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PROJECT TITLE

Anticipate, Include, Act: Strengthening Community Resilience in Kurigram

Abbreviation

AIASCR


 

PROJECT BRIEF 
 (Narrative – 500 words max including project aim/goal, approach, beneficiaries, intended changes etc.) 

Kurigram, in northern Bangladesh, floods almost every year, and people with disabilities are often the last to receive warnings, rescue or relief. The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), with funding from CBM International, is running this project to change that. It runs from June 2025 to June 2027 in all nine wards of Jatrapur Union, Kurigram Sadar Upazila, with a budget of BDT 4,28,06,100. In total, 4,457 people will take part, including 445 persons with disabilities. The main participants are persons with disabilities (children, women and men) and their caregivers or family members, but the project also reaches other disadvantaged groups such as older people, pregnant women and children.

The overall goal is to build community-based anticipatory action systems that are timely, fair and inclusive of people with disabilities. More specifically, the project aims to make flood-prone communities equipped with the knowledge, systems, infrastructure and resources to act before a flood arrives, guided by locally led, disability-inclusive Anticipatory Action Protocols.

Third, the project will improve access to services and safe infrastructure. This includes flood-resilient plinths, pilot floating structures and accessible toilets in char areas, along with health and rehabilitation camps, assistive devices, and livelihood support such as homestead gardening and poultry raised on platforms. Households will also receive direct help: multi-purpose cash assistance for 200 households of persons with disabilities and 200 other marginalized households, and disability-inclusive non-food items for 2,000 households. Thirty-five boats will support early warning, rescue, evacuation and relief, and 60 task force members will be trained in disability-inclusive search, rescue, evacuation and first aid. Fourth, the project will hold quarterly coordination meetings with government, NGOs and community leaders, mark national and global disaster risk reduction and disability days, and produce a policy brief and a short documentary to encourage inclusive anticipatory action across the country.

By the end, the project expects flood early-action systems that have been tested and made a lasting part of local practice, more than 4,000 people better prepared for floods, accessible shelters, water, sanitation and health services in hard-to-reach charlands, and a stronger commitment from local and national actors to leave no one behind in disaster preparedness. The work also contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals on No Poverty, Good Health, Clean Water and Sanitation, Reduced Inequalities, and Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Objectives/Outcomes/Long-term Results

Overall objective: To strengthen inclusive, community-based anticipatory action systems that enable timely, equitable, and disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction and resilience in flood-prone Kurigram.

Specific objective: Disaster-prone communities in Kurigram are equipped with knowledge, systems, infrastructure, and resources to act in anticipation of floods through locally led, inclusive Anticipatory Action Protocols.

Major Activities
  1. Result 1: Locally led, inclusive Anticipatory Action Protocols (AAPs) are developed, tested and institutionalized
  2. Hold kick-off and orientation workshops so that all stakeholders start with the same understanding of the project and their roles.
  3. Review the existing Community Risk Assessment (CRA) and Risk Reduction Action Plan (RRAP) so the local risk analysis is current and reflects the needs of persons with disabilities.
  4. Update the disability mapping to identify persons with disabilities at risk and rank their needs.
  5. Draft a disability-inclusive Anticipatory Action Protocol for floods, so the most vulnerable people are reached before the water arrives.
  6. Support regular meetings of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Ward Disaster Management Committees (WDMCs), keeping communities involved throughout.
  7. Close the project with a learning-sharing workshop to record and share what worked and what did not.
  8. Result 2: Local actors and systems are prepared for anticipatory and early action, including persons with disabilities.
  9. Train government and community actors in disability-inclusive early warning and Anticipatory Humanitarian Action (AHA).
  10. Train SHG members in leadership, disability rights and economic resilience.
  11. Train Task Force and DMC members in Disability-Inclusive Search, Rescue and Evacuation (DISRE) so they can act as first responders.
  12. Brief local actors on the government’s Standing Orders on Disaster (SOD) and the DRR protocols they set out.
  13. Orient government and NGO stakeholders on the IASC Guidelines on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action.
  14. Produce information, education and communication (IEC) materials on disability-inclusive DRR and AHA to raise awareness and encourage change in behavior.
  15. Result 3: Resilient infrastructure and lifesaving resources are accessible and inclusive
  16. Build flood-resilient, accessible shelters and sanitation facilities, including raised plinths and floating toilets.
  17. Use Crisis Modifier funds to support early action in time, covering rescue operations, early warning dissemination and emergency supplies.
  18. Organize health camps and rehabilitation services, with priority for persons with disabilities and other at-risk groups.
  19. Back flood-resilient livelihoods such as homestead gardening and poultry rearing on raised platforms, with related skills training.
  20. Set up feedback and response mechanisms that suit the realities of the charland communities.
  21. Result 4: Advocacy, coordination and national influence on inclusive anticipatory action (AA)
  22. Hold quarterly meetings with multiple stakeholders to coordinate plans, review forecasts and decide when early action triggers should be activated.
  23. Observe national and global days to raise awareness of inclusive AA and disability rights.
  24. Prepare a policy brief on inclusive AHA and host a roundtable to share it with decision-makers.
  25. Take part in global events and peer-exchange platforms, such as the Anticipation Hub Conference and APMCDRR, to share the project’s learning and contribute to wider policy discussions.


 

NAME OF DONOR(S)

CBM International




 

PROJECT DURATION

June 2025 to September 2027

Starting Date

June, 2025

Ending Date

September, 2027


 

PROJECT CONTACT DETAILS

 

Contact Person’s Name

Abu Al Tareq Ahmed

Designation

Project Manager

Email address

tareq.cdd@gmail.com

Phone Number

+8801683976565

PROJECT LOCATION

 

Division(s)

Rangpur

District(s)

Kurigram

Upazila(s) / Thana(s)

Kurigram Sadar

City Corporation(s)

N/A

Municipality(ies)

N/A

Ward(s)

N/A

Union(s)

Jatrapur Union


 

NAME OF PARTNER ORGANISATION(S) 
 (If applicable)

N/A


 

TOTAL BUDGET IN BDT

BDT 1,35,31,107


 

TARGET BENEFICIARIES;
 Total number only

125

Direct Beneficiaries

125

Indirect Beneficiaries

N/A