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Rajapur Hati, Jamalganj
Group 2 Observations7th Lesson Learning Workshop
Sylhet, September 6, 2012
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• Creation of CBOs (33 CBOs created in CNRS innovation project of 1500 BHH)
• We visited one CBO with 43 people
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Activities Observed
• Khasland transfer (all members gained access to khasland, 32 members permanent)
• Livelihood conditions improved afterwards, through cultivation of crops – regionally optimal cropping patterns developed by CBO
• One bank account opened for each CBO• Our CBO managed to save 1,34,000 BDT from
sale of crops
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Addressing Vulnerabilities
• To cater to the needs of elderly woman, CNRS employed labour to till her land
• Women CBO members said they did not meet in public sphere so often before – mobility and confidence increased
• Awareness about family planning, dowry, sanitation improved
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Recommendations
• Government needs to build embankments to prevent damage by flash floods
• Currently only one IGA – harvest of khasland during dry season – they need other IGAs to make money during wet season – boat, net
• They need to protect their homesteads from floods through walls – CNRS built walls around 15 villages in other project
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Challenges
• Crops damaged by flash flood• Early marriage
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Intergenerational problem
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CBO, with land, now have hope?
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Woman married to mentally disabled man, supports him, her 2 kids, & deaf father
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Nani, begs to feed her daughter and 4 granddaughters
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Bleak future?
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25 year old, married at 12, now has 4 children, breaks stones for Lafarge
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Woman with twins and two other daughters, old mom, no man
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Walls around villages
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CNRS planted forests
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Observations
• Almost primitive, lack a critical awareness about their entitlements or rights, not particularly upset about their situation
• Women taking for granted their situations, oppression by menfolk, lack of connectivity to rest of nation but not holding gob resp
• Very isolated, low levels of education, large families (3-4 kids)
• Still much work to be done....
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Conclusion
With the blessings of Shah Jalal, let us get on with our Manifesto, to bring about some sustainable positive policy changes to support the citizens of Bangladesh.