BSS, Rajshahi :
By dint of their relentless and sincere efforts, more than 1,105 underprivileged ethnic families of 26 villages under Godagari upazila of the district have attained food security and self-reliance.
The villages are Choitanyapur, Shahanapara, Kantapasha- Edulpur, Nimkuri, Patharghata, Beldanga, Golai, Geolmari, Gardaing, Mulkidiang, Daingpara, Neemghutu, Shreerampur, Biroil, Baganpara, Gonoker Daing, Farshapara, Dadour, Gunigram-Rajpara, Idulpur, Narshinghagarh- Adarshagram, Agalpur, Madhaipur and Udpur.
‘The Aboriginals Village-based Sustainable Food Security Program’ has been playing a positive role in making them free from poverty and hunger through building food storage (Rakkshagola).
By virtue of their own laudable initiatives, the underprivileged and disadvantaged community people have built food security to mitigate their long-lasting sufferings during the lean period.
Center for Capacity Building of Voluntary Organization (CCBVO) has initiated the programme in 2003 through disseminating updated ideas and extending some financial and technical support under the village-based community development approach.
These were revealed at the daylong annual general meeting of all the benefited community members both males and females on Rajabarihat High school playground under the same upazila on Friday.
Senior Banker Ariful Haque Kumar, Prof Dr Iliash Hossain of Economics Department of Rajshahi University, retired deputy director of Department of Social Service Mozammel Haque, Regional Manager of Prip Trust Saiduzzaman Shipon, CCBVO Project Coordinator Everest Hembrom spoke on the occasion.
CCBVO Executive Chief Sarwar-E-Kamal welcomed the participants with Ethnic Community leader Subal Khalko in the chair.
Some 5,665 organized community members including 1,630 women and 2411 boys and girls from the 1105 organized families attended the ceremony hosted with financial assistance from Bread for the World, Germany .
The meeting was told that the community members have so far saved 1.94 metric tons of rice and 66 tons of paddy in addition to capital formation of around Taka 36.57 lakh.
Besides, they disbursed 2.43 tonnes of rice and 2.13 tonnes of paddy and cash Taka 14.25 lakh for health, education and other family purposes to the needy members as risk assistance during the lean period.
Apart from this, the beneficiaries are engaged in various income-generating activities like homestead gardening and dairy and poultry rearing, through which, they also meet up daily nutritional requirement along with building their capacity.
By dint of their relentless and sincere efforts, more than 1,105 underprivileged ethnic families of 26 villages under Godagari upazila of the district have attained food security and self-reliance.
The villages are Choitanyapur, Shahanapara, Kantapasha- Edulpur, Nimkuri, Patharghata, Beldanga, Golai, Geolmari, Gardaing, Mulkidiang, Daingpara, Neemghutu, Shreerampur, Biroil, Baganpara, Gonoker Daing, Farshapara, Dadour, Gunigram-Rajpara, Idulpur, Narshinghagarh- Adarshagram, Agalpur, Madhaipur and Udpur.
‘The Aboriginals Village-based Sustainable Food Security Program’ has been playing a positive role in making them free from poverty and hunger through building food storage (Rakkshagola).
By virtue of their own laudable initiatives, the underprivileged and disadvantaged community people have built food security to mitigate their long-lasting sufferings during the lean period.
Center for Capacity Building of Voluntary Organization (CCBVO) has initiated the programme in 2003 through disseminating updated ideas and extending some financial and technical support under the village-based community development approach.
These were revealed at the daylong annual general meeting of all the benefited community members both males and females on Rajabarihat High school playground under the same upazila on Friday.
Senior Banker Ariful Haque Kumar, Prof Dr Iliash Hossain of Economics Department of Rajshahi University, retired deputy director of Department of Social Service Mozammel Haque, Regional Manager of Prip Trust Saiduzzaman Shipon, CCBVO Project Coordinator Everest Hembrom spoke on the occasion.
CCBVO Executive Chief Sarwar-E-Kamal welcomed the participants with Ethnic Community leader Subal Khalko in the chair.
Some 5,665 organized community members including 1,630 women and 2411 boys and girls from the 1105 organized families attended the ceremony hosted with financial assistance from Bread for the World, Germany .
The meeting was told that the community members have so far saved 1.94 metric tons of rice and 66 tons of paddy in addition to capital formation of around Taka 36.57 lakh.
Besides, they disbursed 2.43 tonnes of rice and 2.13 tonnes of paddy and cash Taka 14.25 lakh for health, education and other family purposes to the needy members as risk assistance during the lean period.
Apart from this, the beneficiaries are engaged in various income-generating activities like homestead gardening and dairy and poultry rearing, through which, they also meet up daily nutritional requirement along with building their capacity.
