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Dimla Upazilla of Nilphamari district is a high disaster prone area. In Dimla Upazilla, Paikerpara village of Khogakhoribari union is one of the most vulnerable villages due to flood, drought, water logging, storm, cold wave, climate change & other natural calamities. Total household of this village are……… Among them 324 household are poor and extreme poor. The people of this village lead their life with fight of such type of natural disasters. Poverty is their daily day’s companion. Most of the people of this village are involved in different agricultural activities. Rest of the people are rickshaw puller, day labor etc. Literacy rate of this village is very poor.

Firstly, JSKS staff of SHOUHARDO II Program organized a small group discussion as a part of CAP formation. After fruitful discussion, the villager’s find out different problem of their village. Then JSKS staff organized a community consultation with the help of community people. In community consultation, the villager’s identified 10 major problems then prioritized the problem and “communication problem” is their first issue to solve as early as possible. So, community people took initiative earthen road repairing of their village as a quick win.

Villager’s identified earthen road repairing as a main problem because of the earthen road is one of the main communication roads of this village. The road linked one side with khogakhoribari bazar, union parishad and dimla Upazilla and another side linked with zorjiga bazar of dalia road as well as educational institution, around villages. Villagers, school going student, pregnant woman and vehicle are not going through on the road smoothly. The villager’s are not get different service from GO & NGO for the reason of rough communication and faced immeasurable difficulties before rainy season.

For the point of view, the people of paiker Para village agree to repair the road as soon as possible.

After long time discussion community people prepared a plan and formed a committee consisting twenty members where seven members are management committee the road repairing activities.

As per their plan, about five hundred community people (male & female) gathered on June 9, 2011 with their own resources i.e. Spade, Dali & other local materials where Upazilla vice chairman, Elite person, Imam, JSKS personnel, CARE Bangladesh personnel, other villager’s from different community were present there. Upazilla vice chairman, JSKS personnel and CARE personnel delivered their speech regarding this issue and vice chairman inaugurate the activity with his valuable speech.

After inauguration, community people started road repairing and they have completed their job successfully with making one kilometer road to easy access.

The probable estimated wages of one kilometer earthen road repairing would be 150X500= TK. 75000(Seventy five thousand taka) only which was a remarkable amount. Community people were not realized that they could easily perform the activity which they could not imagine before.

The impacts of road repairing are as follows-

• Well communication among four villages.
• Students are going to school easily.
• Community people got well marketing access.
• Easy access to service of GO & NGO.
• Relation buildup among community people.

After accomplishment of the activity, the community people of this village should take necessary step to solve other major problem by community led approach.

To realize this type of activity, other villager’s took initiative to repair earthen road of their village as soon as possible.

Now the villager’s of paiker Para village are very glad and said that they would be enough for solving any problem by community led approach.

They are grateful to JSKS & CARE Bangladesh for initiative such type of activities.

Prepared by
Md. Harunur Rashid
TO-DRR

North Sundarkhata village is located from Dimla Sadar in approximate 6 km distance. It is a remotest village of Balapara union under Dimla upazilla. Natural hazards viz flood, drought, hail-storm etc are strongly affects their future survival. In this village there are 307 HHs are living where 171 HHs passed their life from different difficulties. Those households complete their life cycle with combat in different natural disaster. Hunger, complain and query is the part of their regular life. To overcome hunger their life completely dedicate into nature. In this village near about 80 percent people are directly or indirectly dependent on Agriculture practices. Rest of the people is day labor, ricksha, van pullar and so on. Social awareness is a grate lack of this village’s people. Health and nutrition knowledge is also poor. In fact, they have no common idea about their basic needs to complete their life cycle.

For this above situation, a few days ago (16/06/11) Care Bangaladesh partner organization JSKS employee Dipali Sharma facilitate Comunity Consultation (small group discussion, quick win, CAP formation, VDC formation all are the part of Comunity Consultation) with the help of community people. First time active participation of communities’ people arranges small group discussion about different problem identification. After she conduct a live session where she facilitate the community people on their different problems through PRA tools (like problem identification, prioritization, analysis, result, entry point etc) practices.

After realizing the process, the community people develop their action plan on different issues which was achievable and manageable with immediate and long-run benefits. Among the fifteen problems the north sundarkhata villagers chose the “Nutrition Problem” to quick win and took action plan accordingly. They were planting papaya and guava saplings as per their plan which was their prime problem for a long period. Guava is a nutritious fruit containing vit-c and iron. It gives fruits two years after planting. On the other hand papaya is one of the most popular vegetable and fruit on the earth. It gives fruits 6 months after planting.

About 150 people both male and female were present in the session of community consultation. As a part of discussion they formed a committee consisting 30 members where 15 people have a management committee to implement the intervention. After long time discussion community people contribute 5 taka each people for 1 papaya sapling and 7 taka each people for 1 guava sapling. 150 families planting papaya (each family 4 no) and guava (each family 1 no) saplings successfully.

All the process completed total papaya saplings needed 600 no (150*4) where as papaya saplings market price 3000 taka (600*5) and guava saplings needed 150 no (150*1) where as papaya saplings market price 1050 taka (150*7).

Cost Analysis: (One family)

Sl#	Item	Unit Cost (Taka)	Quantity	Total Cost(Taka)	Remarks
01	Papaya Saplings	5	4 no	20
02	Compost	2	10 kg	20
03	TSP	25	200 gm	5
04	MOP	20	100 gm	2
05	Transport	0.25	4 no	1
Total Taka				48

Income Analysis: (One family)

Sl#	Item	Unit Cost(Taka)	Quantity	Total Cost(Taka)	Remarks
01	Papaya	10 (Per kg)	200 kg	2000

Net Income: Taka (2000-48) =1952 Taka (Per Year)

Cost Analysis: (One family)

Sl#	Item	Unit Cost (Taka)	Quantity	Total Cost (Taka)	Remarks
01	Guava Saplings	7	1 no	7
02	Compost	2	10 kg	20
03	TSP	25	200 gm	5
04	MOP	20	100 gm	2
05	Transport	1	1 no	1
Total Taka				35

Income Analysis: (One family)

Sl#	Item	Unit Cost (Taka)	Quantity	Total Cost(Taka)	Remarks
01	Guava	4 (Per Piece)	150 no	600

Net Income: Taka (600-35) =565 Taka (Per Year)

Papaya and guava saplings play a vital role to reduce nutrition. Papaya and guava bear high nutrition value. It balanced the environment, increase household income and enrich nutrition.

After accomplishment of these initiatives, rest people of this village are ready to planting papaya and guava saplings. Neighbours village are appreciate all the process and should take necessary steps for the same.

Considering overall, community consultation (quick win, papaya and guava plantation) is the way to develop self-reliance, solidarity and so on.

Maddha Sundarkhata is one of the smallest and poorest village in Dimla upazilla under Balapara union. This village in approximately 5 km distance from Dimla upazilla. In this village total 402 HHs are living where 207 HHs are PEP. More or less about 80% people directly or indirectly involved in different Agriculture activities. Rest 20% people are involved in different activities like rickshaw/van puller, day labor etc. Social awareness is a great lack in this village. Moreover, natural disasters discourage their future survival. Most of the people of this village are suffer from malnutrition and different diseases. Safety water source are very poor in this village. As a result maximum of the people of this village are suffer from different water born disease.

For this above, a few days ago (20/06/11) PNGO (JSKS) staff Dipali Sharma conducts and facilitate small group discussion among community people as a part of VDC formation and CAP preparation. Then she conduct a live session where she facilitate the community people on their different problems through PRA tools (like problem identification, prioritization, analysis, result, entry point etc) practices.

After realizing the process, the community people develop their action plan on different issues which was achievable and manageable with immediate and long-run benefits. Among the eightteen problems the Maddha Sundarkhata villagers chose the “Unhygenic Problem” to quick win and took action plan accordingly.

They arrange platform making as per their plan which was their prime problem for a long period. They took initiatives to get safety drinking water through platform making. Platform making is the process to get safety drinking water and protect different water born disease.

About 90 family members both male and female were present in the session of community consultation. As a part of discussion they formed a committee consisting 20 members where 15 people have a management committee to implement the intervention. After long time discussion community people contribute 20 taka each for khoa, sand and 100 taka for the mason remuneration. About 173 families completed platform construction work successfully. Each platform size is 3 feet X 3 feet where khoa required 2.25 cft, sand 2 cft and cement 18 kg.

All the process completed total khoa needed 389 cft where market price of 158 cft khoa is 389 X 55=21395 taka, total sand needed 246 cft where market price of 246 cft sand is 246 X 10=2460 taka and total cement needed 3114 kg  where market price of 3114 kg cement is 3114 X 9=28026 taka. Mason remuneration of 173 platforms is 173X100= 17300 taka.

Platform making has a great impact on sound and hygienic environment. It serves safety drinking water and protects from water born diseases among community people.

After accomplishment of these initiatives, rest people of this village should take necessary step to make their own platform. Neighbor’s village is appreciating all the process and desire to making platform as soon as possible.

For the above consideration, it is proved that community consultation is the process to develop relationship among other community people. It is also the process to solve the community problem, enrich solidarity, friendship, brotherhood and self-reliance among the community people.