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Citizen participation is a must to deliver SDG-related services
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Fatema Begum leads a community-based organisation (CBO) called Karnafuli in Sandwip island of Chattogram district. Her organisation works to ensure smooth and transparent delivery of citizen services from government offices and local government organisations.
Thanks to her efforts and relentless advocacy, 185 sanitary latrines, five culverts, five kilometres of road and 10 deep tube wells have been established in her neighbourhood since 2018.
Last year during the pandemic, she ensured that government s emergency incentive package for marginalised people are disbursed smoothly and transparently.
Furthermore, she has arranged special incentive for marginalised women farmers from the local agricultural and fisheries office and loans for the affected farmers and small businessmen from local banks at only four to fi
2,694 women brought under VGD programme in Nilphamari
327
benefited from Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme under the
government’s social safety net programmes in Syedpur upazila of the district
this year.
of five unions have been brought under the programme.
Of them, 525 are in Kamarpukur, 605 in Kashiram Belpukur, 393 in
Bangalipur, 618 in Botlagari and 455 in Khatamdhupur unions.
They will get 30kg rice per month for the next two years, said upazila
women’s affairs officer Nurunnahar Shahjadi.
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