Experience Record
Details of funds received and results of activities
Integrated Social Development Effort (ISDE) Bangladesh has established itself as an experienced development institution since its inception in 1992. Its strength in social mobilization and people’s institution building has helped it work with a large number of target groups and development partners. The following table summarizes selected implemented projects and activities.
| Project / activity | Area / location | Funding volume | Period | Supported by | Target group | Main activities / scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Formal Adult Education Program | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 15,50,015/- | 1992-95 | MEP / INFEP | Adult illiterates age 15-35, female and male | Motivation, awareness raising, adult literacy, and teacher training |
| Promotion of Awareness through Public Library | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 125,000/- | 1993-94 | MoCA, GOB | Community people, students, service holders | Awareness raising, library services, and reference services |
| Adolescent Education Program | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 1,550,015/- | 1994-97 | INFEP / UNICEF | Adolescent girls age 12-18 | Motivation, family life education, adolescent education, and teacher training |
| Homestead Gardening & Nutrition Education | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar and Alikadam, Bandarban | 1,060,000/- | 1995-1998 | HKI Bangladesh | Marginal farmers, women, children | Nutrition awareness, technical assistance, gardening, nursery development, and nutrition education |
| Conscientization Program | Alikadam, Bandarban Hill District | 1,011,029/- | 1994-1997 | APHD-Thailand | Adibashi, ethnic minority, and hilly poor people | Group formation, skills training, adult education, health education, and credit for IGAs |
| Poverty Alleviation through Access in Local Resources | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 15,50,000/- | 2000-2003 | PROSHIKA-DFID | Poor women in underserved areas | Awareness, skill training, adult education, legal education, culture program, and credit for IGAs |
| Women Employment Generation Through Micro-credit Program | Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Banshkhali, and Chittagong City | 97,50,000/- | 1994-2001 | APHD / AAB / PROSHIKA / Population Concern | Poor women in underserved areas | Organization development, savings, skills training, credit, and technical support for IGAs |
| Prevention of Child & Women Trafficking | Chakaria, Teknaf, Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar | 4,25,000/- | 1998-2002 | ATSEC / Red Barnet / BSAF | Community people, students, religious leaders, teachers, parents, and local representatives | Traffic watch committees, workshops, seminars, education, and information dissemination |
| ISDE-CARE SHABGE Partnership Project | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar and Alikadam, Bandarban | 52,50,100/- | 2000-2005 | CARE-DFID | Marginal female farmers and working women | Homestead production training, food security, gardening, poultry, livestock, seed distribution, and fisheries |
| Environment Development through Participatory Social Forestation Program | Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban | 3500 MT wheat and 185,00,000/- | 1994-2000 | FD / WFP | Hardcore poor and destitute women | Group formation, beneficiary training, roadside and block plantation, nursery development, and IGA credit support |
| Basic Education for Hard to Reach Working Children Program | Chittagong and Dhaka municipal areas | 53,23,000/- | 1998-2003 | DNFE / UNICEF | Urban working and street children | Basic education, teacher training, counseling, hygiene education, culture, games, and sports |
| Food Security & Coastal Embankment Maintenance Program | Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong | 4500 MT wheat and 285,00,000/- | 1996-2003 | BWDB / WFP | Coastal hardcore poor and destitute women | Livelihood training, embankment maintenance, food security, alternative IGAs, and credit |
| Non-Formal Adult Education Program | Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Chittagong, Rangamati, Khagrachari | 125,70,000/- | 1995-2002 | DNFE / World Bank / ADB / UNDP | Adult illiterates age 15-35, female and male | Teacher training, supervisor training, basic literacy, continuing education, and functional education |
| Integrating Disability in Community Development | Moheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar | 150,000/- | 2000-2002 | CDD | Persons with disabilities | Family counseling, physical treatment, alternative IGAs, and social rehabilitation |
| Flood Rehabilitation Program | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 1273,880/- | 1997-98 | Action Aid Bangladesh | Flood affected poor people | Housing grants, medical support, awareness raising, and interest-free credit support |
| Emergency Program for Cyclone Victim | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 874,000/- | 1997 | Tear Fund Australia / CDS | Flood affected poor people | Housing grants, medical support, awareness raising, and interest-free credit support |
| Community Based Disaster Preparedness Program | Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong | 5,50,000/- | 2000-2003 | Concern Bangladesh | Coastal poor people, group members, and DMC members | Disaster preparedness training, contingency planning, staff training, arsenic awareness, and tube well screening |
| Safe Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Project | Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban | 45,00,000/- | 1991-2001 | NGO Forum for DWSS | Poor community people, children, students, and religious leaders | Tube wells, ring wells, PSF, rain water harvesting, and latrine production and supply |
| Non Formal Primary Education (NFPE) | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 2771,581 | 1994-2008 | BRAC-ESP | Poor and school dropout children | Motivation, education, training, and extra-curricular activities |
| Tribal Children Education Program | Alikadam, Bandarban Hill District | 160,000/- | 1996 | BICE Switzerland | Adibashi children | Motivation, basic primary education, and teacher training |
| Democracy & Civic Education | Chakaria, Banshkhali, and Chittagong City | 123,500/- | 1998-2001 | FEMA / PROSHIKA | Community people | Awareness raising, voter education, and democracy education |
| Human Rights & Election Monitoring | Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, and Chittagong Hill District | 13,29,000 | 1991 & 2001 | CCHRB / VOTE / FEMA | Community people, voters, local governance, journalists | Election observation, volunteer training, and reporting |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution and Legal Education Program | Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar | 2,50,000 | 1998-2000 | MLAA / TAF | Poor people, KCP, women, UP chairmen and members | Legal education, mediation training, legal support, and conflict resolution |
| Action Against Child & Women Trafficking | Chittagong district | 320,000/- | 2003-2004 | SCD / ATSEC Bangladesh | Local NGOs, CBOs, and educational institutions | Awareness raising, social mobilization, student orientation, teacher and parent orientation |
| Access to Justice and Good Governance Programme | Cox’s Bazar | 675,900/- | 2005-2006 | MLAA / BHC | Rural women, local governments, CSO people | ADR, mediation, village court strengthening, CBO and Union Parishad capacity development |
| Climate Risk Reduction & Adaptation | Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar | 15,45,000/- | 2010-2014 | CSRL / OXFAM | Coastal and hilly communities | Climate campaign, advocacy, mobilization, and community capacity building |
| Reaching Out of School Children (ROSC) | Cox’s Bazar | 66,54,2500/- | 2010-2014 | PMED / World Bank / SDC | Poor and school dropout children | Motivation, education, training, basic primary education, and extra-curricular activities |
| Integrated Water Management Project for Community People | Cox’s Bazar | 65,50,000/- | 2014-2021 | RDA Bogra | Rural households, farmers, domestic households | Water supply, biogas, livestock farming, and agriculture credit support |
| Pre-Primary Education Coaching and Computer Literacy Initiatives | Chittagong | 2756,900/- | 2015-17 | Dopeace, USA | Urdu speaking non-Banglali community children | Pre-primary education, coaching, computer literacy, awareness raising, and lifelong education |