Programme/ Project : Strengthening  Households Ability to Responds to Development Opportunities  (SHOUHARDO) Program
Duration : 01.01.2006- 28.02.2010
Budget (BDT) : 54,852,557
Source of Fund/Donors : USAID-CARE Bangladesh
Geographical Coverage : Dist: Sirajganj Uz: Sirajganj (s) PS:Sirajgonj Uz: Kazipur Union: 7 nos. Natuarpara, Chargirish, Khasrajbari, Nischintapur, Tekani, Monsurnagar and Gandhail)
Major Outputs/Results Achieved

  • 35 EKATA groups actively working for empowerment
  • 846 CHD input recipient households have vegetable gardening or livestock  rearing
  • 4,033 IGA supports recipient beneficiary operating business
  • Improved nutritional status and reduced food insecurity to 3,339 commodity (769,556 MT) recipient beneficiary HHs
  • Flood vulnerability reduced to 385 raised homestead owners
  • 314 tube-wells with RCC platform recipient HHs have access to safe drinking water
  • 4 CRC/IGA centers are properly used by the communities