Past activities
| Sl. | Project name | Project Objectives | Source of fund | Project area | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Strengthening Marginalized Communities for Inclusive Development in Bangladesh (SMCD) Budget: 5,1,858,200 Started: 01 Sep, 2023 Ended: 31 Aug, 2025 |
To build the capacity of a group of women so that they could actively participate in the governance systems and decision making at local level; Social workers involved in this process have increased their capacities needed to deepen and consolidate the approach. The model is replicated and deepened at community level. Issues of gender justice are integrated into the consolidation and mainstreaming of the model. Conflict transformation and LCP are used to address the obstacles to just peace in the process of mainstreaming the model. The model is communicated to relevant actors at local, national and international level. | Bread for the World, Germany | Khagrachari Sadar Upazilla under Khagrachari hill district, Rangamati, Kaptai & Bilaichari upazila under Rangamati hill district and Bandarban sadar, Rowangchari & Naikhyangchari upzila under Bandarban hill district and Dhaka. Shreebordi upazaila under Sherpur District, Godagari upazaila under Rajsahi, Sreemangal upazila under Moulivibazar District. | Tanja Houque, Program Officer, South Asia Unit, Bread for the World, Germany |
| 2. |
Promoting Rights through Mobilization and Empowerment (PRiME) Budget: 2,735,898 Started: 01 Jul, 2018 Ended: 30 Jun, 2024 |
Increased activism of grassroots women and youth organization in establishing their due rights and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAW/G) reported. | Bred for the world (lead by BNPS) | Khagrachari hill district | Ms. Rokeya Kabir, Executive Director, Bangladesh Nari Pragati Sangha, Dhaka |
| 3. |
Our Life, Our Health, Our Futures: Empowering Adolescent Girls and Youth Women in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Budget: 25,898,393 Started: 01 Aug, 2019 Ended: 31 Dec, 2023 |
To build the capacity of community members on menstrual health and MHM friendly and safe toilets, and women and girls on re-usable sanitary pads; To establish girls’ clubs that support girls in making informed decisions and claiming their sexual and reproductive health and rights; To engage mothers, men and boys in dialogue to re-evaluate norms and practices that are negatively affecting girls’ SRHR and safety. | Simavi (Lead by Bangladeh Nari Progoti Sangha) | Mahalchari & Guimara Upazilla under Khagrachari Hill District | Rokeya Kabir, Executive Director, Bangladesh Nari Pragati Sangha, Dhaka |
| 4. |
Road to Empowerment of Women and Girls (REWG) in Khagrachari Budget: 14,415,767 Started: 22 Mar, 2020 Ended: 31 Dec, 2023 |
To increase participation of women and girls in decision making processes at family, society and institution level; To Improve access of ethnic women to resources and services; To Improve social status of Ethnic women and girls for reducing VAW and gender equality; To Increase income of women and girls’ group members. | Manusher Jonno Foundation | Khagrachari Sadari & Guimara Upazilla under Khagrachari Hill District | Shaheen Anam, Executive Director, Manusher Jonno Foundation, Dhaka |
| 5. |
Action Research for Alternative Development and Capacity Enhancement for Good Governance in CHT Budget: 121,498,204 Started: 01 Jan, 2019 Ended: 30 Aug, 2023 |
To build the capacity of a group of women so that they could actively participate in the governance systems and decision making at local level;Social workers involved in this process have increased their capacities needed to deepen and consolidate the approach.The model is replicated and deepened at community level. Issues of gender justice are integrated into the consolidation and mainstreaming of the model. Conflict transformation and LCP are used to address the obstacles to just peace in the process of mainstreaming the model. The model is communicated to relevant actors at local, national and international level. | Bread for the World, Germany | Khagrachari Sadar Upazilla under Khagrachari hill district, Rangamati & Bilaichari upazila under Rangamati hill district and bandarban sadar, royanchari & naikhyangchari upzila under Bandarban hill district and Dhaka. | Edda Kirleis, Program Officer, South Asia Unit, Bread for the World, Germany |
| 6. |
Sanitary Toilet Distribution Program Budget: 100,000 Started: 01 Jul, 2018 Ended: 30 Aug, 2020 |
To generate awareness on the basic health care especially mother and child | YWCA, Bangladesh | Khagrachari Sadar Upazilla under Khagrachari hill district, Rangamati, Kaptai & Bilaichari upazila under Rangamati hill district and Bandarban sadar, Rowangchari & Naikhyangchari upzila under Bandarban hill district and Dhaka. Shreebordi upazaila under Sherpur District, Godagari upazaila under Rajsahi, Sreemangal upazila under Moulivibazar District. | Pratima Roaza, District Secretary YWCA, Khagrachari |
| 7. |
Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP-II) Budget: 5,948,241 Started: 24 Dec, 2013 Ended: 30 Jun, 2019 |
Increasing Awareness & Facilitating in preparation and implementation of community projects;Creating scope for the empowerment of the local communities through increasing participation of the grass-root communities in the existing development facilities. | Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB)- Lead by Trinamul Unnayan Sangstha | Mahalchari & Khagrachari Sadar Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District | Mr. Sukrity Ranjann Chakma, Project Director, Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Project Management Office, Rangamati |
| 8. |
Non-formal Primary Education Program Budget: 7,241,272 Started: 01 Jan, 2008 Ended: 31 Dec, 2018 |
To expand education opportunities to disadvantage children; To Promote girls education; To ensure women’s participation in the implementation and management of the education programme; To minimize wastage of time, money, and human lives in primary educational enterprise in Bangladesh | BRAC | Mahalchari & Ramghar Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Md. Monwer Hossain Khandker, Program Coordinator, BEP,BRAC, Dhaka |
| 9. |
Action Research for Alternative Development and Capacity Enhancement for Good Governance in CHT Budget: 40,566,524 Started: 01 Jul, 2011 Ended: 31 Dec, 2018 |
To build the capacity of a group of women so that they could actively participate in the governance systems and decision making at local level;To document violence against women and provide legal support for social justice;To increase awareness on rights issues through organizing women committees at grassroots level | Bread for the World, Germany (Lead by CIPD) | Khagrachari Sadar Upazilla under Khagrachari hill district, Rangamati, Kaptai & Bilaichari upazila under Rangamati hill district and Bandarban sadar, Rowangchari & Naikhyangchari upzila under Bandarban hill district and Dhaka. Shreebordi upazaila under Sherpur District, Godagari upazaila under Rajsahi, Sreemangal upazila under Moulivibazar District. | Edda Kirleis Program Officer, South Asia Unit, Bread for the World, Germany |
| 10. |
Action to Protection of Violence against Women in Chittagong Region Budget: 6,458,200 Started: 01 Jan, 2014 Ended: 27 Feb, 2017 |
To enhance the capacity of the women lead organizations to become protecting of Violence Against Women and promoting of women’s rights in Chittagong region;To increase facilitation/support to the Violence Against Women (VAW) committee to obtain medical and legal aid services for the victims; To make self-reliance the victims; | Jumma Net, Japan | Khagrachari, Rangamati, Bandarban, Chittagong and Cox Bazer Sadar Upazila | Mr. Takashi Shimosawa, President, Jumma Net, Zapan |
| 11. |
Providing Innovative and Sustainable Rehabilitation and Reintegration Assistances to Gender Based Violence (GBV) Victims in Khagrachari Hill District. Budget: 5,32,500 Started: 01 May, 2016 Ended: 30 Nov, 2016 |
To support women & child victims; To make self-reliance the victims; | CHTDF-UNDP | Khagrachari district, Chittagong Hill Tracts | Mrs Jhuma Dewan, Team Leader Gender and LCB Cluster CHTDF, UNDP Rajbari Road, Rangamati. |
| 12. |
Community Health Development Program Budget: 775,000 Started: 01 Jan, 2013 Ended: 31 Dec, 2015 |
To generate awareness on the basic health care especially mother and child; To provide first aid health care facilities;To provide mosquito net and sanitation ring;To reduce the rate of maternity dead providing training to the traditional wet-nurse on midwifery; | Bangladesh NGO Foundation | Matiranga Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Mostafa Kamal Bhonjya, Executive Officer (Program), Bangladesh Ngo Foundation, Dhaka |
| 13. |
Community Empowerment & Economic Development Activities Budget: 38,539,331 Started: 17 Apr, 2005 Ended: 30 Sep, 2013 |
Increasing Awareness and building confidence among the local communities; Providing necessary facilitation in establishment and strengthening the community-based local institutions; Facilitating in preparation and implementation of community projects; Creating scope for the empowerment of the local communities through increasing participation of the grass-root communities in the existing development facilities. 17 Apr/2005 to 30 | CHTDF-UNDP | Mahalchari Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Patrick Sweeting, Project Director-UNDP-CHTDF, UNDP |
| 14. |
Action to Protection of Violence against Women in Chittagong Region Budget: 6,458,200 Started: 01 Jul, 2010 Ended: 30 Jun, 2013 |
To enhance the capacity of the women lead organizations to become protecting of Violence Against Women and promoting of women’s rights in Chittagong region;To increase facilitation/support to the Violence Against Women (VAW) committee to obtain medical and legal aid services for the victims; To make self-reliance the victims; | Jumma Net, Japan | Khagrachari, Rangamati, Bandarban, Chittagong and Cox Bazer Sadar Upazila | Mr. Takashi Shimosawa, President, Jumma Net, Zapan |
| 15. |
Development Initiative to Promote Transforming Youth and Adolescent Budget: 1,362,100 Started: 01 Jul, 2011 Ended: 30 Jun, 2013 |
To develop skill for improving their socio economic status through income generating activities of young and adolescents (60% women);To enhance the awareness on human rights and RTI of young and adolescents | Manusher Jannya Foundation | Khagrachari Sadar Upazilla under Khagrachari hill district, Rangamati, Kaptai & Bilaichari upazila under Rangamati hill district and Bandarban sadar, Rowangchari & Naikhyangchari upzila under Bandarban hill district and Dhaka. Shreebordi upazaila under Sherpur District, Godagari upazaila under Rajsahi, Sreemangal upazila under Moulivibazar District. | Dr. Samim Imam, Director, Capacity Development & CHT, MJF |
| 16. |
Training Program on Gender Issue & Mushroom and Honey bee keeping Budget: 800,000 Started: 01 Dec, 2012 Ended: 30 Jun, 2013 |
To diversify income option and enhance income of women at HH level through Mushroom cultivation & marketing. | Khagrachari Hill District Council & CHTDF-UNDP | Khagrachari Hill District | Chairman, Hill District Council, Khagrachari |
| 17. |
Strengthening community initiatives to sustain community-based health service Budget: 710,600 Started: 01 May, 2011 Ended: 27 Feb, 2012 |
To generate awareness on the basic health care especially mother and child, To reduce the rate of maternity dead providing training to the traditional wet-nurse on midwifery. | CHTDF-UNDP (Lead by ZKS) | Mahalchari Upazilla under Khagrachari Hill District. | Mathura Bikash Tripura, Executive Director, Zabarang Kalyan Samity, Khagrachari |
| 18. |
Capacity Enhancement of the Young Local Women Budget: 340,000 Started: 01 Jun, 2011 Ended: 30 Aug, 2011 |
To enhance capacity of the Young Local Women in Khagrachari District | International Indigenous Women Forum | Khagrachari Sadar Upazilla under Khagrachari hill district, Rangamati, Kaptai & Bilaichari upazila under Rangamati hill district and Bandarban sadar, Rowangchari & Naikhyangchari upzila under Bandarban hill district and Dhaka. Shreebordi upazaila under Sherpur District, Godagari upazaila under Rajsahi, Sreemangal upazila under Moulivibazar District. | Monica Aleman, Executive Director International Indigenous Women’s Forum |
| 19. |
Enhancing the Capacities of CHT Women for Good Governance Budget: 16,825,255 Started: 01 Jan, 2006 Ended: 31 Mar, 2011 |
The objectives of the project are to enhance the capacity of the women for ensuring good governance. The Specific objectives of the project are as follows: To build the capacity of a group of women so that they could actively participate in the governance systems and decision making at local level;To conduct a study for socio-economic development of the CHT women;To document violence against women and provide legal support for social justice;To increase awareness on rights issues through organizing women committees at grassroots level; | Christian Aid & Tebtebba Foundation | Khagrachari Sadar, Bandarban Sadar and Rangamati Sadar Upazila | Mr. Palash Kanti Das, Country Director, Christian Aid, Bangladesh |
| 20. |
Peoples Action for Sustainable Development & Good Governance in the CHT Budget: 7,051,128 Started: 01 Jul, 2006 Ended: 01 Jun, 2010 |
To prepare community with institutional basis and enhanced capacity (in 50 villages in 3 year period) so that they are capable of plan and design economic, social, cultural and legal rights activities for sustainability and good governance. | DANIDA (lead by ZKS) | Mahalchari Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Lars Iskjaer, Head of the unit-HRGPSU, Royal DENNISH Embassy, Dhaka |
| 21. |
Community Health Development Program Budget: 775,000 Started: 01 Jan, 2009 Ended: 31 Dec, 2009 |
To generate awareness on the basic health care especially mother and child; To provide first aid health care facilities;To provide mosquito net and sanitation ring;To reduce the rate of maternity dead providing training to the traditional wet-nurse on midwifery; | Bangladesh NGO Foundation | Matiranga Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Mostafa Kamal Bhonjya, Executive Officer (Program), Bangladesh Ngo Foundation, Dhaka |
| 22. |
Non-formal Primary Education Program Budget: 7,241,272 Started: 01 Jan, 2003 Ended: 31 Dec, 2005 |
To expand education opportunities to disadvantage children; To Promote girls education; To ensure women’s participation in the implementation and management of the education programme; To minimize wastage of time, money, and human lives in primary educational enterprise in Bangladesh | BRAC | Mahalchari & Ramghar Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Md. Monwer Hossain Khandker, Program Coordinator, BEP,BRAC, Dhaka |
| 23. |
Income Generating Activities Trough Home-based Vegetable Cultivation Budget: 1,065,305 Started: 31 Jan, 2004 Ended: 31 Jan, 2005 |
To generate income of 100 Indigenous women through the home-based vegetable cultivation; To introduce appropriate agriculture and horticulture technology; To create alternative employment opportunity for the indigenous women. | DANIDA | Khagrachari Sadar and Matiranga Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Lars Iskjaer, Head of the unit-HRGPSU, Royal DENNISH Embassy, Dhaka |
| 24. |
Women Empowerment Project Budget: 196,600 Started: 01 Jan, 2000 Ended: 31 Mar, 2002 |
To generate awareness on the women rights & savings;To create income generating opportunity for the grassroots level women. | Bangladesh Nari Pragati Sangha | Khagrachari Sadar and Matiranga Upazila under Khagrachari Hill District. | Ms. Rokeya Kabir, Executive Director, Bangladesh Nari Pragati Sangha, Dhaka |