NETZ: Advancement of Marginalised Adivasis Deprived of Economic Resources (AMADER project)

Project Area:                      15 Upazilas of 4 Districts in the Barind tract namely Rajshahi, Naogaon,

                                     Chapai-Nawabgonj and Dinajpur

Local Partners:                   NETZ Bangladesh is working with Ashrai in Naogaon, Sachetan  in Rajshahi and Chapai Nawabgonj and Pollisree  in Dinajpur.

Target:                                 9,000 Beneficiary Households (BHHs)

Years to Graduate:            3 years

Budget & Cost per BHH:  Total budget is BDT 289,753,955; cost per BHH is BDT 32,195 of which direct

                                     delivery cost per BHH is BDT 15,232

 Key Aspects

• 100% of the target beneficiaries are women;
  
• 80% of the targeted beneficiaries are Adivasi women who are affected by food insecurity and marginalisation;
  
• Preparing Family Development Plans (FDP) for every target BHH with income generating activities at the centre;
  
• Education, health, nutrition, access to rights and public resources, livelihood opportunities and constraints are the other major components of the FDPs;
  
• Distributing productive assets as a grant through reinvestment process for at least twice during the project period;
  
• Ensuring social services for quick impacts on income and nutrition with a broader rights-based approach;
  
• Developing skills of the beneficiaries and linking with the market for diversification and increased household income;
  
• Applying participatory techniques to unlock the individual and collective potentials of the target group;
  
• Implementing with partner NGOS such as ASHRAI in Rajshahi; 
  
• A saving scheme component has been added in order to build resilience to shocks and stesses. 
  

 Outputs

• Increased BHH income;
  
• Reduced vulnerability and risk to loss of productive assets;
  
• Established functional groups by extreme poor women at village and union levels;
  
• Shared experiences to development actors and policy makers. 

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