PROJECT PROPOSAL
Establishment of Obadiah Child Home in Chittagong Hill
Tracts, Bangladesh
Applicant Organization
Community Advancement Forum (CAF)
PCB-Mission Building ,Tuantul Runtual
s Kalaghata,Adjacent New Sango Bridge
P.O. & P.S.: Bandarban, Bandarban Hill District.
Contact Person: Mr. Lal Thangzel Bawm
Programme Manager,
Obadiah Humanitarian Service,
E-mail: thangzela@yahoo.com, Mobile: 01556556710
PRIMARY INFORMATION
1.
Organization’s Name
Community Advancement Forum (CAF)
2.
Legal Status
Registered to the Ministry of Social Welfare of Bangladesh.
Reg. No. Bandar 85/95, Dated 25/02/1995, and NGO
Affairs Bureau under Foreign Regulations Act. Reg. No.
2022, Dated 29/03/2005
3.
Address:
4.
Year of establishment
PCB-Mission Building,Tuantul Runtual,Kalaghata Adjacent
New Sango Bridge P.O. & P.S. Bandarban, Bandarban Hill
District.
1993
5.
Contact Person and
Contact Information
Mr. Lal Thangzel Bawm – Programme Manager, Obadiah
Humanitarian Service, E-mail: thangzela@yahoo.com,
Mobile: 01556556710
6.
Bank account
information
Bank Name: Agrani Bank
Branch: Bandarban
Account ID: Community Advancement Forum
Account No: 3301
7.
Program Name
Obadiah Humanitarian Service
8.
Project Title
Establishment of Obadiah Child Home in Chittagong Hill
Tracts, Bangladesh
9.
Project Area
Bandarban Hill District, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
ABOUT CAF
Short description of CAF and its activities.
Community Advancement Forum, a CHT people’s non-political development organization was
established on 10th Feb, 1993 by some dedicated male and female tribal social worker,
community farmers, and philanthropists of Bandarban Hill District aiming to improve the life
status of disadvantaged people giving special priorities to women and children.
Eleven different indigenous communities including Bengali community are living in Bandarban
Hill District. It is one of the 3 districts under Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bandarban is mostly hilly
and inaccessible. These areas are district from other parts of Bangladesh interns of demography,
social, culture, tradition, custom, language etc. Due to political and social conflict, in this region
no development activities were carried on. More over local initiatives for development have
been destroyed. However after Peace Treaty some change has been occurred and some of the
national and international development agencies and donors have shown their interest toward
development of CHT. As a results majority people of CHT remains under poverty level. They
have no security of food, health, education which is the basic rights.
Under the above mentioned situation CAF came in to being to be with them and work with
them aiming to bring about a positive socio-economic change among these poor and marginal
people of CHT specially Bandarban Hill District. Since its inception it has been working with
them toward the fulfillment of its objectives undertaking various projects having good results.
In the mean time CAF built up good relation with its beneficiaries, and other stakeholders.
Presently CAF have 44 staff and is implementing different project like ; indigenous People
Rights, Community Empowerment, Pre-schooling, orphanage, formal primary and High
Schooling, non-formal primary schooling, Horticulture for the poor Jumias for food security and
development etc.
PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT:
What is the purpose of the project - vision and values?
Vision: Transform the live of the orphan and destitute children in society so that they can grow
as valued members of the society with a promising future and fulfilling past.
Goal: Ensure a sound and fulfilling childhood for the orphan and destitute children toward
achieving a promising future for them fostering their physical, mental, emotional, social and
spiritual development and well being.
Purpose of the project: Ensure access of 50 orphan and destitute children in Bandarban to safe
accommodation, tender love, parental care, nourishment, guidance, quality education, health
service and other basic needs through establishment and operation of a sustainable child home.
Specific Objectives:
1. To establish a well constructed, well managed, community participated and safe child
home close to primary and secondary schools.
2. To ensure adequate nourishment and clothes for the targeted orphan and destitute
children.
3. To ensure access to instant and quality health care for the orphan and destitute children
and to increase their awareness on health and hygienic issues.
4. To create an effective child friendly learning environment for orphan and destitute
children within the child home to ensure attainment of quality education by them.
5. To provide the children access to extra-curricular activities, recreational facilities,
mental support, social affairs and spiritual formation.
6. To promote resource generating activities for financial sustainability of the child home
beyond donor funding.
RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT
Why the project has been chosen?
In Chittagong Hill Tracts, intense poverty, political violence, famine, drought, natural disasters,
animal attacks, chronic endemic diseases and poor maternal health care, all are contributing in
turning a large numbers of children into orphan and destitute each year. There is generalized
and pronounced lacking of health, nutrition, education and caring services for the indigenous
orphan and destitute children interfering their physical, mental, social and spiritual
development and well being, ultimately leading to a uncertain and uneven future.
CAF identified the following underlying causes of the above situation in Bandarban:
 There is no residential facility for the orphan and destitute children from where they
will be able continue their primary and secondary education at a school with accessible
distant and safe roads.
 The family or care givers of the orphan and destitute children or the children
himself/herself cannot afford adequate foods for his/her proper nutrition.
 The orphan and destitute children do not get health care services and remain untreated
and maltreated for many diseases. Adolescents do not get any counseling and health
education, which is crucial for their age.
 School environment is not favorable and adequate for effective learning of the children
due to teacher insufficiency, teaching incapacity and use of culture and language
irrelevant teaching instructions and materials.
 The orphan and destitute children are often deprived of parental care, tender love and
participation in – social events, spiritual activities, sports and recreational activities.
This project has been undertaken to address the above problem and its underlying causes. The
project will ensure access of 50 orphan and destitute children in Bandarban to safe
accommodation, tender love, parental care, nourishment, guidance, quality education, health
service and other basic needs through establishment and operation of a sustainable child home.
SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEEDS
What is the specific area of NEEDS?
Specific area of needs to be addressed by the project is:
1. Residential facility near to school: There is no residential facility for the orphan and
destitute children from where they will be able continue their primary and secondary
education at a school with accessible distant and safe roads. Therefore, a child home is
to be established for the orphan and destitute children close to a primary and secondary
school.
2. Foods and clothes: The family or care givers of the orphan and destitute children or the
children himself/herself cannot afford adequate foods for his/her proper nutrition. The
children do not get clothing as per their need. Therefore, the orphan and destitute
children who will be given residential facility need to be provided with food and clothes
in free of cost.
3. Health Care facility: The orphan and destitute children do not get health care services
and remain untreated and maltreated for many diseases. Adolescents do not get any
counseling and health education, which is crucial for their age. Therefore, regular
medical check-up, health care and health education should be arranged for the targeted
orphan and destitute children.
4. Effective learning environment: School environment is not favorable and adequate for
effective learning of the children due to teacher insufficiency, teaching incapacity and
use of culture and language irrelevant teaching instructions and materials. Therefore,
supplementary and child friendly reading environment should be established for the
orphan and destitute children at the child home.
5. Mental, social and spiritual development: The orphan and destitute children are
often deprived of parental care, tender love and participation in – social events, spiritual
activities, sports and recreational activities. Therefore, these children need facilities of
nursing, sports, extracurricular activities, recreation and socialization.
6. Sustainability of the child home: Last of all, even after establishment of a child home
fulfilling all the above needs, sustainability of the home will still be a major concern.
Therefore, profitable resource generating programs need to be conducted side by side
with the home activities for sustainable operation of the home.
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE
What is the present condition of the people the project is seeking to help?
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) situated in South Eastern Bangladesh, consists of three hill
districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. The CHT is home to 11 indigenous groups and
Bengalees, with each of them having their own distinctive language, culture, and tradition. CHT
is geographically distinct from the rest of the country as characterized by very steep, rugged
hilly terrain and dense forests. The rough terrain, remoteness of villages and various political
issues associated with a longstanding conflict for two decades have seriously hindered the
economic development of the region. Chronic poverty, underemployment, illiteracy, disease,
disaster and lack of social services are still endemic here with serious consequence in the life of
the people of CHT. According to UNDP-CHTDF, about 62% of households in the region,
irrespective of ethnicity, are living below the absolute poverty line (below 2,122 kcal) while
36% are defined as hard core poor (below 1,850 kcal). Many ethnic families in CHT experience a
moderate to severe food shortages for 5-6 months. Study shows, the annual net household
income of an average rural household is around USD 925 (approximately USD 75 per household
per month), supporting on average 5 family members.
Intense poverty, political violence, famine, drought, natural disasters, animal attacks, chronic
endemic diseases and poor maternal health care, all are contributing in turning a large numbers
of children into orphan and destitute each year in CHT. CAF defines a orphan as one who lost at
least one of his/her parents; and a destitute child as one who is in extreme need of
comprehensive external aid to meet his/her basic needs due to his/her family and social
incapacity or hindrance. CAF estimated that there is approximately 7500 orphan and destitute
children in Bandarban.
There is generalized and pronounced lacking of health, nutrition, education and caring services
for the indigenous orphan and destitute children in CHT. The orphan and destitute children
often have to earn money engaging themselves into adult economic activities to support
themselves and their families. A study of CAF suggests that less than 30% of the orphan and
destitute children in remote Bandarban can take 2 adequate major meals regularly, less than
20% have gained a new cloth in 12 months. CAF also conducted a rapid anthropometric study
which found prevalence of malnutrition among 62% of the studied orphan and destitute
children.
Children in Chittagong Hill Tracts often suffer from diseases like malaria, diarrhea, acute
respiratory tract infections, tuberculosis, hepatitis, asthma, viral infections, meningitis,
encephalitis, intestinal worms. A large numbers of children, specially the orphan and destitute
children, cannot access health care due to lack of awareness and income of their care givers or
guardians resulting in poor child health, and increased mortality and morbidity.
Villages in the CHT have lower access to education as compared to the rest of the country. More
than half of the children enrolled in primary school drop out of school in their first years.
According to UNDP-CHTDF 65% respondent’s children in CHT discontinue child education
before completion of the primary cycle, and 19% at transition to secondary. The situation is
graver for the orphan and destitute child. Our study revealed that more than 72% of the orphan
and destitute children in Bandarban either have never been enrolled to school or dropped out.
The reasons for such high rate of non-enrolment and drop-out of orphan and vulnerable
children are:
 Lack of finance: In more than 85% cases, the orphan and destitute children are to leave
school or cannot enrol into the school due to lack of finance for school fees, learning
materials and other costs.
 High distance of school and unsafe journey: In our surveyed area, the average distance of
a primary school from a para is 2 kilometres and of a high school is 3-5 kilometre.
However, it takes much longer time and effort to cross this distance by the children due
to the hilly and difficult terrain, and the journey is potentially unsafe for the younger
children.
 Unfriendly learning environment in school: Reading environment in the primary and
secondary schools are not child friendly, especially for the indigenous children. Lack of
teaching instruction and learning materials in mother tongue is the major barrier for
indigenous children to develop their reading skill. As Bangla is the official language of
instruction they cannot understand what their teacher instructs. Teachers often fail to
make an effective reading practice for the children. Due to the lack of classroom space
many schools by necessity run double shift systems which reduce contact hours from
the ideal of 850-1000 hours per year to an average of 300 hours. In rural areas contact
hours can be further reduced as a result of teacher absence, late arrival and early
departure. Moreover, negative socio-religious attitudes toward the ethnic children and
open discrimination within the classroom intensify the negative attitude toward school
going among the children.
 Having to stay at home to support the family/care giver: In addition to the above reasons
many of the children are to leave school to assist their care givers or guardians or family
members in economic activities, like agriculture (Jum) field.
The orphan and destitute children are often deprived of parental care and tender love. Being
involved in the fighting for themselves and their families, many of the orphan and destitute
children cannot find any mean to participate in social events, spiritual activities, sports and
recreational activities. These all seriously hinders the social, mental and spiritual development
of these children.
The project will support such 50 orphan and destitute children from remote areas of
Bandarban.
EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
What the project is expecting to achieve?
1. A well constructed, well managed, community participated and safe child home will
be established close to primary and secondary schools.
1.1 2000 Square feet semi-concrete building will be established with living, reading, dining,
sports, music, recreational and IT facilities for 50 children.
1.2 9 experienced staff will be deployed for operation and maintenance of the child home.
1.3 A child home management committee will be formed and being functional for overall
management of the child home and review its progress and performance.
1.4 Child home staff will be trained through a 7-day long training on “Child Care & Child Home
Services” for proper nursing, care and development of the children as well as for effective
home service and management.
1.5 30 girls and 20 boys, who are orphan and/or destitute, will be selected for the child home
services and benefits.
1.6 A Guardian’s Committee will be formed and being functional to provide their direct
feedback over the services of the child home, provide suggestions for any improvement and
act as mediator between the child home and community.
2. Adequate nourishment and clothes for the targeted orphan and destitute children
will be ensured.
2.1 50 orphan and destitute children will receive adequate nourishment and balanced diet
every day.
2.2 The targeted 50 children will receive adequate clothes – 2 times a year.
2.3 50 children will receive necessary toiletries.
3. Access to instant and quality health care for the targeted orphan and destitute
children will be ensured and their awareness on health and hygienic issues will be
increased.
3.1 The child home children will receive regular medical checkup and health care services in
monthly medical visits of a qualified physician.
3.2 The children will gain instant and emergency health services from local physicians, health
care providers and health centers.
3.3 Adolescent girls and boys of the home will be aware of adolescent health by participating in
the monthly adolescent counseling sessions.
3.4 The home children will be aware on health and hygienic issues by participating in the
monthly health education sessions.
4. An effective learning environment will be established for the targeted orphan and
destitute children within the child home to ensure attainment of quality education by
them.
4.1 An association will be established between the child home and two local schools (one
primary and one secondary) where the orphan and destitute children will receive primary
and secondary education.
4.2 50 targeted orphan and destitute children will receive necessary textbooks and learning
materials for their study.
4.3 A child home library cum reading room will be established to provide the children reading
space and opportunity for supplementary reading.
4.4 The targeted students will receive education in local context, preferably in local language,
in a child friendly environment, in a participatory way with effective learning practices.
4.5 The targeted orphan and destitute children will have capacity on information and
technology attending in regular computer classes.
4.6 Yearly a study tour will be arranged for the home children to familiarize them with
different person, place, elements and infrastructure of historical, social, scientific and
technological importance, and to refresh their knowledge and learning.
5. Targeted orphan and destitute children will have access to extra-curricular activities,
recreational facilities, mental support, social affairs and spiritual formation.
5.1 50 orphan and destitute children will receive tender love, mental support and parental care
so that they can feel and enjoy the child friendly home environment as family environment.
5.2 Each day daily sports, music and cultural sessions will be arranged for the targeted
children.
5.3 Each year an indoor and outdoor sports competition, an annual cultural event and, and arts
& debate programs will be organized.
5.4 Daily prayer sessions will be arranged in the child home for spiritual development of the
children.
5.5 Attendance of the children in church/religious institutions and religions events will be
ensured.
5.6 Social and religious festivals, days and events will be celebrated and observed throughout
the year.
6. Resource generating activities will promoted for financial sustainability of the child
home beyond donor funding.
6.1 Rent-a-car service will be offered by the child home through a Mahindra for generating
income for the child home.
6.2 A cattle farm of Gayal (wild cow, Bos frontalis), cows and pigs will be established,
progressively widened and provide income for the child home.
6.3 A poultry farm will be established, progressively widened and provide income for the child
home.
6.4 A fruit garden of Rangoi mango, C-3 lithci, Pomelo and other profitable species will be
established in 6 acres of land and start to harvest after 3 years of successful gardening.
6.5 Coordination and involvement of a wide range of governmental and nongovernment
stakeholders including local government, government departments, local churches,
religious leaders, traditional leaders and NGOs will be established.
6.6 Community will be encouraged to contribute for the child home.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
How we intend to implement the project.
1. Establishment of the Child Home:
1.1 Selection of the Place: The place for establishment of the child home has already been
selected. It will be established at Farukh Para, Shoalok Union under Bandarban Sadar
Upazila. CAF will contribute 6 acres of land for establishment of the home and for resource
generating activities for the home. The establishment place is close to Government Primary
School namely Farukh Para Government Primary School and Chimbuk a Junior High School,
namely Lai Mi Junior High School.
1.2 Construction of the Child Home: The Child Home will be a 2000 square feet semi-concrete
building consisting of one boys’ living room, one girls’ living room, one library cum reading
room, one common room, one dining room, one office room, guest room, sick room, three
living rooms for the home staff, kitchen and toilet facilities. A deep tube well and water tank
will be constructed for supply of safe water. A local contractor will be selected for
construction of the Child Home through bidding process according to the procurement
guideline of CAF. The construction work will be completed by the first 6 months of the
project.
1.3 Equipping the Child Home: The Child Home will be equipped with the following
equipments and facilities:
 Beds (Double Deck for children) – 25
 Beds (single deck for staff) – 5
 Beddings – 55 sets
 Benches – 16 numbers
 Tables – 8 numbers
 Plates & drinking glasses – 55 sets
 Cooking equipments
 Water filters – 4 numbers
 Indoor Sports equipments
 Outdoor Sports equipments and facilities
 Musical & theatre instruments/equipments
 First aid medical equipments
 Computer with accessories (2 nos.)
A procurement committee will procure these equipments/facilities according to the
procurement guideline of CAF.
1.4 Staff Recruitment: Following staff will be recruited under the project for the child home:
 Project Manager (1)
 Accountant (1)
 Superintendent (1)
 Child Home Care taker (1)
 Cook (2)
 Poultry Farm Care taker (1)
 Cattle Farm Care taker (1)
 Garden Care taker (1)
The project manager is an already recruited staff. Rest of the staff will be recruited based on
their experience, expertise and qualification according to the Recruitment Policy of CAF by the
3rd month of the project. A recruitment committee of CAF will be responsible for the recruitment
process.
1.4 Formation of a child home management committee: A child home management
committee consisting of representatives from executive members and senior management
staff of CAF, project manager, local priest, and local traditional leaders will be established
at the beginning of the project. The CHMC will be in responsibility for overall management
of the child home and review its progress and performance. On behalf of the CHMC, Project
Manager, as chief officer of the home, will be in direct responsibility for management of the
home, implementation of its services and supervision of the staff. The CHMC will sit in
quarterly review meeting. Project Manager will submit quarterly progress reports to the
CHMC as well as to the donor.
1.5 Staff training: For proper nursing, care and development of the children as well as for
effective home service and management the Project Manager, Superintend and Caretakers
will be trained on a 7-day long training on “Child Care & Child Home Services”. A training
manual will be developed in advance by a contracted resource person. Contracted resource
persons will conduct the trainings in CAF training room by the 3rd month of the project.
1.6 Admission of orphan and destitute children: 30 girls and 20 boys who are orphan and/or
destitute will be selected for admission into the home. A call for application will be
circulated at community level by the CAF grassroots staff before beginning of the education
session. Selection will be done by the CHMC based on a set of selection criteria as to be
defined by the CHMC. However, the first criteria will be that the child must be an orphan or
destitute. CAF defines a orphan as one who lost at least one of his/her parents; and a
destitute child as one who is in extreme need of comprehensive external aid to meet his/her
basic needs due to his/her family and social incapacity or hindrance.
1.7 Formation of Guardian’s Committee: A Parents’ Committee, consisting of 12 members,
will be formed from the parents/guardians/care givers of the orphan and destitute children
to ensure the participation of guardians. The Guardian’s Committee will sit in quarterly
meeting to review the services of the home to the children as well as performance of the
children. It will report the CHMC if there is any mal-care or mal-services occur. The
Guardian’s Committee will also provide suggestion to the CHMC for any improvement of the
child home. The Guardians Committee will act as mediator between the child home and
community.
1.8 Development of child home operational manual: CHMC will develop a child home
operational manual before enrolment of the children aiming to provide all staff and children
some guidelines and regulation for smooth maintenance and management of the home as
well as for maintenance of child home discipline.
2. Supply nutritious foods and adequate clothes for the children:
2.1 Development of a meal item schedule: Project Manager will develop a meal item
schedule before beginning of home operation ensuring adequate nutrition and balanced
diet for the children.
2.2 Procurement of foods: The superintendent will arrange monthly, weekly and daily
marketing of food items and fuels ensuring adequate food storage for the children.
Marketing will be based on the meal item schedule.
2.3 Cooking and distribution of foods: Cooks will be responsible for daily cooking and
preparation of foods. Caretakers will distribute the foods to the children at dining spaces.
Strict hygienic and sanitary measures will be taken in all stages of food preparation,
distribution and consumption.
2.4 Procurement and distribution of clothes: Each child will be provided with dresses two
times a year and of four types: ordinary dresses, occasion dresses, school dresses and
winter dresses. The procurement committee will be responsible for procurement of the
clothes according to the procurement guideline of CAF.
2.5 Procurement and supply of toiletries: The superintendent will arrange monthly
procurement of toiletries items and supply the same to the children.
3. Provide health care support to the children:
3.1 Monthly medical visit: Project manager will contract a local qualified physician (at least
MBBS degree) within 1st quarter of the project for arranging monthly medical visits to the
child home to provide health care services to the home children.
3.2 Instant consultation with physician and attain services from health centers: Project
manager will establish linkage with local physicians, health care providers and health
centers for instant consultation for any ill children or for management of any emergency
cases. Superintendent will be responsible for bringing the children to the linked physicians,
health care providers or health centers, when necessary.
3.3 Organize adolescent counseling sessions: The superintendent will organize monthly
adolescent counseling sessions. A counseling manual will be developed in 1 st quarter of the
project by a contracted consultant.
3.4 Organize health education sessions: The superintendent will organize monthly health
education sessions for all children in the home. A health education manual will be
developed in 1st quarter of the project by a contracted consultant.
4. Effective learning environment:
4.1 Association with local schools: CAF will associate with Farukh Para Government Primary
School and a Junior High School, namely Lai Mi Junior High School, by 3rd month of the
project, for primary and secondary schooling of the child home orphan and destitute
children. Children of the child home will receive their primary and secondary education in
these schools.
4.2 Supply of textbooks and learning materials: All textbooks and learning materials (like
exercise books, pen, pencils, drawing tools, calculator, erasers, sharpeners, etc.) will be
collected and/or purchased at the beginning of each education session. Superintendent will
distribute the materials at the beginning of education sessions and when necessary.
4.3 Establishment of a child home library cum reading room: A library cum reading room
will be established within the child home equipped with sitting arrangements for 50
students and book selves filled with over 500 books, initially. Daily learning sessions will
be arranged in this library. Students will be able to read a range of supplementary,
reference as well as literacy books from the library.
4.4 Organize daily learning sessions: Superintendent will arrange daily learning sessions at
the study hall. Here, the superintended will teach the students in local context, preferably
in local language, in a child friendly environment, in a participatory way, ensuring effective
learning practices. Special care will be taken in the sessions for supplementation of lacking
in the school education. The children will be allowed to prepare their daily lessons at the
second half of daily learning sessions.
4.5 Organize computer classes: Project manager with the consultation of concerned
specialist will develop a computer education curriculum for the home children by the 2 nd
quarter of the project. Superintendent will arrange regular computer classes for the
students to increase their capacity on information and technology.
4.6 Arrange yearly study tour: Each year a study tour will be arranged for the child home
children to familiarize them with different person, place, elements and infrastructure of
historical, social, scientific and technological importance, and to refresh their knowledge
and learning. Superintendent will be responsible for overall arrangement of the program.
The tour can be arranged at last quarter of each year or any time as CHMC prefer.
5. Mental, social and spiritual support:
5.1 Daily nursing/ care taking: The caretakers of the child home will take constant care of
the children, e.g. regular food intake, adequate sleep, cleanliness, participation in extracurricular activities, regular study, nursing during illness, etc. The superintendent and
caretakers will provide tender love, mental support and parental care to the children so
that the children can feel and enjoy the child home environment as family environment.
5.2 Arrange daily sports, music and theatre sessions: Everyday, the children will
participate in outdoor and weekly in indoor game sessions, watch TV, music sessions and
cultural sessions as per routine , which is crucial for their physical, mental and social well
being.
5.3 Organize extra-curricular competitions: The home will arrange the following extracurricular events to improve children’s competency in extra-curricular activities.
 Indoor and outdoor sports competition: at 1st quarter
 Annual cultural event: at 2nd quarter
 Arts and debate programs: at 3rd quarter
5.4 Organize daily prayer sessions: Daily prayer sessions will be arranged in the child home
at morning and evening for spiritual development of the children.
5.5 Attendance in church/religious institutions and religions events: The child home will
ensure attendance of the children in church/religious institutions and religious events for
their spiritual development.
5.6 Celebrate social and religious festivals, days and events: The child home will celebrate
social/national festivals/events, like mother tongue day, new year day, victory day,
independence day, children day, world education day etc., and religious festivals, like
Christmas, Easter Sunday, etc.
6. Sustainability of the child home
6.1 Rent-a-car service: The child home will purchase one Human Haller (Mahindra) and
provide rent-a-car service to generate income for sustainably running of the child home.
The Mahindra will be purchased at the end of 1st year.
6.2 Cattle rearing: A cattle farm of Gayal (wild cow, Bos frontalis), cows and pigs will be
established from the 6th month of the project. Initially, 15 adult female gayals, 10 cows and
25 pigs will be purchased. The farm will progressively be widened through reproduction of
gayals, cows and pigs. Beyond the project, income will be generated by selling mature
gayals, cows and pigs from the cattle farm. A cattle farm care taker will be responsible for
cattle rearing components. Salary of the cattle farm caretaker and other staff will come
from the income of the farm. Sub-activities under this activities include:
a) training of the caretaker
b) construction of the cattle farm
c) procurement of gayals, cows and pigs
d) procurement of foods and materials
e) nursing of the cattles
f) marketing
6.3 Poultry farming: A poultry farm will be established from the 12th month of the project.
Initially, the farm will start with 500 chickens and thereby, progressively be widened.
Beyond the project, the farm will provide income for sustainability of the home. A poultry
farm care taker will be responsible for the poultry farming. Salary of the care taker will
come from the profit from the farm. Sub-activities under this activities include:
a) Training of the caretaker
b) construction of the poultry farm
c) procurement of chicken
d) procurement of foods and materials
e) nursing of the chicken
f) marketing
6.4 Fruit Gardening: A fruit garden of Rangoi mango, C-3 lithci, Pomelo and other profitable
species will be established from the 6th month of the project. An agricultural care taker will
be responsible for fruit gardening component. Sub-activities under the fruit garden
establishment includes:
a) training of the agriculture caretaker
b) jungle cutting and land preparation
c) procurement of sapling
d) sowing the saplings
e) nursing of the garden
f) collection of harvest
g) marketing
After 3 years of successful gardening the garden will provide harvest which will be marketed for
generating income for the child home.
6.5 Involvement of government and nongovernmental stakeholders: CAF will work in
coordination with local government, government departments, local churches, religious
leaders, traditional leaders and NGOs, to solicit their support during and beyond the project
period for operation of the child home.
6.6 Solicit community contribution: CAF will encourage contribution of the community,
according to their ability, to ensure their ownership in the project.
IMPACT OF THE PROJECT
What impact/difference will the projects make to the lives of the beneficiaries?
The ultimate impact of the project will be that the orphan and destitute children from the
remote Bandarban will enjoy a sound and fulfilling childhood toward achieving a promising
future through their physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual development and well
being. More specifically:
1. The orphan and destitute children will have a safe accommodation and placement
where they will enjoy their childhood in family environment.
2. Gaining quality and effective education and guidance, the orphan and destitute children
will grow to be assets to their community. They will make them competitive for higher
education and strong carrier.
3. Gaining adequate nutrition, physical exercise and quality healthcare the orphan and
destitute children will lead a healthful life.
4. Tender love and parental care will bring a pleasant and enjoyable childhood for the
children and offer them emotional and mental development and well being.
5. Active participation in social and national affairs will foster socialization of the children
and build them as a conscious citizen of the country.
6. Participation of the children in spiritual affairs and worship will allow the children to
grow as a good man and lead a spiritual life.
7. Girls’ equal education, socialization, employment and empowerment will be promoted
through the project.
8. Side by side to the general education children will get practical learning on how to be
self employed getting knowledge from different income generating programs taken by
Home for sustainability.
9. Finally, the child home will contribute to build the life of the orphan and destitute
children so that they can be an active person having love, fellow feeling and
responsibility for significantly contributing in overall development and reformation of
the society, country and nation.
EVALUATION
How will you measure the difference the project will make on the quality of life of the
beneficiaries?
CAF central monitoring team will arrange annual evaluation of the child home, where it will
assess what the difference the project will make on the quality of the life of the orphan and
destitute children. The children will assess the following areas of indicator:
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School attendance and performance of the children
Nutritional status of the children
Morbidity of the children and mode of care for the morbidity
Participation and performance of the children in extra-curricular activities
Participation and performance of the children in social affairs
Participation and performance of the children in spiritual affairs
An evaluation plan will be developed at the first quarter of the project which will include
detailed methodology and tools for the evaluation. Review of documents and attendance,
interviews with the children, focal group discussions, etc. can be some tools of the study.
NEGATIVE OUTCOMES, IF THE PROJECT IS NOT IMPLEMENTED
What is the likely outcome for these people if we do not implement the proposed projects
 Deprivation of education: Many children will not be able to enroll into the school and
others who are currently going to school will be likely to drop out due to financial
constraints, remoteness, unsafe journey, unfavorable school environment and to earn
livelihood. Ultimately, being deprived of education, the children will fail to develop a better
carrier in their future life, and remain within the cycle of poverty. They will not able to
contribute for development and reformation of their family, society and country.
 Deprivation of nourishment: The orphan and destitute children will not get adequate meal
and nourishment and thereby, will suffer from malnutrition.
 Deprivation of clothes: The orphan and destitute children will be deprived from adequate
clothing. They will suffer more in winter seasons.
 Deprivation of health care: The orphan and destitute children will fail to receive health
care for their illness. There will remain low awareness on health and hygienic issues among
them. Therefore, there will be high rate of mortality and morbidity among the children.
 Poor emotional support and mental health: The orphan and destitute child will be
deprived of parental care and tender love. Many of them have to be engaged in adult
economic activities. Therefore, many of the target children will suffer from “Abandoned
Child Syndrome” which includes withdrawal from social activities, guilt, fear and
uncertainty, sleep and eating disorders and physical ailments. The children will be deprived
of recreational facilities and extra-curricular facilities hindering their emotional and mental
development.
 Poor social and spiritual development: Failing to gain spiritual messages and social
participation, the children may involve in anti-social activities at their adulthood.
PHASES OF THE PROJECT
What will be the phases of the implementation of the project?
 Establishment phase: 3 months (September to December 2013)
 Operational Phase: 33 months (January 2014 to September 2017)
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT:
How will you seek to make the projects financially sustainable if we are able to receive an
upstart grant to implement the projects?
The project will achieve financial sustainability through earning from the following
components:
 Rent-a-car service: The child home will purchase a Human Haller (Mahindra) and
provide rent-a-car service to generate income for sustainably running of the child home.
It is expected that yearly USD 4,500 will be earned from the rent-a-car service.
 Cattle rearing: A cattle farm of Gayal (wild cow, Bos frontalis), pig and cows will be
established from the 6th month of the project. Initially, 15 adult female gayals, 10 cows
and 25 pigs will be purchased. The farm will progressively be widened through
reproduction of gayals, cows and pigs. Beyond the project, USD 10,000 will be generated
each year by selling gayals from the cattle farm.
 Poultry farming: A poultry farm will be established from the 12th month of the project.
Initially, the farm will start with 500 chickens and thereby, progressively be widened
within the project from its own income. Beyond the project, the farm will provide annual
income of USD 2,500 for sustainability of the home.
 Fruit Gardening: A fruit garden of Rangoi mango, C-3 lithci, Pomelo (Jambura) and
other profitable species will be established in 6 acres of land from the 12th month of the
project. The garden will start to harvest after 3 years of successful gardening. It is
estimated that the garden will provide an annual income of USD 11,250.
 Community Contribution: CAF will encourage the community to contribute for the
orphan and destitute children as per their ability.
 Involvement of government and nongovernmental stakeholders: CAF will establish
effective coordination with local government, government departments, local churches,
religious leaders, traditional leaders, NGOs and donor agencies, and solicit their all
possible cooperation and donation for the home.