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CURRENT
ACTIVITIES
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a.
Agriculture |
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Unnayan
Uddog facilitates the community people to raise their awareness
and introduces modern technologies in agriculture, as these
are essential to enrich the agro-based economy in Bangladesh.
It works to popularize eco-friendly agricultural techniques
including organic farming. It has introduced the use of organic
fertilizers and pesticides and cultivation of new crops among
its beneficiaries. |
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b.
Social Forestry |
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Social
forestry programme of Unnayan Uddog is designed to restore ecological
balance of the country. It wants to make people aware of environmental
pollution and need of plantation. It produces saplings in its
nurseries and distributes those among its beneficiaries. It
plants saplings in the school/college premises, roadsides and
public places. |
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c.
Fisheries |
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Food
Assisted Fisheries Sector RD Project |
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With
the assistance of Directorate of Fisheries (DOF), Government
of Bangladesh and World Food Programme (WFP) it had re-excavated
derelict ponds, ox-bow lake/canals, Beels (water bodies) to
cultivate fish. The main objectives of this programme are: |
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To increase fish production by re-excavating water bodies including
ponds; and
· To generate employment opportunities for the rural
poor, especially for the women. |
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WFP
provided resources to the Government of Bangladesh to generate
income during lean period under this project. Unnayan Uddog
had re-excavated 43 ponds during the period of 1996-2002 where
a total of 325 beneficiaries (70% of them are women) are cultivating
fish. Our beneficiaries have right to cultivate fish in those
ponds up to 1212. Unnayan Uddog provides micro-credit and training
support to cultivate fish. |
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Development
of Fish Drying System: |
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Unnayan
Uddog provides technical support to the fishermen of Chanda
Beel (one of the biggest water bodies of the country) to develop
fish drying system. It had improved the traditional fish drying
techniques and introduced household based domestic driers to
dried fish in hygienic conditions under the project between
1995 and 1996. DOF provided financial assistance to the project.
However, the project had seed money, which is used now to assist
the fishermen. Unnayan Uddog provides micro-credit support to
the fishermen from this fund. |
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d.
PHC and HIV/AIDS Programme |
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Unnayan
Uddog provides primary health care (PHC) education to its beneficiaries
through its group meetings. It puts emphasis on campaign on
STDs and HIV/AIDS and reproductive health care. It provides
necessary advices on reproductive health care including the
choice of population control, which is an important right of
a woman to achieve gender equity. It mainly does awareness campaign
along with its small-scale primary health care services. To
achieve gender equity it does awareness campaign among the community
people. It arranges meetings for exchanging ideas, observes
different days relating to population control, gender issues,
etc. It started this programme in 1997 with the financial assistance
of Government of Bangladesh and its own fund. |
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Unnayan
Uddog has been working to combat the threat of HIV/AIDS since
its inception. It has a comprehensive policy to make aware of
its target group about HIV/AIDS, reproductive and primary health
care at household level during weekly meetings. It does survey
among different risk groups, develops orientation/BCC materials,
arranges trainings to local NGOs, peer-groups on HIV/AIDS, conducts
workshops, meetings, observes World AIDS DAY regularly. It has
been working for a specific target group, e.g., the garments
workers with the help of UNFPA and BGMEA since 2005. |
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Unnayan
Uddog leads a network of local/national NGOs, namely, Partnership
for Community Health (PCH). Thus, it can disseminate message
to different stakeholder effectively on urgent basis and in
a cost effective manner. |
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Unnayan
Uddog always updates its policies and Data-base in line with
the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and thus National
AIDS and STD Programme (NASP), UN agencies and development partners
at regular interval. It has long experience of arranging workshop
and conducting training. |
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Unnayan
Uddog is leading to raise fund to implement an awareness campaign
on HIV/AIDS involving mainly the schools children. One of the
major components of the project is "No Shame" campaign.
All the PCH members are involved under the leadership of Unnayan
Uddog. PCH members are recruited covering all the districts
of the country so that it can disseminate message covering through
the country. |
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e.
Water and Sanitation |
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Village
Sanitation Centre (VSC) |
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Unnayan
Uddog has been implementing this programme aiming to ensure
proper sanitation for the rural poor at Tangail and Gopalgonj
from its own fund. It mainly advocates for use of proper sanitation
facilities through group meeting, arranging orientation sessions
to the school students and teachers. It shows VDOs and distributes
educational materials to develop health awareness among village
people. Unnayan Uddog produces slab latrine at its VSC to provide
sanitary latrine to the target group at low cost. |
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f.
Children and Development |
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Unnayan
Uddog believes that `a society or a company which relies on
child labor is eating its seed corn.' From this point of view
it puts emphasis on the proper care of children, especially
the working children. It provides basic education, skills development
training and provides micro credit support so that they can
do economic activities after the completion of the education.
It provides basic education and skills development training
to the street children too. Currently it has lunched a fundraising
campaign for child sponsorship programme with an innovative
and sustainable way throughout the world. |
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g.
Nari Kendra (Centre for Women) |
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Women
are discriminated and most oppressed class in male dominated
society in Bangladesh. Though they are mostly confined in household
works but they have little influence on the family. Their opinions
are rarely considered in decision-making process of the family.
It happens partly because they have no participation in the
direct earning process of the family. Facts reveal that if they
could earn for the family they would be empowered. On the contrary,
opportunity to work in the formal sector is limited for them
and they are often exploited as cheap labor. if they could have
education or skills training they would be involved in the economic
activities. Considering it, Unnayan Uddog has established a
center namely `Nari Kendra (Centre for women)' to render different
types of services including skill development training to the
disadvantaged women so that they can be involved in the self-earning
economic activities aiming to develop their socio-economic conditions.
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Unnayan
Uddog provides skills development training to the rural and
disadvantaged women on sewing Nakshi Kantha (embroidery quilt/decorated
bed sheet with special motif) tailoring, boutique, candles and
different types of jute and cane items. After the completion
of training it provides micro credit support so that they can
start their economic activities. Unnayan Uddog helps them to
sell their products in the renowned outlets in Dhaka. Under
the supervision of Unnayan Uddog, the poor women are showing
outstanding performance in self-employment generation. Now a
portion of them is self-dependent and can contribute to their
family. |
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Nakshi
Kantha |
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Unnayan
Uddog has introduced this programme with specific objective.
Bangladesh is a developing country with limited resources. It
has limited items to export as such it faces difficulties to
earn foreign currency. In search of an alternative export item
it has been giving extra efforts to develop the quality of the
artisans who are involved in the project. It has been giving
emphasis on developing the design and quality of works. Under
this project our artisans produces Nakshi Kantha, wall mate,
cushion cover, table clothes, etc. Now, they sell their products
in the local market but it has a plan to export it through our
organizational efforts. |
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h.
Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability |
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Unnayan
Uddog has been involved in disability rehabilitation programmes
through the community approach in 1997. The objectives of its
programmes are: |
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To determine the prevalence of disabilities and to assess the
socio-economic status and to identify the basic needs of the
peoples with disabilities;
· To raise awareness among the community people for the
prevention of disability and building positive attitude towards
them;
· To identify the available local resources and opportunities
for the medical, educational and economic rehabilitation;
· To advocate and motivate the different stakeholders,
both in government and non-government sectors for ensuring access
to the resources and development programmes;
· To ensure education for the loco-motor and other disabled
students at the community;
· To ensure accessibility for all types of PWDs to the
public institutions and service centers;
· To ensure preventive and curative services to the identified
PWDs;
· To ensure economic rehabilitation of PWDs;
· To build capacity of local indigenous grassroots NGOs,
CBOs, and formal and non-formal community institutions in the
field of disability. |
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i.
Non-Formal Primary Education |
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Unnayan
Uddog has been running 10 NFPE schools for rural poor children
since 1995. |
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j.
Savings and Micro-credit |
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The
savings and micro-credit programme of Unnayan Uddog facilitates
the people into formation of groups aiming to building up their
capacities and skill, use of small loans among the target group
members and help them to be involved in income generating activities.
This programme has been also working with the objective to achieve
the self-reliance, economic empowerment and sustainability of
the target group. It encourages the beneficiaries for the regular
deposition of saving, proper utilization of loan and refunds
it in time. |
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k.
Salish Kendra |
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Unnayan
Uddog runs two Salish Kendras in its project area. The majority
people can not go to the court for justice as it is expensive
and time consuming. In this perspective, it runs this programme.
Salish or mediation is an indigenous method of dispute resolution
prevailing in the rural areas of Bangladesh. Mutual empathy
and understanding of each other situations- there is maximization
of choices available for acceptable settlements for both the
disputing parties. Conflicts resolves and consensus emerges
as a natural participatory negotiating exercise under the keen
supervision of the mediators. |
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l.
Advocacy Programme |
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The
Advocacy Programme is one of the major programmes of Unnayan
Uddog. Under this programme it advocates for birth registration
and defends against child trafficking, dowry, early marriage,
rights, child labour, gender issues, health and sanitation,
use of safe water, etc. It has been lobbying and networking
among the local community based peoples' organization and the
promotion of good governance at the local and national level
for this purpose. |
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m.
Training Programme |
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It
conducts 2 types of training, such as, a. professional training
for NGO executives and b. Human Resource Development (skills
development) for different target groups. |
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Training
for NGO Professionals |
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The
approaching millennium promises to accelerate the process of
globalization which are already irreversible and advancing dizzily
before our eyes to envelop the most remote people of the world
in a suffocating embrace structure, values and ideas that we
took granted for most of the centuries are disintegrating. Global
answers are required if we are to adjust to and understand one
another. A host of broad questions have been emerged. How can
local cultures retain their sense of identity and dignity in
the face of the global onslaught of non-stop satellite television,
instant high-tech communication systems? We are failing to connect
different points in the global political and cultural landscape.
This failure is costing the nation the loss of power and dignity.
In the global village concept we are to compete and preserve
our identity. Knowledge is the pre-dominant that will enable
us to progress. To the given context, the NGOs need more professionalism
to blooming as alternative social power to cope with the situation
throughout the world. |
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Keeping
it in mind, a specialized training programme has been designed
by Unnayan Uddog to strengthen the capacity of the NGOs working
at rural areas and the persons interested to set up a new NGO.
Fresh university graduates or who completed her/his O &
A levels may also participate in the courses - Grant Writing
and Fundraising, which will help them to boost up their carrier
in non-profit sector. Active assistance (grant writing and liaison
with donor under lucrative terms and conditions) will be provided
to procure funds for the respective organization of each trainee.
The training programme will be conducted on the following: |
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Name
of the Courses |
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1.
Setting up a NGO: Conceptual Understanding and Necessary Requirements
2. Capacity Building: An Organizational Approach
3. Grant Writing, and
4. Fundraising |
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Details
of Courses |
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i.
Setting up a NGO: Conceptual Understanding and Necessary Requirements
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This
is an introductory course on conceptual understanding of an
NGO, focusing on necessary requirements to establish it. This
course will also highlight the relation and position of an NGO
in development process now a day. The participants of this course
will learn the following: |
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Conceptual understanding of an NGO
· Relation in development process
· Prospect and future of a non-profit
· How to select a right group of people to set up an
NGO
· Preparation of a right constitution
· Technique of drafting resolution, minute of meeting
and accounting system
· Rules of maintaining necessary books
· Appropriate authorities of registration
· Source of funds |
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Please
note: Anybody wants to set up a new NGO will be especially
benefited from the course. There is an arrangement to provide
necessary assistance in this regard. |
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ii.
Capacity Building: An Organizational Approach |
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This
is an introductory course on capacity building from the perspective
of organizational development. Capacity building takes place
at different levels, such as at the individual level, organizational
level or at a broader societal level. This course concentrates
on building the capacity of organizations so that they can work
with donors and local partners more effectively.
The course will focus on: |
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Basic concept of development and identify the role as a change
agent
· Examine the link between organizational development
and capacity building
· Understanding organizations: How they work, develop
and adapt in a rapidly changing environment
· Need of partnership: The demand of time
· Finding out new ideas to intervene (scope of work)
· Finding out the address of appropriate donors (including
browsing the Net)
· The right approach to contact a donor
· Technique of preparation of a good profile, annual
report, field report
· Monitoring and evaluation
· Cost effective and efficient management system |
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Please
note: This course is designed for people engaged in capacity
building programmes with some experience of organizational development,
and who wish to explore issues around different types of intervention.
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Please
note: The participants attended in course no. 1 & 2
will be assisted in seeking funds and to make liaison with donors
on behalf of their respective NGOs. They will also be provided
with address of donor organizations and format of application
for funding. Necessary help will be provided to prepare 5/6
pps/formats for each participating organization and submit those
to prospective donors. Each participants will be provided with
address of 500 -1000 prospective donors. |
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iii.
Grant Writing |
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This
is an introductory course on Grant Writing, which deals with
the process of grant proposal writing. It teaches the skills
needed to become an expert grant writer. It gives a holistic
view of the grant process, highlighting the relevance and importance
of each phase. Participants of this course are taught each step
of the grant process from researching grant leads to developing
long-lasting relationships with funding sources. It helps to
understand the priority areas of the donors and therefore to
build up the concept for grant writing. This broad scope of
instruction gives attendees a crucial competitive advantage.
This course is designed for both the novice learning how to
write a grant proposal and the grant writing professional seeking
to streamline a development programme. The participants of this
course will learn the following: |
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Holistic view of grant process
· Understanding of donor's priority
· Different techniques of grant writing
· Making liaison with donors |
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Please
note: The participants of this course will receive 10 grant
proposal samples for her/his organization at no additional cost. |
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iii.
Fundraising |
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This
course is designed in such a way that after completion of the
training the participants will be familiar with hundreds of
techniques and basic keys to fundraising for NGOs, schools,
colleges, and other social institutions. The participants will
learn how to obtain funds from foundations and corporations,
donors and, as well as, government sources. This course will
also teach the different techniques of Internet based fundraising,
finding out the prospective donors through browsing the Net.
After completion of the course the participants will be able
to work as fund raising consultant. The course content as follows: |
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·
Keys to successful fundraising
· Fundraising strategies
· Creating the case for support
· Development of specific programmes
· Appeal for event management
· Techniques of using Internet in searching prospective
donors |
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Please
note: The participants of this course will receive dozens
of samples of documents (such as pps, fundraising guidelines,
sample letter for direct approach, strategies, etc.) on different
fundraising techniques at no additional cost. |
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Skills
Development Training |
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Unnayan
Uddog provides different types of skills development training
on tailoring, embroidery, boutique, leather goods, making
of paraffin candle, poultry and livestock, etc. to its beneficiaries
and sometimes to the members of the other NGOs. The objective
of this programme is to help the poor people to earn money
through self-employment.
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