Livelihood

Capacity Strengthening And Building The Resilience Of The Local Community

The project focused on enhancing the resilience and livelihoods of the local community through skills development, climate-adaptive agriculture, and inclusive capacity building. Community members were trained in sustainable farming, alternative income-generating activities, and vocational skills. Self-help group leaders received training on financial management and group mobilization, while all participants engaged in awareness sessions on disaster preparedness, health, hygiene, gender, and inclusion.

Agricultural inputs and model fruit gardens were provided to support productivity, and lead farmers were developed to sustain local knowledge. Market linkages were strengthened to help beneficiaries sell their products. Despite challenges like early grant distribution and delayed payments, these were mitigated through follow-up support and coordination. The project successfully mobilized community structures and built a foundation for long-term resilience and economic empowerment.

Major Achievements

208

Self- Help Group Meeting- 208 groups

4946

Beneficiaries’ data base update-4946 persons

Major Activities

Beneficiaries Level training +

The total 4946 beneficiaries will receive 2-day training on-
- Climate adoptive agriculture and Good Agriculture Practice
- Post-Harvest Management & Value Chain Development
- Modern Agricultural technology and use of natural fertilizer, vermicompost
These training are for 2 days, per day 3 hours.

IGA Training +

The selected beneficiaries on the below IGA will receive 2-day training in 200 batches.
- Broiler, Layer and Sonali Chicken rearing (491 persons)
- Aquaculture (264 persons)
- Apiculture
- Food Processing
- Grafting

Off farm training +

250 persons will receive 30 days training on the below categories.
- Hand stitching
- Box/Book binding
- Shoe making
- Bamboo craft related training

Capacity building of SHG Executive Committee member +

600 executive committee members form 208 Self Help Groups (SHG) will receive 2 days training on the below topics.
- Financial inclusion, financial management and fund raising
- Conflict resolution and group mobilization.

BCC training sessions +

All the project participants (4046) will receive the Behavior Change Communication sessions on the below topics. During the meeting of SHGs, these topics will be facilitated.
- DRR and disaster preparedness.
- Nutrition, health, and hygiene practices
- Gender, PSEA, protection.
- Disability inclusion and screening methods

Agricultural Inputs support +

All the project participants (4946) will receive the below agricultural extension inputs-
- Vegetable Seeds (Summar & Winter)
- Fingerlings (Pangus and Tilapia)
- Vaccine Medicine for Poultry farm

Develop Fruit Garden +

In 7 unions 7 demo fruit gardens will be established. These will be mixed fruit garden including-Banana, Lemon, Papaya, Jujube, pineapple etc.

Develop Lead farmer +

Total 63 Lead farmers on Aquaculture, Poultry and Vegetables will be developed in 7 unions.

Develop Market Linkage +

The produced products of the project participants encouraged to sell through Aggregation Centre or directly to the Fresh Food Corners of the Rohingya Camp. These market channel will be developed and strengthen.

Project Objective

• Enhance the capacity of local communities by providing them with relevant skills, knowledge, and resources so that they can recover from and cope with disasters and stress. • Improve household food security and nutrition through targeted livelihood development activities and sustainable income-generating initiatives. • Encourage socio-economic development by involving members in productive activities to ensure their self-reliance and long-term sustainability. • Build community resilience through supportive activities aimed at reducing vulnerabilities and preparing for future challenges, particularly those related to climate change. • Ensure smooth implementation of project activities through effective coordination with government departments, local leadership, and upazila administration.