| Web Summary Information: |
Round : 2 Phase : 3 |
| Name of the Organization: |
Rupantar [Rupantar] |
| Contact Person: |
Swapan Guha, Executive Director |
| Address: |
14/1, Farajipara lane, Khulna-9100
Tel: 041-731876, 041-733039,01711-841273, 01711-345172,,,,01712887418 (PC),,,,,,, Fax:
Email: rup@khulna.bangla.net, swapan@rupantar.org, Web: www.rupantar.org |
| MJF Contact Person: |
Md. Ziaul Karim |
| Project Title: |
Citizen initiative to reduce human and civic rights violations towards enhancing local governance in Khulna city |
| Project Location: |
31 wards of Khulna city corporation |
| Project Duration: |
2 Years |
| Project Budget: |
22361654 Tk |
| Brief history of the Organization: |
- Rupantar is a developmental organization working in the southwestern region of Bangladesh , the area that has the World's single largest mangrove forest - the Sundarbans . Established in 1982 as a voluntary development organization, Rupantar (meaning transformation) emeraged as a cultural group in 1986. Later, in December 1992, the organization secured the government permission to work as a Non Government Organization (NGO).
- Rupantar started its activities with alternative theatre, folk drama and popular publications for the poor people living in the grassroots. It has been developing awareness raising activities on developmental issues, adding new forms of folk methods for various productions. This has enabled Rupantar to reach its unique recognition as a development organization with a difference.
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| Project Objective: |
1. KCC and other major service providers adopt improved institutional mechanism in planning, implementation that supports them to address the poor effectively.
2. Strong citizens’ platforms remain active for facilitating poor people’s participation and advocating for the rights and entitlements of the urban poor.
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| Expected Outcome: |
Increase access to services: 8310 families will be receiving health service from community clinics, loan and training from Youth Development Department, Women affairs Department on IGA
Improve Social security: 500 Number of targeted people, poor & hard core poor will get due share by the safety-net schemes
Increase representation of poor and vulnerable people: 900 numbers of poor and vulnerable people will represent in public and social institutions like as Citizen Forum, HMC and CDC
Increase income: 840 targeted people will involved in IGA in deferent trade in Handicrafts, hand stitching, Karchupi, Confectionery etc and will be benefited from increasing production, cost saving, etc
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| Project Goal: |
Improve access to citizens’ rights and livelihood opportunities of the poor people living in the slums through improving accountability and responsiveness of KCC-Khulna City Corporation. |
| Major Activity: |
Advocacy Meeting with health department of KCC & Health Management Committee of Urban Clinic
Coordination meeting with service provider through Ward Councilor
Coordination meeting with the service provider and KCC Health department
Quarterly Coordination meeting of the service provider and KCC Urban Planning department
Advocacy Meeting with City Mayor, Civil Surgeon & Private Clinics
Health Camp by the urban clinic & Other Health Service delivery institutions
Workshop on activating standing committee of KCC
Support to Standing Committees of KCC (3 standing Committee)
Review Citizen Charter of KCC
Mobilization of poor groups (Daridra Bimachan Group)
Mobilization of Nagorik Forum - ward and central level
Review workshop of Poor friendly Development plan at ward level
Capacity building training to the citizen's organizations (Citizen rights &duties, Leadership)
Training on Scheme & Project Preparation of Ward Councilor & KCC Staff
IGA Training for Mother’s Club members (linking with government training institutions)
Social auditing of public services
Dilague with service providers for improving service delivery to the poor people
Use of social accountavility tools- CSC/ Citizen's Charter , etc.
Workshop of Poor friendly Development plan Centrally
Pre-Budget Discussion Meeting with City Corporation
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| Primary Beneficiary Number: |
41550 |
| Secondary Beneficiary Number: |
69380 |
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