Track Record of Experiences
Details of information and record of receiving funds and result of activities
Integrated Social Development Effort (ISDE) Bangladesh has been able to establish itself as an experienced development institution over last 16 years since its inception in 1992. Its potency in social mobilization and efforts for people’s institution building are worth mentioning. In the meantime, it has consolidated its position within a large number of target groups as well as community of development agencies. It has earned reputation and admiration in the community of poor by virtue of its firm commitment and hard efforts. The organization has been able to develop partnerships with a good number of Development Funding Agencies. The information of some implemented project of ISDE Bangladesh is given in the following table:
| Name of the Project/ activities | Area/Location (Thana /Union) of program intervention | Funding volume | Date of Implementation/intervention | Supported by (donor /Community/Self-help) | Target Group /Population | Main activities /Scope of Services under this project | ||||
| Non Formal Adult Education Program | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar. | 15,50,015/- | 1992-95 | MEP/INFEP | Adult illiterates age (15-35) female and male | – Motivation & awareness raising
– Adult literacy – Teachers training | ||||
| Promotion of Awareness through Public Library | Chakaria Cox’s Bazar | 125,000/- | 1993-94 | MoCA, GOB | Community people, students, service holders | – Awareness raising
– Library services – Reference services | ||||
| Adolescent Education Program | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar. | 1,550,015/- | 1994-97 | INFEP/UNICEF | Adolescent age group (12-18) female girls | – Motivation & awareness raising
– Family life Education – Adolescent education – Teachers training | ||||
| Homestead Gardening & Nutrition Education. | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar & Alikadam- Bandarban hill district | 1,060,000/- | 1995-1998 | HKI Bangladesh | Marginal farmers
Women Children
| – Awareness raising on Nutrition.
– Training & technical assistance, – Homestead gardening. – Nursery development. – Nutrition education | ||||
| Conscientization Program | Alikadam- Bandarban hill district. | 1,011,029/- | 1994-1997 | APHD-Thailand. | Adibashi & ethnic minority female and male
Hilly poor people
| – Awareness raising.
– Group formation & development – Human & skill development training, – Workshop & seminar. – Adult education. – Health education. – Credit for IGAs etc | ||||
| Poverty Alleviation through Access in Local Resources | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar | 15,50,000/- | 2000-2003 | PROSHIKA-DFID | Poor women at the undeserved areas | – Awareness raising of poor.
– Human & skill training, – Seminar & workshop. – Adult education. – Legal Education – Peoples Cultural Program. – Credit for IGAs | ||||
| Women Employment Generation Through Micro-credit Program | Chakaria, Moheshkhali- Cox’s Bazar, Lama & Alikadam-Bandarban, Banshkhali, & Chittagong City of Chittagong | 97,50,000/- | 1994-2001(Ongoing | APHD/AAB/PROSHIKA/Population Concern | Poor women at undeserved areas | – Awareness rising of poor.
– Organization development – Savings accumulation – Human & skill training, – Credit for IGAs. Technical support for IGAs. | ||||
| Prevention of Child & Women Trafficking | Chakaria, Teknaf, Ukhia- Cox’s Bazar district | 4,25,000/- | 1998-2002 | ATSEC/Red Barnet/BSAF. | Community people
School students Imam & religious leaders UP Chairmen & members Teachers, parents | – Awareness rising of poor.
– Union & ward traffic watch committee formation – Workshop & seminar – Community based education & information dissemination | ||||
| ISDE-CARE SHABGE Partnership Project | Chakaria-Cox’s Bazar & Alikadam- Bandarban hill district | 52,50,100/- | 2000-2005 | CARE- DFID | Marginal female framers
Working with women
| – Awareness raising & motivation.
– Technical training for homestead production, Food & livelihood security – Homestead vegetable gardening. – Poultry & Livestock rearing Vaccination, – Seed and seedling distribution. – Poultry and livestock, fisheries | ||||
| Environment Development through Participatory Social Forestation Program. | Chakaria, Moheshkhali- Cox’s Bazar Lama & Alikadam- Bandarban hill district | 3500MT wheat.
185,00,000/- | 1994-2000 | FD/WFP | Hardcore poor and destitute women | – Awareness rising of poor.
– Group formation. – Beneficiary Training – Road side plantation – Block Plantation – Nursery development – Credit support for alternative IGAs. | ||||
| Basic Education for Hard to Reach Working Children Program. | Chittagong and Dhaka Municipal Corporation areas. | 53,23,000/- | 19988-2003 | DNFE/UNICEF | Urban working & street Children | – Motivation and Awareness raising.
– Teacher and staff Training – Basic education. – Counseling. – Health and hygiene education. – Cultural functions. – Games and sports. | ||||
| Food Security & Coastal Embankment Maintenance Program | Chakaria & Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar, Banshkhali of Chittagong district | 4500MT wheat.
285,00,000/- | 1996-2003 | BWDB/World Food Program (WFP) | Coastal hardcore poor and destitute women | – Motivation and Awareness raising.
– Livelihood Training support – Embankment maintenance. – Food security & alternative IGAs. – Integrated with NGOs activities. – Credit for IGAs. | ||||
| Non-Formal Adult Education Program. | Chakaria, Moheshkhali, Teknaf Ukhia – Cox’s Bazar, Lama-Bandarban, Banshkhali, Fatickcahari, Mirersharai- Chittagong, Khawkhali- Rangamati, Matiranga- Kagrachari | 125,70,000/- | 1995-2002 | DNFE/World Bank/ADB/ UNDP. | Adult illiterates age(15-35) female and male
| – Motivation and Awareness raising.
– Teachers Training – Supervisors’ training. – Basic literacy. – Continuing education. – Functional education | ||||
| Integrating Disability in Community Development | Moheshkhali- Cox’s Bazar | 150,000/- | 2000-2002 | CDD | Person with Disabilities (PWDs) | – Motivation and Awareness raising.
– Family based counseling – Physical treatment – Alternative IGAs – Social rehabilitation | ||||
| Flood Rehabilitation Program | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar | 1273,880/- | 1997-98 | Action Aid Bangladesh | Flood affected poor people | – Housing grants
– Medical support – Motivation and Awareness raising. – Interest free Credit support | ||||
| Emergency Program for Cyclone Victim | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar | 874,000/- | 1997 | Tear Fund, Australia /CDS | Flood affected poor people | – Housing grants
– Medical support – Motivation and Awareness raising. – Interest free Credit support | ||||
| Community based Disaster Preparedness Program. | Chakaria, Moheshkhali-Cox’s Bazar & Banshkhali- Chittagong district | 5,50,000/- | 2000-2003 | Concern Bangladesh | Coastal poor people
Group members Union & Upazila DMC members
| – Motivation and Awareness raising.
– Disaster preparedness training to the group members/ community people – Union contingencies plan – Staff training – Awareness raising on Arsenic mitigation – Tube well screening. | ||||
| Safe Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar, Lama & Alikadam- Bandarban hill district | 45,00,000
| 1991-2001 | NGO Forum for DWSS | Poor community people
Children Students Religious leaders
| – Motivation and Awareness raising.
– Tube well installation. – Ring Well installation – PSF, Rain Water Harvesting IRP installation – Latrine production and supply. | ||||
| Non Formal Primary Education (NFPE) | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 2771,581 | 1994-2008 | BRAC-ESP | Poor and school drop out children
| – Motivation and education.
– Training. – Education. – Extra-curriculum activities. | ||||
| Tribal Children Education Program | Alikadam- Bandarban hill district | 160,000/- | 1996 | BICE Switzerland | Adibashi children | – Motivation & education
– Basic primary education – Teachers training | ||||
| Democracy & Civic Education | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar, Banshkhali & Chittagong City | 123,500/- | 1998-2001 | FEMA/PROSHIKA | Community peoples | – Awareness raising
– Voter education – Democracy education | ||||
| Human Rights & Election Monitoring. | Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong & Chittagong hill district | 13,29,000 | 1991 & 2001 | CCHRB/VOTE/FEMA | Community people, voter, local governance, journalist | – Election observation
– Volunteer training – Reporting. | ||||
| Alternative Dispute Resolution and Legal Education Program. | Chakaria-Cox’s Bazar | 2,50,000 | 1998-2000 | MLAA/TAF. | Poor people,
KCP, Women UP Chairman & members | – Motivation and legal education.
– Volunteer /mediation committee members training. – Legal education. – Legal support. – Conflict resolution | ||||
| Integrated Primary health Care and MCH Program. | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar | 5,052,323 | 1994-1998 | Population Concern UK/CDS | Poor people,
Adolescent, girls, 1-5 year Children, Pregnant women, Students Religious leaders, TBAs Traditional Rural Practitioners Youth | – Health education & motivation
– ANC & PNC service – ARI & EPI – Safe deliver & TBA – Hygiene education. – Curative health services. – Growth monitoring & MUAC. – Family planning education & contraceptive supply. – Nutrition education & Balance Diet demonstration. – Clinical services. – Medicine support | ||||
| Community Health Care Program. | Do | 12,25,000 | 1997-2001 | Irish Aid/DFA/CARE-SAFER | Poor people,
Adolescent girls, 1-5 year Children Pregnant women, Students, TBAs, Religious leaders, RMPs, Youth | – Health education
– Behavior change communication – Child to child session – Court yard session for women – Technical assistance to community. – Health education & motivation and education. | ||||
| Participatory Primary Health Care Program | Cox’s Bazar Sadar and Ramu under Cox’s Bazar district | 254,50,000 | 2001-2004 | Concern Universal/ European Union | Poor community people
Adolescent girls, 1-5 year Children, Pregnant women, Students, Religious leaders TBAs Traditional Rural Practitioners Youth | – Health education & awareness raising.
– STD/HIV prevention and malaria control – Safe delivery, ANC, PNC, ARI – Support for community initiatives of Tube-well installation & Latrine installation – ARI & EPI – Safe deliver & TBA – Curative health services. – Growth monitoring & MUAC. – Family planning education & contraceptive supply. – Clinical & medicine support | ||||
| Community Based Water Supply and Sanitation | Chakaria, Moheshkali, Cox’s Bazar, Alikadam & Lama Bandarban hill, Banshkali & Chittagong City corporation | Cash & Materials support(as required) | 1992- | NGO Forum for DWSS | Poor community people
Child & Adolescent girls, 1-5 year Children, Students, Religious leaders | – Production & distributed ring slab for installation of pit latrine,
– Tube well and ring well, – Pond Sand Filter (PSF), – Rain Water Harvesting installation for safe drinking water. – Personal health and hygiene education through courtyard meeting, – Child-to-child school and community, – Adolescent workshop, – School video film show, – Religious leader workshop, community meeting, mobile film show etc | ||||
| Arsenic Related Awareness Raising and Mitigation program. | Chakaria-Cox’s Bazar | 310,000/- | 2000-2002 | Concern Bangladesh | Group members | – Awareness raising.
– Tube well screening. – Tube well labeling – Bucket distribution. | ||||
| NGO Networking & Partnership | Chittagong & Cox’s Bazar district | 2576,000/- | 1999-2008 | Steps/SIDA | Local NGOs & CBOs | – Coordination among local NGOs
– Information sharing – Capacity building support – Staff development support | ||||
| Coastal Green Belt Project | Chakaria- Cox’s Bazar & Lama of Bandarban hill district | 13,20,000/- | 1999-2004 | FD/ADB | Poor community people | – Motivation & awareness raising
– Beneficiaries training. – Road & Embankment plantation & caretaking – Sharing of benefits amongst the beneficiaries | ||||
| Empowerment of Coastal fishing communities for Livelihood Security on Disaster Management | Chakaria & Pekua Upazila- Cox’s Bazar | 5332,000/- | 2003-2005 | FAO/UNDP /ECFC | Coastal fishing communities | – Village disaster preparedness committee formation,
– DMP & RR training – Contingencies plan preparation – Year round disaster education – Develop local volunteers – Signal and warning | ||||
| Pine apple based Multi strata Fruit Garden project | Chakaria & Moheshkali | 10,00,000/- | 2002-03 | ASIRP/DFID | Poor & marginal farmers | – Demonstration plot establishment
– Training & technical support – Documentary film preparation | ||||
| Polyculture of Tilapia and Sea bass | Chakaria | 310,000/- | 2002-03 | SUFER-DFID/Chittagong University | Poor fry catchers and fishing people | – Demonstration pond establishment
– Training and follow up support to small farmers | ||||
| Feeder Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance & Integrated Food Security. | Banshkali, Chittagong | 510,000/- | 2002-5 | LGED/WFP | Coastal hardcore and destitute poor | – LCS formation
– Training & technical support – Food security and wages Food security & alternative IGAs. – Integration of hardcore with NGOs activities. – Credit for IGAs. | ||||
| Action Against Child & Women Trafficking at Chittagong district | Chittagong district | 320,000/- | 2003-2004 | SCD/ATSEC Bangladesh | Local NGOs, CBO and educational institutions | – Awareness raising
– Social mobilization – School students orientation – Teachers & parents orientation – Community orientation | ||||
| STD/HIV Prevention Program for Urban Slum People at Chittagong | Hazarilane, Bow bazar, Badiartek, Lalkan Bazar, Mati Zarna, Moahara industrial areas of Chittagong Metropolitan city | 620,000/- | 20003-2004 | WHO/CCC & ISDE | Urban slum dwellers
Adolescent girls Injection Users
| – Awareness raising
– Health Education – Clinical & diagnostic support – Counseling and motivation support – Individual contact – Social rehabilitation | ||||
| Access to Justice and Good Governance Programme | Cox’s Bazar | 675,900/- | 2005-2006 | MLAA/BHC | Rural women, local governments, CSO people | – Alternative dispute resolution,
– Strengthen village court, – ADR & mediation, – Capacity development of CBOs and Union Parishad – Strengthening Village Court at Union Parishad level | ||||
| Early Childhood and Development | Chittagong Cox’s Bazar | 475,000/- | 2005-2006 | Nayantara/AMC/USAID | Poor women and men parents where there is no electricity | – Information and education on ECD, personal health and hygiene,
– Court yard meeting, orientation | ||||
| Gender Concept Dissemination at Grass root; Social Change for Social Actors | Chittagong Cox’s Bazar | 1875,900/- | 2005-2007 | CIDA/Steps/CSDF | Women, social entrepreneurs, high school students | – Develop GCA from women, social entrepreneur and student
– School and community based campaign on reduce gender related discrimination – Responsive rural and urban CSDI and governance | ||||
| Democracy, Good Governance & civic Education, Election Monitoring Programme | Chittagong & Cox’s Bazar | 1015,700/- | 2006-07 | BCJDC/EWG | Citizen and & voters and local administration | – Preparation of pre election situation report
– Selection of poll observer – Formation of committee to protect violence and oriented them – Voter education (rally, human chain, miking, community meeting, poster leaflet distribution) | ||||
| Anti Corruption Campaign | Cox’s Bazar | 590,000/- | 2009-210 | PROGATI/USAID | Citizen Committee members, service delivery institutions | – Citizen Committee formation
– Survey and finding – Public hearing – Discussion with local Government, service delivery institutions – conduct survey and dissemination – Conduct campaign against Corruption | ||||
| Reaching Out of School Children (ROSC) | Cox’s Bazar | 66,54,2500/-(for one year) | 2010-2014 | PMED/World bank/SDC | Poor and school dropout children
| – Motivation and education.
– Training – Basic Primary Education. – Extra-curriculum activities for drooped out children | ||||
| Upholding Dalit Human Rights through inclusion in the Census- 2011 | Chittagong | 256560/- | 2010-2011 | SHAREE | Dalits communities | – Advocacy
– Mobilization – Discussion with local Government, service delivery institutions | ||||
| Climate Risk Reduction & Adaptation | Chittagong & Cox’s Bazar | 15,45,000/- | 2010-2014 | CSRL/OXFAM | Coastal and hilly communities | – Campaign and lobbing on climate related issues
– Advocacy – Mobilization – Community capacity building | ||||
| Campaign for Safety Food Movement | Chittagong & Cox’s Bazar | 12,45,000/- | 2010-2014 | CAB, FAO | Children, Women communities, consumers | – Advocacy
– Awareness raising – Public hearing – School campaign – Healthy markets | ||||
| Emergency food support for flood affected people in south east Bangladesh | Chakaria-Cox’s Bazar | 48,62512/- | 2012 | Concern Universal/ Cordaid | Flood victims, widow, distressed and emphasis to women | – Emergency food support
– Cash grants – Motivation and Awareness rising. – Livelihood support
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| Children’s Rights to Family campaign | Chittagong & Cox’s Bazar | 2,15,000/-+ technical support | 2011-2014 | Civil Society Alliance for Child Rights in South Asia/Aparajeyo Bangladesh | Children, Women, parents, civil society, elected local government bodies, media, trade union, law enforcing agencies, administration, service providers, NGOs | – Awareness raising on CR
– Capacity development of CSO people – Art & debate competition – Campaign on CR Violence issues – Family based campaign on CRC – Day observation on CR – Issues based demonstration – Media campaign – Advocacy and lobbing with local CSDIs | ||||
| Capacity Building on Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Project | Chittagong & Cox’s Bazar | 456,000/- | 2010-2014 | Concern Universal/Cordaid Netherlands | Coastal disaster vulnerable communities | – CMDRR committee formation
– Capacity development of CMDRR committee – Model village development – Disaster risk mitigation – Initiated Community led development models | ||||
| Integrated Water Management Project for Community People | Cox’s Bazar | 65,50,000/- | 2014-2021 | RDA Bogra | Rural households
Farmers Domestic households | – Water supply to farmers
– Household water supply – Bio gas for households – Livestock firming – Credit support for agriculture | ||||
| Recognizing Women farmers contribution in Bangladesh | Chittagong | 3,00,000/- | 2014-2015 | OXFAM | Female farmers, policy makers, CSO, journalists, LEB | – Advocacy for female farmers
– Networking – Marketing access for female farmers – Access in credit & capital support | ||||
| Pre-Primary Education Coaching and Computer Literacy Initiatives | Chittagong | 2756,900/- | 2015-17 | Dopeace, USA | Urdu speaking non Banglali community children | – Pre primary education
– Basic primary education – Coaching for primary students – Computer literacy – Awareness raising and motivation – Lifelong education | ||||