Enhance Resilience towards COVID and Consequences (ERCC)

Duration: July 03, 2022, to August 13, 2024

Specific objectives are; (a) Improved safeguard against COVID-19 among the target population of 17 selected slums of Sirajganj Municipality; (b) Restored income opportunities of the 4,205 target households whose occupations were affected due to COVID pandemic, and (c) The disadvantaged target children are better protected from the risks of discontinuation of education as a consequence of COVID-19.

Major Activities: a. Awareness of socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 especially health, hygiene, income, nutrition and education issues; b. Improvement of WASH facilities at the community level focusing on COVID and hygiene aspects; c. Increase access to COVID and general health services including COVID vaccination; d. develop resilient livelihood recovery of 4,205 selected beneficiaries households whose income is badly affected by COVID; e. Enhance skill to initiate IGA in order to recover from COVID impacts; f. Capacity restoration for sustaining existing works and income in order to recover from COVID impacts; g. Provide increased support and facilities for the continuation of education of the target children.

Matching of SDG: SDG-1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere and SDG-2: End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. SDG-3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; and SDG-4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Source of fund: Climate Bridge Fund-CBF/BRAC