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Customer Para is one of the most vulnerable villages in Dimla upazilla. It is located from Dimla near about 12 km distance under Balapara union. Natural calamities like drought, flood, hail-storm etc strongly prohibit developing their regular activities. As a result majority people of this village passed crucial moment. The total HHs of this village is 700 out of those PEP HHs is 159. About 85% people of this village are involved in different Agriculture activities. Rest 15% people are involved in different activities like ricksha/van pullar, day labor etc. Literacy rate of this village are very poor. They have no common idea about social awareness as well as livestock management.

In this case, a few days ago (15/06/11) PNGO (JSKS) staff Bakul Rani Mondal 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 nineteen problems the north Customer Para villagers choose the “Disease Control Problem” to quick win and took action plan accordingly.

They arrange vaccination campaign as per their plan which was their prime problem for a long period. They took initiatives against Anthrax and PPR with the help of ULA/UVF. Because Anthrax is one of the important and harmful disease of cattle. In case of attack by this disease about 97% cattle dead quickly.

Cause of Anthrax:

• Bacillus anthracic bacteria are the main cause of Anthrax.
• Weed from dam land is the other cause of Anthrax.
• Rotten grass is the other cause of Anthrax.
• Grass from water socked is the other cause of Anthrax.
• Drinking water from pond, cannel etc is another cause of Anthrax.

Spread of Anthrax:

• Rain and flood water spread Anthrax disease.
• Skin from dead animal spread Anthrax disease.

Symptoms:

• Temperature increased from 104-107º F.
• Vibration in different muscle.
• The eyes become red in color.
• Systolic pressure is high (per minute 80-90 times).
• At last the cattle are lay down in soil and dead quickly.

Prevention:

• Anthrax vaccination should be done.
• Dead cattle are kept in to deep soil hole.
• Dead cattle are not handover into cobbler and not thrown into water.

On the other hand PPR is one of the most harmful diseases of goat. About 40% goats are died from PPR disease.

Symptoms:

• Temperature increased quickly (104-107º F).
• Head of affected goat are down.
• Liquid secretion from nose, eye and mouth.
• Feeding activity decreasing.
• In case of no treatment the goat become died into 4-10 days.

Prevention:

• Goat is not buying from affected area.
• Isolation distance must be done.
• PPR vaccination should be done.
• Counseling should be taken from nearest livestock department.

About 160 people both male and female were present in the session of community consultation. As a part of discussion they formed a committee consisting 35 members where 20 people have a management committee to implement the intervention. After long time discussion community people contribute 5 taka each for Anthrax vaccine and 2 taka each people for PPR vaccine. About 225 families taken Anthrax vaccine for cattle and PPR vaccine for goat successfully.

All the process completed total Anthrax vaccine needed 287 nos for cattle where market price of Anthrax vaccine is 287X5=1435 taka and PPR vaccine needed 177 nos where market price of  PPR vaccine is 177X2=354 taka.

Vaccination campaign has a great impact on livestock sector. It prevents different disease of livestock. It also save the livestock sector and increased national income.

After accomplishment of these initiatives, rest people of this village are ready to vaccination campaign as early as possible. Neighbor’s village is appreciate all the process and should take necessary steps for the same.

For the above discussion, we can say community consultation is the process to develop relationship between each other community people. It is also the process to increase solidarity, friendship, brotherhood and self-reliance among the community people.

Purbo Chhatnai-8 village situated from Dimla Upazila near about 12 Km distance. This village is nearer from Tista River. It is one of the remotest villages under Dimla Upazila and about 634 HHs are living in this village. 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 issues of livelihood. Just at the time of community consultation with villagers by program staff. Then the villager’s find out their many communal problems, prioritize the problems, root cause analysis as a part of community consultation thorough using the PRA tools. The villager’s realize there major problem is communication problem.

They are decided to make a Bamboo bridge on the Ultavanga rivers of Mohantapara as an entry point. They also revealed that this problem is easily achievable with the efforts of community efforts. In the discussion forum they formed a 15 members implementation committee and responsibility distributed among the committee members considering the geographical pocket of the village. According to the segregation of responsibilities the committee members they collect bamboo from door to door visit, collect hand cash who have no option to donate bamboo to procure rope, GI wire and certain number of community people about 150 committed to pay their labor to make the bridge. As per requirement such as bamboo, rope, GI-wire, labor, the whole committee collected & managed the materials with reasonable hand cash of amounting TK. 440. As a quick win intervention namely 100 meter Bamboo Bridge successfully implemented by the community people of Mohantapara village with the facilitation of SHOUHARDO II Program, JSKS staffs mobilization. It is also an activity of community led approach.

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.

Expensed amount of Tk.

1. Big bamboo           100X150 Tk. = Tk. 15,000/-
2. Small bamboo          50X100 Tk. = Tk. 5,000/-
3. GI wire               02X100 Tk. = Tk. 200/-
4. Rope                  02X120 Tk. = Tk. 240/-
5. Man days              50X150 Tk. = Tk. 7500/-
Total Tk.                           = 27,940/-


Purbo Chhatnai village is connected with 05 villages. The villagers are easily movement Kholoni Bazar,Tunir hat  & Dimla Upazila .There are access to market and   link with different SP’s. The community people are now able to receive different service from NBD.

In future the community people will easily mobilize & by proactive problem solver the community.

After the bamboo bridge is constructing, reflect others community. At a certain Period other’s community initiated the road repairing by community led approach.

Sovanganj Gucchagram is one of the poorest village in Dimla upazilla under Balapara union. This village in approximately 10 km distance from Dimla upazilla. In this village total 469 HHs are living where 279 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 were suffered from malnutrition and different diseases. Safe water sources are very poor in this village. As a result most of the times above 80% of the people of this village are suffer from different water born disease.

At the initial stage of SHOUHARDO II Program JSKS staffs conducts and facilitate small group discussion among community people as a part of community consultation. Then conduct a live session where facilitated the community people on their different problems through PRA tools (like problem identification, prioritization, analysis, result, entry point etc) practices. With the facilitation of cluster wise community consultation session with the villagers in a small group and large group the community people find out their problems. Accordingly analyze the root causes of the problems and finally prioritize the problem with large group discussion.  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 eighteen problems the Sovanganj Gucchagram villagers chose the “Unhygienic Problem” as quick win and took action plan accordingly. Out of the problems one of the most important was 173 families are using unhygienic water from their tube-well. Due the usage of unsafe water most of the children as well as women’s are suffering water contaminated diseases most of the times.

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

The community people spent major household earnings for treatment purpose. They estimated that the money which they spent for treatment purpose if they get relief it would contribute to strengthen their family resources. After long discussion of the issue the community people are agreed to construct tube-well platform for their own cost to solve their problem. However, considering the priority of the problem the community people chalked out to implement of the major problem with their community efforts.

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. A total amounting of Tk. is 69,181 expensed to accomplish the planned activity of 173 tube wells platform construction.

With this process respective Union Parishad bodies always encourages the community people and also visit the progress of the action.  In the inauguration of the activity union parishad chairman also present there.

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 making 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 between each other community people. It is also the process to solve the community problem, enrich solidarity, friendship, brotherhood and self-reliance among the community people.

To see the greater performance of tube-well platform construction by the poor and extreme poor people now the non PEP people of that village are requesting to construct their platform for the same program.