extension/promotionalmaterials for farmers
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Performance of agriculture and livestockPerformance of agriculture and livestock
Items Unit Project target Cumulative status as of June 2008
Target Achieved %Research/trial
(Fieldcrop, Vegetable,Tubercrop,
Spices etc)
No. 128 65 59 91
Demonstrations
(Fieldcrop, Vegetable,Tubercrop,
Spices,Murta, Ikor,Poultry,Duckary ,
Livestockrearingetc)
No. 7956 3348 2985 89
Villageadvance farmers No. 1432 1312 1312 100
Vaccinationcampaign Vaccine campaign No. 883 326 306 94
Livestock /poultry
vaccinated No.- - 91205 -
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Introducing new high productiveIntroducing new high productive
varietiesvarieties
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MicrocreditMicrocredit
The main features of the component:
Community organization (CO
) enrolling 20 to 30members each (men and women separately)
Provision of savings by members
Credit from CO savings fund
Credit from project credit line through BKB Training on group and financial management
Training on occupational skill development
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Fromgroup fundand project credit line/BKB inboth cases loanisdisbursedat 15% interest
Interest distribution: ( Project fund)
GOB: 1.50%
BKB: 2.00%Project sustainability fund: 6.50%
CO forcreatinggroup fund: 2.00%
CO president: 0.75%
CO manager: 1.25%
Baddebt adjustment fund: 1.00%
---------------15.00%
Bankrecovers 10% interest at declinerate, but communitychargesit at flat rate
Interest of project credit
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Interest distribution: (Group Fund)
CO group fund: 7.95%
CO President: 1.95%
CO Manager : 3.15%
Project sustainability fund: 1.95%
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15.00%
Interest chargedat flat rate
Interest of group fundInterest of group fund
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Performance of microcredit (1)Performance of microcredit (1)
Items Indicators Project target Cumulative status as of 30 June 2008
Target Achieved %
Upazila coverage No. 9 9 9 100
Union coverage No. 53 53 53 100
Village coverage No. 1500 724 742 102
Community
Organizations (COs)formed and
members enrolled
CO No. 3000 1448 1804 125
male CO No. 1200 673 622 92Female CO No. 1800 775 1182 153
Members No. 90000 43440 51719 119
Male enrolled No. 37421 20202 18312 91
Female enrolled No. 52579 23238 33407 144
Savings mobilized by
CO members
Total members No. 90000 47023 47677 101
Male No. 37421 18950 16794 89
Female No. 52579 28073 30883 110
Total savings in LTk. 2120.00 385.64 468.75 122
Savings by male in LTk. 848.00 176.45 190.57 108
Savings by female in LTk. 1272.00 209.19 278.17 133
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Performance of microcredit (2)Performance of microcredit (2)
Items Indicators Project target Cumulative status as of 30 June 2008
Target Achieved %
Loans provided to
COmembers from
CO Savings Funds
Total amount in LTk. 1060.00 352.73 442.36 125
To male in LTk. 450.00 206.15 185.62 90
To female in LTk. 610.00 146.58 256.74 175
Recovery % 100 100 - 97
Total members No. 15000 4926 7352 149
Male No. 7000 2112 3199 151
Female No. 8000 2814 4153 148
COs provided
credit from Project
Credit Line through
BKB
Total amount in LTk. 5700.00 2101.15 1827.44 87
To male in LTk. 2280.00 947.72 609.80 64
To female in LTk. 3420.00 1153.43 1217.64 106
Recovery % 100 100 - 97
Total members No. 52000 29162 20588 71
Male No. 20800 13521 7351 54
Female No.
31200 15641 13237 85
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Increasedproductionand income
CO/BUG
CO/BUG
CO/BUG
Increased
representationin localgovernments
Increased
capacity foradvocatingand lobbingfor socialandeconomic
justice
Increasedparticipation in
decision makingprocessirrespective ofgender
Adoption ofbetter
technologies
Outcomes
Establishedpeoplesinstitution
SCBRMP
Partnership with:
DOF DAE DLS BKB LocalGovernmentInstitutions
ResearchInstitutions WF CIRDAPBARD
Differentsupport
servicesforcapacitybuilding
It is all about Capacity Building of the people
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The future challenges and strategic focus of theThe future challenges and strategic focus of the
projectproject
Expanding areas/sectors of investment to utilize creditprioritizing gender perspectives
Addressing the slack period with alternativelivelihoods in a bulk form
Increasing productivity and production in agricultureand livestock targeting to increase food security
Timely graduating community organizing
Introducing intermediary institution between BKB andthe community for smooth and sustained credit
operation Transferring water-bodies to fisher community in time
and establishing their management on those
Fish habitat restoration
Addressing the arsenic problem in drinking water
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Project aspirationProject aspiration
With increasinggrowth ofsocial, financial
and humancapacities, the peoplearenowconfident to change their lot. If this trendcontinues, the project is hopeful to achieve
theultimategoal of the project
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Thank you
Thank you
CBRMP highly appreciates if any organization
or individual share their views and knowledgein its development process of the people of
Sunamganj