Cyclone Disaster Resilient Community Development Project
Overall Goal
Disaster resilient community against cyclone is established in the target area
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to establish a model approach of community based cyclone disaster risk reduction initiated by adolescents.
Output
- Adolescents in the project area will get knowledge and skills about disaster risk reduction.
- Information network for a time of disasters will be built up through adolescent volunteers’ initiatives and community-based disaster preparedness will be improved at normal times.
- Vulnerability of people in the target area will be reduced by improving their living conditions.
- Community people’s needs and demands will be recognized and understood by the stakeholders of this project through effective cooperation with the local government.
Target Area
| District | Upazila | Union | Village |
| Bagerhat | Sarankola | Southkali | Bakultara village & Rayenda village |
Beneficiaries （Target Group）
Adolescent boys and girls (total 250), Poor Farmers (80), vulnerable people (including poorest of the poor, old-aged people, handicapped people, members of households headed by women, total: 500 persons), other people in the villages (4,570). Total: 5,400 individuals.
Activities
- Provide adolescent volunteers with knowledge and skills on disaster risk reduction.
- Awareness rising on adolescent issues through cultural programs
- Annual Competition for adolescents and school students (Art, debate and essay competition)
- Training for adolescent on basic and life skill
- Cultural training for adolescents
- Reproductive health training for adolescent girls
- Establish Information Network for time of Disasters through Adolescent Volunteers’ Initiatives and improve community-based Disaster Preparedness.
- Improving living conditions of the people in the target areas.
- Linkage, Networking and Advocacy