1. Women In Development (WID) Program

Women In Development Program (WID) comprised of a package program, as follows:

 > Group organization

 > Women and Child  traffic king prevention program

 > Gender and Development Program and

 > Training program

The main aim of the program is to empower the women through providing required support and services. Women of the poor and poorest families, those have been the members of the USHA BANGLADESH  organized groups, are the primary target beneficiaries of the program and other women of the program those are non members, area are the secondary beneficiaries 

1.1. Group organization:   

The organization mainly works through the group approach: organize target beneficiaries` into groups and reach various development supports and services to beneficiaries through these groups.

The USHA BANGLADESH  has organized 60 groups with 1087 Member. The groups have been organized with the women of the poor and poorest families. These groups have been organized during 2000-20018 period. Information on the groups, members and their savings is given below

Information on groups, members and savings 

Upazila	Union	No. of Villages	Groups	Member	Savings Tk
Jibannagar	Municipality	10	17	323	523906
	Baka	06	07	147	238434
	Seemanta	08	10	190	308180
	Uthali	06	09	180	291960
	Andolebaria	02	04	85	137870
	Hasadah	06	07	135	218970
	Monoherpur	05	07	130	210860
	KDK	02	04	65	105458
Total		45	61	1255	2035638

 

1.2. Women and Child Trafficking  prevention program :

Women and Child Trafficking issue is very much sensitive in our country particularly in boarder-belt area. USHA BANGLADESH activities in the boarder-belt area regarding this issues is significant since inception. Under this project, peoples of the 12 villages are made conscious and aware of women and child trafficking through community meetings, develop program operational skills among the village volunteers. and provide training to the community peoples etc.

Thana	Union	No. of Village	Muster trainer training	Trafficking training participants	Community meeting Participant
Jibannagar	Seemanta	04	14	56	1568
	Uthali	03	10	40	1080
Total		07	24	96	2648

 

 

1.3. Gender and Development Program (Strengthen Movement to advance Women’s Rights and Gender Equality)

The project is covering 32 villages of Banka, Andolebaria Union and Jibannagar Municipility under Jibannagar upazila. The aim of this program is to develop consciousness and awareness about the gender relation; gender gap and male female equity etc To reach the goal following activities have been carried out

 > Early marriages are reduced
 > Domestic violence is reduced and violence against women.
 > Sexual Harassment is reduced at institutional level.
 > Increased number of women making decisions in the political arena.

 

School Orientation		Rally and Gathering		National Day ovjervation		Community dialog held		Community meeting		Gender Tr participant
Batches	Participant	No	Participant	No	Participant	Batches	Participant	Batches	Participant	Batches	Participant
15	3750	06	1850	03	1050	24	670	35	1455	04	102

 

 

2. Income Generating Program (IGP)

2.1. Credit support program

Poverty alleviation is one of the important program of USHA BANGLADESH  aiming to reduce poverty among poor pro-poor, extreme poor through implementing need based loan by the targeted segments. The group members are provided credit supports for undertaking and operating income-generating activities. The main aim of the credit program is to help the poorest of the poor group members towards alleviate their acute poverty. The group members are provided necessary technical supports for their IGAs.

Credit supports are provided for short term only. Short term is for one year. The group members are normally or mortgage is claimed for the credit supports. Groups pressure is considered as the collateral or mortgage. Credit is channeled to the individual group members through their respective groups.

Claim 14.30% service chares on the credit yearly. The credit is recovered by weekly equal installment. The service charge has been received on Flat method.

Group member themselves selected their Income –generating activities. Field organizers   cooperate with group members in selecting the IGA. However in selection of   income -generating activities, the several pre set criteria has been maintained

During reporting period a total of Tk. 83,14,000 has been disbursed to 810 group members for undertaking and operating various IGAs and Total Disbursed of Taka 10,69,91,000, Members 11,677. Total Loan Outstanding Tk 70,61,732.

Tread-wise credit support

Trade	Borrower		Tk distributed		Tk realized	Recovery rate (%)
	Current	To date	Current	To date
Crops production	188	2915	1,930,000	27,050,000	7145300	98.85
Food processing	165	2150	1,690,000	19,725,000	6935689	97.95
Small Trades	233	3525	2,392,000	32,535,000	23618445	97.70
Rikshaw Van	108	1075	1,108,000	9,570,000	3524580	97.25
Livestock	116	2012	1,194,000	18,111,000	11006907	98.65
Total	810	11,677	83,14,000	10699100	99929268	98.08

The group themselves, following the preset selection criteria primarily selects the Credit beneficiaries. This selection is finalized by cross-checking and verification by the organization. However, the group members are helped in selecting the right IGA.

 

Loan disbursement by year :

USHA BANGLADESH  have been providing more loan on IGAs among the beneficiaries comparison to the past year respectively. This is one of the indicator of USHA BANGLADESH  acceptance among the beneficiaries. Year wise loan disbursement scenario is given below:

Trade	Disbursed by year wise
	2015	2016	2017	2018
Crops production	1070000	1570000	1578000	1975000
Food processing	955000	1255000	1195000	1893000
Small Trades	2132000	2732000	2332000	3506000
Rikshaw Van	955000	1355000	1405000	2521000
Livestock	1202000	1320000	1120000	1630000
Total	6314000	8232000	8630000	1,15,25,000

 

3.  Health Services Program 

3.1.  Water and Sanitation Program

Waterborne diseases are mainly due to lack of sanitation practices. USHA BANGLADESH   vision to form a just society for healthy and enlightened society.   The group members  and  the  peoples of  the  project villages are  educated  on  the  use  of  Safe drinking water and  sanitary  latrines  through  training  and  community  meetings  and  supply of  sanitary  latrines at  reasonable  cost  basis. During  the  last  one  year  200  sets  of  sanitary  latrines  have  been  supplied  to  the  group  members and other families of the program villages.

Supply  of  Sanitary  Latrines

Union	Village	VDC meeting held	Ring Production and Distribution		Slab Production and Distribution
Seemanta			Produced	Distributed	Produced	Distributed
	Banipur	4		250		50
	Kaya	4		250		50
	Zadubpur	4		250		50
	Gangaduspur	4		250		50
Total	04	16		1000		200

  

 

3.2. HIV/AIDS Awareness Program: 

Consciousness programs regarding HIV/AIDS have been attached with the organization Since 2002 with a view to make the young people and group members conscious about the global horror of HIV/AIDS and its impact in Bangladesh.

Provision of HIV/AIDs orientation, Training and Service to young People via Life skill Education and youth Friendly Health Service. During 2018 a number Training courses have been arranged for the young people, condom seller Training. A Total of 1087 Stake holders/beneficiaries, received various training.

 

 

4. Education:

4.1. Education Support Program (ESP): 

USHA BANGLADESH  have been implementing Education Support Program (ESP as a part of Non-Formal Education by the financial and technical assistance of BRAC. A total of 10 (ten) Education Centre with 300 students have been enrolling through the schools. Ages between 8-12 years students attending these schools up-to class Three. Attendance rate is average 98.78%.  Statistics of the running schools are given below:

District	Upazila	Union name	Name of Village	Nos of Centre	Students
					Boys	Girls
Chuadanga	Jibannagar	Uthali	Dhopakhali	02	14	46
			Banka Mathpara	02	14	46
		Shimanto	Benipur	04	28	92
			Koya	02	14	46
01	01	02	04	10	70	230

 

5. Disabled Persons Rehabilitation (DPR)

Bringing disable mainstreaming in the society their social and economic rehabilitation is essential. Being a social organization. USHA BANGALADESH have implementing this program. This program is covering 12 Villages. Aim of this program is to improve the quality of lives of disabled persons in the Program villages. Selected and serving to 42 disabled persons.

Providing a number of supports and services like special education, primary rehabilitation therapy,IGAs,formal educational scopes etc and supplied Aid Materials to the disabled persons.