DanChurchAid
Bangladesh
Rehabilitation of livelihood structures
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Anna Jonasson/CoS-ACT International
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| Emergency distribution in the village of Madaripur in Bangladesh in December 2007 after the cyclone Sidr by ACT member, Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh (LHCB) |
The contract is focused on rehabilitation of livelihood structures as well as water and sanitation in two southern districts of Bangladesh.
Clean water and sanitary facilities
The funds will benefit 48,125 persons directly with clean drinking water and sanitary facilities that will prevent the spreading of water borne diseases.
| Cyclone Sidr |
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| Over 3.400 people perished due to the 250 km/h winds that swept though Bangladesh in November 2007. Millions have been affected and hundreds of thousand families have been made homeless. The four most affected southern districts were Barguna, Patuakali, Bagerhat and Pirojpur. |
In addition, the livelihood of the worst affected families will be rehabilitated through provision of fishing nets and boats.
DanChurchAid in Bangladesh
DanChurchAid (DCA) has recently established a permanent presence in Bangladesh in order to be better prepared to respond to the recurring annual floodings but especially to the sudden disasters striking regularly but unexpectedly.
The DCA presence in Bangladesh is essential for the ability to secure funding from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department as well as other donors.
DanChurchAid has a Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO)enabling DanChurchAid to implement ECHO funded projects worldwide in a broad range of sectors including water and sanitation, food aid, shelter, non-food item to humanitarian mine action. Visit website: ECHO
