A quick win intervention namely Bamboo Bridge successfully implemented by the Paschim Satjan community people of with the facilitation of SHOUHARDO II Program-JSKS staffs mobilization.
Poschim Satjan village situated from Dimla Upazila near about 14 Km distance. This village is nearer to Buri Tista River. It is one of the remotest villages under Dimla Upazila and about 574 HHs are living in this village. Among the villagers 223 HHs are poor and extreme poor. More than 80% HHs depend on agriculture day labor. Most of the time this village effected by different disasters such as river erosion, flash flood, drought etc.
During the period of community consultation program staff made discussion with the community people in a small group & identify different problems. Then the villager’s find out there many problems, problem’s priorities, root cause analysis as a part of community consultation thorough PRA tools. The villager’s realize there major problem is communication problem.
The community people realized and decided that they need to be constructed Bamboo Bridge as a priority issue as well as entry point. They also realized that this problem is easily achievable and manageable with the community efforts. Accordingly they formed implementation committee and responsibility distributed to members for entry point implementation purpose. The entry point implementation committee made discussion with community people and decided to collect bamboo from each household who has the ability to donate by door to door collection and some people serve as a labor who would not donate bamboo. As per requirement of 120 meter bamboo bridge preparation such as bamboo, rope, GI-wire, labor the whole committee collected & managed the materials. In addition, collect subscription as hand cash (TK) money from some people & other people pay free labor. Finally they constructed 120 Meter Bamboo Bridge by community led approach over Buri Tista river canal. In the inauguration of Bridge construction day SHOUHARDO II, JSKS staffs of Abdur Razzak-UM, Abdus Salam-PM, Anima Rani-FF, Shahdat Hossain-IO and CARE SHOUHARDO II staffs of Mafizul Islam-PO, Amjad Hossain-IO, Fayaz Uddin-KMA were also present there with LEB representative, civil society members and community people.
Implementing materials as follows:
1. Big bamboo = 100 Nos
2. Small bamboo = 50 Nos
3. GI wire = 02 Kg
4. Rope = 02 Kg
5. Man days = 50 Nos
Tentative Budget:
1. Big bamboo = 250X150 = 37,500/=
2. Small bamboo = 50X100 = 5,000/=
3. GI wire = 02X100 = 200/=
4. Rope = 02X120 = 240/=
5. Man days = 50X150 = 7500/=
Total taka = 50,440/=
Poschim Satjan village is connected with Poschim Salhati village. The villagers are able to move in the Bazar of Poschim Salhati and also make communication with other places of Dimla upazilla. Through the Bridge they got access to market and link with different SP’s. The community people are now able to receive different service from NBDs.
In future the community people will play as proactive problem solver in their community. This type of works achievement also inspiring and reflecting others neighbor community. At a certain period other’s community initiated the road repairing work by community led approach.
