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Recovery and Rehabilitation of the Cyclone AILA Affected People in Bangladesh Project

Background

Devastating cyclone AILA followed by high tides destroyed all livelihood options of the people at the areas even shrimp culture were also very badly affected due to long term inundation. Majorities of the houses of low income groups were destroyed; infrastructure, educational institutions, roads and embankments were affected badly. Affected people took shelter on embankments, roadsides, cyclone shelters and some have shared spaces with relatives and now many of them are migrating to different parts of the country and taking shelter mainly in slums and are facing worse situations.

Goal

To provide emergency relief and early recovery support to vulnerable communities affected by cyclone AILA.

Objective

To restore life and livelihoods of the targeted most vulnerable cyclone affected people.

Targeted families

  • Poor vulnerable hardcore families
  • Women headed poor families
  • Poor widow
  • Poor divorcee
  • Families with disables
  • Tiger victim families

Interventions

District Upazila UnionVillagesBeneficiaries Coverage
Food Assistance, short term food security and livelihood support Cash and Voucher (Food voucher) 2900 HHs
Short term livelihood support and emergency food-security through home stead gardening 1740 HHs
Short term livelihood support through Inputs, equipments & tools 1450 HHs
Activity linked with cash and voucher (Cash for work) 470 person
Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion Rehabilitation, development, operation of water supply and treatment system  Community based RWH -10 & 300 HH level Pond dewatering – 05 and DTW installation-15
Sanitary facility and waste management

7 institutional latrine

300 HHs latrine

Shelter and NFIs Provision of Non Food Items (winter cloths, mosquito nets, soaps) 2900 HHs
Post emergency Rehabilitation (tailor made house repairing & reconstruction) 300 HHs
Disaster preparedness Small scale infrastructure and service ( school & play ground raise, tree plantation)

4 ground raised

10,000 tree saplings plantation

Local disaster management component 2900 HHs