|
|
Mobilization
Since inception in 1997, Coastal Development Partnership has been addressing the deep-rooted, structural causes of poverty as well as the symptoms (lack of basic needs) with Rights-based & people centered approach.CDP has been maintaining pro-poor project implementation, knowledge-based and gender sensitive research & policy advocacy over a decade to make a positive difference to the livelihood struggles of the marginalized rural & coastal poor.
The CDP project is based on grassroots demand and design and it intends to provide innovative solution to a problem which bothers coastal poor people, assist them to create their own organization and also to provide a better solution to a problem which is solved in a less efficient manner. Any CDP project, from design to implementation, is guided through coalition/network & Innovation Systems (IS) approach. As the IS requires a very flexible approach to program management and finance, selection of the implementing partners, their role and partnership norms for the implementation generally finalized during project proposal phase according to their experience and capacity. However, CDP try their level best to ensure meaningful participation of the potential implementing organizations (NGOs/CBOs). In CDP projects, potential implementing organizations (NGOs/CBOs) have scope to know each other; but can work independently according to individual institutional priorities with CDP guidance. CDP projects always try to establish linkage with leading academic institutions, local government, beneficiaries, and civil society groups for technical support and accelerating advocacy initiatives.
The CDP project development team initially review the donor documents & guidelines, and then prepare a briefing paper including concept note, letter of invitation, overview & guidelines, project cost sharing clause and send it to the partner NGOs/CBOs of the CDP developed networks who are working with the local community &accountable to them (Sustainable Agriculture Forum, CDP-SSOQ Partnership, SBCP Watch Group, People's River Commission and Citizens Committee for Conservation of Coastal Environment, Action Group for Shrimp Fry Collectors, Right to Food Movement & Capacity Building of Grassroots Partners). Partner NGOs/CBOs also disseminate it to other interested grassroots NGOs. Partner NGOs/CBOs provide letters of support and their proposal to the CDP about the proposed project.
CDP perceives that such process of open invitation represent the grassroots development voice for better livelihood by the interested NGOs/CBOs. Indirectly, the approach also articulates the voice of those coastal poor who are involved with the letters of support provided NGOs.
The advocacy campaign activities usually follow the vulnerable livelihood group approach with emphasis on poor women and children.
|
CDP as a member of Earth Day Network (EDN) observed Earth Day 2004. To uphold the global themes of Earth Day 2004 CDP organized a daylong round table discussion titled "Water crisis in the southwest region of Bangladesh and Search for Alternative approach" on 25 April 2004. The objective behind of the round table discussion was to identify key water crisis, root causes and focus on initiatives to address water crisis in perspective of the southwest region of Bangladesh. The round table discussion was participated by representatives of diverse sectors such as social activists, NGOs, Khulna University, Bangladesh Betar (Radio), and local journalists.
|
|
|
June has always been an eventful month for CDP since the first observance of the World Environment Day in 2000 jointly with more than 50 local, regional, national and international organizations.
As part of the World Environment Day-2003, a 3-day Rice Diversity Fair was organized at the Zia Hall, Khulna. Partner organizations of the Rice Diversity Conservation, Evaluation and Production Sub-Project RP 2202 displayed over a hundred varieties of rice in their respective stalls.
|
 |
In quest of Responsible Shrimp Farming for Reducing Poverty in the Southwest Coastal Region |
|
Climate Change, its effects on the lives of people in Southwest Bangladesh and options for adaptation |
|
Elimination of Poverty in the Southwest Region : In search of an Appropriate Rice Technology |
|
Water Privatization means Corporate Monopolization : Depriving People of their Rights |
|
Water Privatization and Friendship with a Crocodile |
|
Water privatization : New Conspiracy to Deprive People of their Rights |
|
Peoples’ Opinions on Sundarban Bio-diversity Conservation |
|
Peoples’ Participation in River Management |
|
|
On 10 December,at 9-00 AM over five hundred people, representing different sections of the society - activists, Development workers, Female rights activists, sex workers activists, journalists, teachers - were gathered in Shahid Hadis Park named after a martyr of the Language Movement). The rally started at 9.30 AM paraded the main streets of the City, and stood for 10 minutes as a Human chain, then again marched back to Hadis Park. Later a round table meeting was held at 11:30 A.M. in the auditorium of CARITAS. In the meeting eight papers related to Human Rights were presented. Everybody agreed to take steps for ensuring Human Rights. More analysis and discussion are required for developing awareness in these projects.
|
|
|
