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Invitation for Quotation from Suppliers/ Contractures

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Paper Advertisement:

Daily Manabjamin, December 31, 2012, Page 07

EC Bangladesh is inviting quotations for individual item wise or combined from Suppliers/ Contractures for the following works. The dateline is mentioned in the Advertisement of the Daily Manabjamin on December 31, 2012.

Environment Council Bangladesh (EC Bangladesh) is a National NGO and is working for the improvement of poor and marginal people. EC Bangladesh is currently implementing a project entitled “Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Marginal Fishers” at Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj District and Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj District. EC Bangladesh has a provision to provide some support for the Marginal Fishers.

Task of the Supplier/ Contractures

In close consultation with Project Management Team (PMT) of EC and analyzing project goal, objectives and expected outcomes, assigned Supplier/ Contracture will do the following tasks.

Tube-Well Installation:

The supplier/ contracture will have to supply 20 tube-wells, pipes and all necessary equipments. Detail tasks will be as follows:

20 tube-wells and pipes sit valve and all other relevant materials, tube-wells will be made by any brand company
Necessary equipments like, pipe, etc. supply
Transportation of all equipments to the installation location, locations will be fixed by the Program Officer
Install the tube-wells in the selected locations of Gazaria and Sonargaon Upazila. Average installation will be within 294 feet. Some locations it may require up to 300 feet. The length will be fixed by the Upzazila Engineer and/or Program Officer
Supply Bricks, Sands, Cements, Iron Rods and necessary goods, transport to the location and making the tube-well ground pacca. The ground will be 7 feet X 5 feet
Prepare and Set Up a SignBoard of 10 inch X 7 inch with the tube-well body. The text will be supplied by the Program Officer

Specification:

Lower Well casing = “1½ dia uPVC bailed socket pipe” Wall thickness 2.5.-3.0 mm 15ft. long each” send trap of 38 mm di uPVC pipe of 10 fit with end cap

Per fit Price -24 tk.

Total- 300 x 24 = 7200/-Filter = “Average outside diameter 48.1-48-8 mm”

“Average wall thickness 2.5-30 mm”

“Rib to Rib distance 37.5-38 mm”.

“Length of each filter 3m.”Solvent Cement = “Alteco/cony bond original Japan Mad 100 gram Tube”

Top of side = “38 mm dia MS pipe 3 ft long.

“wall thickness 2.5 -3.0 mm”Pipe Boring = Boring by water jet method or any adequate/easy method to install Deep tube well. As per direction of Engineer in charge (Labour charge cost of materials. carrying charge of materials and equipments to the sites all complete)

Boring cost per fit – 27 tk.

Total cost – 300 x 27 = 8100/=Platform Construction= Platform Construction of size 6 x 7 with 5’ long drain as per standard drawings & design including cost of labours, materials. Net cement finishing, curing and transport all complet as per standard specifications and direction o the project in charge.

Tube well body = “Tube well body with installation”

Carrying/Transportation = Transportation of materials and construction of derrick and dismantling the same, leveling, dressing, cleaning the site after completion f the works as per specification and direction of the project in charge.

Field Office Setup, Furniture:

The supplier/ contracture will have to supply the following items at Sonargaon Project Office. All the goods will be brand item:

01 Semi Secretariat Table
01 Armed Chair
20 Normal Meeting Chair
01 Meeting Table for 10 People
02 Ceiling Fan (Tongi National or Similar Quality)
10 ceramic plate, 15 glass, 10 cup, 10 Small Plate, 01 jug and necessary cookeries, electric and fitting materials within 4000 BDT

School Bag and Books Supply:

The supplier/ contracture will have to supply the following items at Sonargaon and/or Gazaria Project Office and the Chile Education Centers. Location will be fixed by the Program Officer.

280 Normal Quality School Bags supply for the age group 06 to 12
180 Word book (English to Bengali) and 150 General Knowledge book supply for the age group 06 to 12. The books will be as follows with the quantity specified

My Dictionary, শিশুঘর, বাংলাবাজার Quantity: 100

উদয়, কঁচিমনিদের সাধারন জ্ঞান (৩), বর্ণময় পাবলিকেশন্স Quantity: 100

সহজপড়া বাংলা ব্যকরন ও রচনা, শিশু জগৎ Quantity: 100

My Basic Communicative English Grammar and Composition with Model Question and Answer (III), wkïNi Quantity: 100

Ishmanirchar Jela Para Protection Wall Repairing:

The supplier/ contracture will have to repair the Ishmanirchar Jela Para Protection Wall. The task will be as follows

Visit to the Area and assess the repairing need, Ishmanirchar is situated at Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj District
Repair the Wall supplying and constructing by bricks, sand, cement, mud and necessary goods.
Specification of bricks, sand, cement, mud and necessary goods:

- Size of Brick= 10″x 5″

- Cement= Scean and Lafarge Surma cement

– Brick Wall= 4×1

- Ratio of cement and sand for this construction will be – Cement : Sand= 1 : 4

You also need to fill sand. Program Officer and Upazila Administration will guide and follow up the work
Specific works will be
1. Increase the existing wall height for 05 feet. (140 Feet long, 1.8 feet width and 5 feet height). So the wall height after the work will be minimum 7 feet.
2. Construct 07 pillars to support the wall. (Pillar diminution will be 5 feet long, 3 feet width and 12.6 feet height)
3. The surrounding inner side of the wall will be filled by sands where necessary. (Approximate dimension will be length 140 feet, width 60 feet and height 9 feet, but it may not be equal for all the places)

General Conditions:

EC Bangladesh reserves the right to add, delete or change any condition or item any time. For more information you can contact with Program Officer, Mr. Monir Hossain. Cell: 01678701456

Coordinator, Admin

EC Bangladesh

House-67, Block-Ka, PiciCultute Housing Society

Shyamoli, Dhaka 1207

E-Mail: info@ecbangladesh.org

Web: www.ecbangladesh.org

Vacancy Announcement

admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:51:25 +0000

Looking for Dynamic Development Professional for Tobacco Control Program

Environment Council Bangladesh (EC Bangladesh), a national development organization is working in Bangladesh since 1998 with over one million people, their families and communities at the grass root to national level in microfinance, human rights, governance, health, education, water and sanitation, income generation, environment, children, cross cultural communication etc. EC Bangladesh is inviting applications from qualified, dynamic development professionals for the following position to implement upcoming Tobacco Control Program funded by Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids:

Project Coordinator

Positions – 01, Salary tk 35000-50000/-

Responsibilities

Assist to consultant in Investigate document and different forms of ongoing advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco in Bangladesh to make a case for the need of a comprehensive TAPS ban.
Convene a number of task force and mobile court members, and tobacco control advocates to discuss current challenges pertaining to TAPS and derive key messages for advocacy.
Develop communication materials for policy makers and for other stakeholders
Participation in the BI grantee meetings for coordination of efforts.
Participation in lobbying meetings of partners for coordinated demands for an FCTC compliant law.
Engagement through group and one on one meeting with non-tradition tobacco control allies to ensure support for a comprehensive amendment to the tobacco control law and for its effective implementation.
Develop key messages for policy makers, stakeholders and the public.
Conduct a TV talk show on the need for a comprehensive TAPS ban within the amended law.
Engage influential opinion makers, leaders to make statements in print and electronic media on the need for a comprehensive TAPS ban.
Mobilize youth/children the most affected and vulnerable population to TAPS to speak out for the need of a comprehensive TAPS ban.
Provide timely comments to the drafting committee, and other relevant bodies in coordination with TFK.
Monitor the process through meeting with concerned officials.
Workshop with a core tobacco control group for preliminary mapping to identify key stakeholders.
Roundtable discussion with all identified stakeholders for elaborating the mapping with specific roles of different stakeholders
Preliminary mapping using available information and research on existing realities and challenges of implementation of TAPS ban.
Improving the preliminary mapping by sharing with and collecting comments from the tobacco control groups.
Organizing jointly with NTCC a workshop with the National Tobacco Control Taskforce to develop a framework for stronger implementation of TAPS ban.
Organizing workshop for BI grantees to discuss the framework and to develop a mechanism of monitoring implementation of TAPS ban.
Organizing jointly with regional BI grantees 7 divisional workshop to share the implementation framework and sensitize relevant stakeholders (including local governments and NGOs) in each division for strengthening TAPS ban.
Develop TAPS ban related audio materials for ECB community radio and advocating with national authorities for broadcasting through other media.
Broadcasting TAPS ban related audio materials in ECB community radio and through other media
Using social media for sharing messages and materials related to TAPS ban.
Preparing a final document of the framework for implementation of TAPS ban on the basis of all the activities described above.
Sharing the finalized framework with relevant stakeholders and media through a national level workshop.

The applicant should have Honors and Masters from a reputed university in Development Studies, Sociology, Public Relations, Journalism, Urban and Rural Planning, Law or other relevant subjects. The applicant should also have minimum 8-10 years development organization experiences in relevant fields.

Base Station for all of the position is Dhaka. Each position will enjoy festival bonus, yearly increment and other benefits as per project guideline. The applicant who have Tobacco related project working experience would be prioritized. Interested candidate are requested to send their application to the following e-mail id or address no later than January 03, 2013. Application should be submitted using the specific format included bellow. Please mention the Post Title in the subject line of the E-Mail or the top of the envelop. EC Bangladesh is a smoke free organization. Smokers need not to apply.

E-Mail: jobs@ecbangladesh.org

Address: Executive Director, EC Bangladesh, House – 67, Block – Ka, PiciCulture Housing Society, Shyamoli, Dhaka – 1207

The Application Format can be downloaded from THIS LINK.

Tender Notice on IGA Training 2012

admin — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:36:53 +0000

Environment Council Bangladesh is a national development organization is currently working to change the lives of disadvantaged and marginal poor. EC Bangladesh is currently implementing a project entitled “Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Marginal Fishers” at Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj district and Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj district supported by Manusher Jonno Foundation. EC Bangladesh is inviting sealed quotations from experienced Training Institutes/ Firms for conducting four batches IGA Training for the Marginal Fishers to increase the family income. The details are as follows:

10 Days Training on IGA (25 Persons x 2 Batch)

Trade: (01) Cage Culture fishing for the Male Fishermen and (02) Duck Farming for the Female members of the Fishermen Households.

20 Days vocational Training for non school going children of fishermen (15 x 2 batch)

Trade: (01) Wielding (02) Spray Painting for the non-school going children of fishermen families.

Training Firm/Institute Requirements:

More than 02 years of relevant experience.
Willing to conduct the training in the project location at Gazaria and Sonargaon
Willing to pay, arrange and conduct training, food supply, training materials supply, banner & handout supply, trainers’ honorarium and IGA Materials supply to the trainees after conducting training (Materials will be supplied as 05 Sets for Cage Culture, 05 Sets for Weilding, 05 Sets for Spray Painting and 25 Sets for Duck Farming).
Firm will be responsible for all the goods transportation cost and transportation costs
They should be ready for make visit for practical experience
Training firm will make linkage with the market with the trainees

Please send your sealed quotation within 07 days of publication of the paper advertisement to

Department Head

Finance and Admin

EC Bangladesh

House-67, Block-KA

PiciCulture Housing Society

Shyamoli, Dhaka – 1207

Child Parliament: Listen to Children’s Voice Project

shahadat — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:45:26 +0000

Project Description Sheet (PDS)

Assignment Name: Child Parliament: Listen to Children’s Voice Project	Approx. Value of the Contract (in current Us$ or Euro):US$ 39,009
Location: BangladeshLocation within Country:Munshiganj district	Duration of assignment (months): 65
Name of Client:Save the ChildrenAustralia	Total No. of person-months of the assignment: 65
Address: Save The Children, House # 3/1, Road # 8, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1205	Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current US$ or Euro): US$ 15,873.00
Start Date (Month/Year): July 2005Completion Date (Month/Year): December 2010	No. of professional staff-months provided by associated: N/A
Name of Associated Consultants, If Any: N/A	Name of the senior Processional Staff of your firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader): Md. Sagor Shekh-Project Supervisor
Narrative Description of Project:The project is a unique forum for children’s voices to be heard in Munshiganj. Major activities of this project are formulation of district level National Children Task Force (NCTF) and publication of quarterly newsletter titled “KochiMukh” highlighting child-right issues, poem, story, essay, jokes, individual and collective success stories of children etc.
Description of Actual Services Provided By Your Staff within The Assignment:The Major Services Included are As Follows: Education : Promoting education for the children and helping the poor students is one of the major concerns of the project. From the commencement of the project till now 5000 students have come under this program. Health Services: No direct primary health services are under the program. But the children are provided with learning some first aid tips to protect and take initiatives by themselves during injury. Psycho-social counseling: To develop and exploring the latent intellectuality of the children there is scope of psycho-social counseling at two stages. These are direct psycho-social counseling with the children and psycho-social counseling with the guardians of the students. This effort helps student get developed psychologically. Thus self confidence gradually increases among them. Recreational facilities: All the concerned national days are observed under this program to promote the students to take part in various socio-cultural events. There are also options for arranging cultural as well as other events. Family & Community Reintegration: There is vast scope of family and community reintegration through arranging different cultural functions, events as well as observing various days like Parent’s Day. All the guardians of the students get together these days. These affairs promote both guardians and the students to continue with continuing study. Networking: Under this project EC Bangladesh is growing network for expanding opportunities for the children so that they might be heard at every corner. The expanding network will connect the children to the wide variety of events and activities to take part. Advocacy: Listen to children’s voice is the prime concern of the program where all children are equally entitled to raise their voice towards ensuring their rights. EC Bangladesh is currently working with the district level and upazila level government organizations as a part of advocacy which will enable to establish child-rights in the concerned project.

Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project-1 (PLCEHD-1) Contract Package S4.1 & S5.1

shahadat — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:03:10 +0000

Project Description Sheet (PDS)

Assignment Name: Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project-1 (PLCEHD-1) Contract Package S4.1 & S5.1	Approx. Value of the Contract (in current Us$ or Euro):US$ 27300.00
Country:BangladeshLocation within Country: Kethlal upazila of Jaypurhat District	Duration of assignment (months): 21
Name of Client: MOPME & World Bank	Total No. of Staff-months of the assignment: 42
Address: DNFE Bhaban, 232/1, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh	Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current US$ or Euro):US$ 27300.00
Start Date (Month/Year): January 2002 Completion Date (Month/Year): September 2003	No. of professional person-months provided by the joint venture partners or sub-consultants: N/A
Name of venture partner or Sub-Consultants, if any: N/A	Name of the senior Processional Staff of your firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader): Arif Sikder –Team Leader Dewan Akkas Ali-Program Manager Saif Rahman- Master Trainer
Narrative Description of Project: Monitoring of Post Literacy and Continuing Education Project-1” in Kethlal upazila of Jaypurhat District from January 2003 to September 2003 under Directorate of of Non-Formal Education (DNFE), Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. The project was implemented to enhance the capacity of the people by developing knowledge and skill through proper learning process so that people can change their livelihood by using their knowledge.
Description of actual services provided in the assignment: The major services Included in this project are as follows: Target Group Selection: The project professionals selected knowledgeable teachers and monitoring officers to identify the actually defined illiterate, adolescent and adult women in order to identify the target group in the project area. They have screen out the illiterate people. Knowledge Gathering: The professionals involved herein were responsible to disburse adequate knowledge on general issue such as: literacy, education, early marriage, income generating activities etc. Training Activities: Preparation of Manual, Curriculum on education, arranging meeting among different social groups were the integral part of the project. The training also incorporates other general knowledge on Health and Nutrition as well as other social issues. Monitoring and Evaluation: In order to better and smooth implementation of the project activities and to reach the goal and objectives of the project EC Bangladesh has developed a strong monitoring and evaluation system. Monitoring Report: EC Bangladesh was responsible to provide monitoring and evaluation reports according to the agreement as well as need base reports to the BNFE representatives as they required.

Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project-1 (PLCEHD-1) Contract Package S4.2

shahadat — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:22:11 +0000

Project Description Sheet (PDS)

Assignment Name:

Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project-1 (PLCEHD-1) Contract Package S4.2

Approx. Value of the Contract (in current Us$ or Euro):

US$ 26300.00

Location within Country:

Kahalu upazila of Bogra District

Duration of assignment (months): 10

Name of Client: MOPME & World Bank

Total No. of Staff-months of the assignment: 50

Address:

BNFE Bhaban, 232/1, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current US$ or Euro):

US$ 26300.00

Start Date (Month/Year): August 2003

Completion Date (Month/Year): May 2004

No. of professional person-months provided by the joint venture partners or sub-consultants: N/A

Name of venture partner or Sub-Consultants, if any: N/A

Name of the senior Processional Staff of your firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):

Arif Sikder –Team Leader
Dewan Akkas Ali-Program Manager
Saif Rahman- Master Trainer

Narrative Description of Project:

The project ‘Monitoring of Post Literacy and Continuing Education Project-1’ has been implemented in Kahalu upazila of Bogra District from August, 2003 to May 2004 under the Bureau of Non-Formal Education, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education of Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. The project was implemented to monitor the activities of the implementing NGOs of PLCEHD project in the project area of Kahalu upazila of Bogra district. To provide literacy to DNFE Graduate among 2470 adolescent; 1965 adult women; and 1642 adult men. This Project was dreamed to give a new shape to this community so that they can read and write that can change their lives.

Description of actual services provided in the assignment:

The major services Included in this project are as follows:

Target Group Selection:

The project professionals selected knowledgeable teachers and monitoring officers to identify the actually defined illiterate, adolescent and adult women in order to identify the target group in the project area. They have screen out the illiterate people.

Knowledge Gathering:

The professionals involved herein were responsible to disburse adequate knowledge on general issue such as: literacy, education, early marriage, income generating activities etc.

Training Activities:

Preparation of Manual, Curriculum on education, arranging meeting among different social groups were the integral part of the project. The training also incorporates other general knowledge on Health and Nutrition as well as other social issues.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

In order to better and smooth implementation of the project activities and to reach the goal and objectives of the project EC Bangladesh has developed a strong monitoring and evaluation system.

Monitoring Report:

EC Bangladesh was responsible to provide monitoring and evaluation reports according to the agreement as well as need base reports to the BNFE representatives as they required.

Monitoring of Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project-1 (PLCEHD-1), under 2nd Phase

shahadat — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:02:55 +0000

Project Description Sheet (PDS)

Assignment Name:

Monitoring of Post Literacy & Continuing Education for Human Development Project-1 (PLCEHD-1), under 2^nd Phase

Approx. Value of the Contract (in current Us$ or Euro):

US$ 27300.00

Country: Bangladesh

Location within Country:

Lohagora upazila of Norail District

Duration of assignment (months): 56

Name of Client: MOPME & World Bank

Total No. of Staff-months of the assignment:96

Address:

BNFE Bhaban, 232/1, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current US$ or Euro):

US$ 27300.00

Start Date (Month/Year): April 2003

Completion Date (Month/Year): December 2007

No. of professional person-months provided by the joint venture partners or sub-consultants: N/A

Name of Associated Consultants, If Any: N/A

Name of the senior Processional Staff of your firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):

Tapon Chandra Haldar –Monitoring Officer

Narrative Description of Project:

“Monitoring of Post Literacy and Continuing Education Project-1” was implemented in Lohagora Upazila of Norail District from August, 2003 to December 31, 2007 under the Bureau of Non-Formal Education, Government of Bangladesh. The project was implemented with a view to monitor the activities of the implementing NGOs of PLCEHD project in the project area.

This Project was dreamed to give a new shape to this community so that they may challenge with the competitive societal norms and values. It was also flourished to make those societies aware on the current issues of education, health and nutrition. Monitoring and evaluation of the implementing NGOs were the main responsibilities of the project.

Description of actual services provided in the assignment:

The major services of this project are as follows:

Assisting INGO:

One of the most important tasks of the project is to assist the implementing NGOs in order to successful completion of the project so that the set goal and objectives can be achieved ultimately from the project. Any problem raised during the implementation period of the project was minimized through the consultation with the monitoring officer of EC Bangladesh.

Ensure Proper Implementation:

The professionals involved herein were responsible to look after the project activities of the INGO whether they are doing the work appropriately or not. In case of any discrepancy the concerned monitoring officer provide guidance and suggestions to the INGO and all the concerned issues were brought under the attention of the Assistant Director, Office of the District Coordinator, Bureau of Non-Formal Education, Norail.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

Keeping strong liaison with the concerned agency regarding the monitoring and evaluation was strictly maintained by its project staffs. Assistance, guidance and proper suggestions are provided to the INGOs for better and smooth implementation of the project activities and to reach the goal and objectives of the project.

Monitoring Report:

EC Bangladesh was responsible to provide different types of monitoring and evaluation reports as well as timely submission of statements of expenditures.

Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE) Program

shahadat — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:28:43 +0000

Project Description Sheet (PDS)

Assignment Name:

Non-Formal Primary Education (NFPE) Program

Approx. Value of the Contract (in current Us$ or Euro): US$ 10405.235

Country: Bangladesh

Location within Country: Sirajdikhan Upazila of Munshiganj District

Duration of assignment (months): 36

Name of Client: Australian Aid through BRAC

Total No. of person-months of the assignment: 216

Address:

Education Support Program

BRAC, 75, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current US$ or Euro):

US$ 10405.235

Start Date (Month/Year): January / 2008

Completion Date (Month/Year): December / 2010

No. of professional person-months provided by the joint venture partners or sub-consultants: N/A

Name of venture partner or Sub-Consultants, if any: N/A

Name of the senior regular full time employees of your firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):

Md. Kamruzzaman Palash- Project Coordinator
Md Sagor Shekh, Supervisor

Narrative Description of Project:

This project is mainly concerning financial and technical assistance in favor of the non-formal primary education program for a period of 3 years to be implemented in Gazaria and Sirajdikhan Upazila under Munsiganj District. This project aims at increasing literacy rate by providing proper education to children and building awareness on the necessity of education in the society and other issues namely health-hygiene, promoting education for other children, conducting psycho-social counselling for the children and helping the students indirectly to be protected from being abused through creating awareness on children abusing. Australian Aid is providing financial support for this project through Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC).

Description of actual services provided in the assignment:

The major services included are as follows:

Selection of communities and their illiterate children to be provided Education (non-formal & school): First target of this project is to educate the children who are deprived of schooling facilities and are engaged in various ill-treated works. 150 children are now receiving primary education at 5 non-formal education centres within the district. All of the students have been selected from the local community
Involvement of teachers and other project personnel: In order to educate the children on the elementary and non-formal education and other knowledge on childcare and basic human rights, a good number of knowledgeable teachers have been selected to make the children familiar on education and other related knowledge. All of the teachers have been selected from the community from where the students have been selected. To maintain and continue the total process in a transparent and accountable way experienced project and programme officers have been selected. Finally, the executive group of the organization monitor the project time to time to find the attendance rate of both teachers and students is quite satisfactory. the teachers and the project officers are responsible to find out dropouts and repetition of the students in the schools. Concerned person and coordinator are responsible to supply the required education materials and other accessories to the schools in due time.
Organization and orientation of the classes: As per the programme, total students have been divided into group. All the teachers of the project are responsible for the integration of the children due to group. Most of the teachers are concerned on their teaching procedures. They divide their classes on the necessity of the time and society.
Recreational facilities: In every week teachers of the learning centers arranges informal events for the children as a part of recreation facilities. Some teachers lead the students to play at their nearby play fields where the children participate in games like cockfight, ha-du-du, football, gollachhut and so on. Many times teachers take part in their game to encourage the children on their education.
Family & Community Reintegration: Concerned teachers and program officers of this project are to arrange for reintegration of the children’s families and the entire community on several occasions like the Independence Day, the Victory Day and so on. they sometime arrange extra gathering among the guardians of the students on human rights and diseases, their impacts and precaution.
Psychosocial counselling: Psychosocial counselling is another component to encourage and promote the adolescents and mother towards receiving proper and timely nutrition and medical care to strengthen their immune capacity. Around 1600 adolescents and 750 mothers were taken under psycho-social counselling.
Advocacy: There is a plan for advocacy for ensuring rights of the children, orphan and poor who are involved in hazardous activity to support their families. Though under this project there is no direct advocacy components to be implemented it is to mention that EC Bangladesh plans to convey an effective message to upper govt. and responsible persons.
Report submitting: The concerned personnel are responsible to supply time to time report on the programme. The reports comprise the attendance of the students, their internal meeting, recreational activities, achievements and all other things prescribed in the proposals.

Room to Read Program

shahadat — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:18:02 +0000

Project Description Sheet (PDS)

Assignment Name: Reading Room Program.	Approx. Value of the Contract (in current Us$ or Euro): US$ 102077.
Country:Bangladesh.Location within Country: Brahmanbaria.	Duration of assignment (months): 40 Months (3 years and 4 months)
Name of Client: Room to Read Bangladesh	Total No. of person-months of the assignment: 912
Client Address:Room to Read Bangladesh, Country office, 6/3 Block-D, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207.	Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current US$ or Euro):US$ 30539.
Start Date (Month/Year): September’2009.Completion Date (Month/Year): 2014 Period Extended up to: It’s a continuous extended project and will be extended this project in every year as a regular basis.	No. of professional person-months provided by the joint venture partners or sub-consultants:
Name of venture partner or Sub-Consultants, if any: Not applicable.	Name of the senior regular full time employees of your firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader): Md. Lutfor Rahman, Project Coordinator,Md. Harun-or-Rashid, Assistant Project Coordinator, Md. Jahangir Hossain Khalifa, Accouts Finance Officer.
Narrative Description of Project: To make the students of govt: as well as registered non govt: Primary Schools as independent reader through providing reading supportive materials and increasing their reading habit. To achieve this goal currently we are working with 120s schools and it will increase in every next year. Under this project 24000 students are getting the support through their respective schools.
Description of actual services provided in the assignment:Through this project EC Bangladesh has been providing various services to the target beneficiaries which has been briefly described bellow: Training: We have provided 3 days basic training to the selected schools teachers in order to ensure active participation with our program through developing their knowledge and skills on the project that we want to commence implementing in their schools. Refresher Training: 2 days refreshers training for the selected school teachers have been organized. We are planned to organize this type of refresher training in every year. We have already provided this training to almost 400 teachers. Orientation: We have select two students in each class named Book Captain to manage the books and other supportive materials. In every year we arrange a one days orientation for the Book Captain. Provide Education Materials: Different types of education materials for the selected schools are provided by EC Bangladesh. We are providing following education support materials for the students to the selected schools under this project. 450 Copies Book shelves. 87500 Copies Books (1500×25 schools, 1000×35 schools and 500×30 schools) 630 pieces Mats. 1400 Packets Paper (A4 Size). Except these materials we are providing some other education materials such as Chalks, wooden pencils, color pencils, dusters, sharpeners, erasers etc. Festivals: A festival in every year titled as school reading festival in each of the selected schools has been being conducted. In these festival different types of prizes is given to the winners. The winner who stood first in school level festival got chance to participate in Upazila level reading festival. This is an exciting and creative event of this project by which students gain knowledge and enjoy with a glorious moment.