Programme, taken up by BRAC for improving the economic condition of poor people, has been going on in Cox’s Bazar in full swing.
In order to see for themselves how the programme has brought change, a team of Canadian High Commission in Dhaka visited the programme recently, says a press release.
The delegation included Phedra Moon Morris, Head of Development Assistance of Canadian High Commission in Dhaka; Maegen Andolfatto, First Secretary (Development) of the High Commission; and Mir Md. Saifur Rahman, Development Advisor.
Sajedul Hasan, director of Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP) of BRAC; Hasina Akhter Huq, Area Director, HCMP of BRAC; Mohammed Norul Alam Raju, Head of Programme, HCMP; and others were present during the visit.
The delegation visited Ayesha Abed Foundation at Jadimura, supported by United Nations High Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), and a centre for skill training, supported by (GAC) and a workplace for those received skill training at Court Bazar in Ukhiya upazila. The delegation stayed at Ayesha Abed Foundation for some time and exchnaged views with BRAC officials.
The delegation also talked to working women and assured of providing necessary support to the uplift programmes, taken up by BRAC for developmnt of local people.
Later, the team went to a BRAC-run Community Tailors where they talked to working women.
During the interaction, Phedra Moon stressed on taking up pragmatic programmes for prevention of child marriage among local people and Rohingyas and protection of children.
Sajedul Hasan stressed on holding massive advocacy at the grassroots level for preventing early marriage and protecting children.
BRAC, financed by Global Affairs Canada (GAC), has taken up a project for running income-generating activities, including health services, for ultra-poor people in the area.
The activities to make poor people reliant include giving cattle, helping to run small business, imparting skill development training, rearing hen, giving fertilizer, seed and agri inputs at free of cost.
Under the project, BRAC has provided assistance to 11,585 ultra-poor people at 10 unions of Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar from April 1, 2019.
The project is scheduled to continue till March 31, 2023.
