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ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 1 2019-20 ANNUAL People’s Oriented REPORT Program Implementation This Annual Report Provides An Overview Of The Impect Of The Work Done By POPI From July 2019 To June 2020. CONTENT PROVIDER PROGRAMME TEAMS COMPILATION & DESIGN DOCUMENTATION AND PUBLICATION TEAM FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 1 Mr. Md. Solaiman Mr. Abdul Hamid Bhuiyan Mr. Mohammad Shahibul Islam Ms. Shamsun Nahar Chowdhury Ms. Aspia Sultana Mr. Sharif Uddin Ahmed Mr. Pramatha Nath Biswas Mr. Syed Mosaddeque Hossain Mr. Md. Myn Uddin GENERAL BODY Ms. Sajeda Begum Ms. Shamima Parvin Mukta Mr. Rasel Ahmed Liton Ms. Rafiqua Akhter Ms. Afroza Hossain Shila Ms. Bandana Chaki Mr. Md. Ayub Ali Mr. M. Alauddin Prodhan Mr. Md. Ramjan Ali Ms. Amena Begum (Poly) Ms. Ulfatara Jahan Mr. Murshed Alam Sarker 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 Mr. Abdul Hamid Bhuiyan Chairman Mr. Sharif Uddin Ahmed Vice-Chairman. Ms. Rafiqua Akhter Treasurer Ms. Shamsun Nahar Chowdhury EXECUTIVE Executive Member Mr. Rasel Ahmed Liton COMMITTEE Executive Member Mr. Syed Mosaddeque Hossain Executive Member Mr. Murshed Alam Sarker Member Secretary ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 3 CONTENTS 6 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 6 MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8 AN OVERVIEW OF POPI A journey of 35 successful years AN OVERVIEW OF POPI Founded in 1986, People’s Oriented Program MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Implementation (POPI) started its development CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE mission through raising critical awareness, sensitizing and organizing people living in abject poverty on development issues and building their leadership and It is with immense pleasure that we present to you unprecedented downfall being stretchered from People’s Oriented Program Implementation the wake of an outbreak or natural disaster. It management capability. The initial prime aim of the the annual report 2019-20. The year under review economic development sector to social development (POPI) has completed 2019-20 on both low and is our mission to go where we are needed most, initiative was to alleviate poverty through empowering has presented a variety of challenges with economic sector. In the context of changed world, POPI has high notes. This year the COVID-19 pandemic has find solutions when there seem to be none and women. From that modest beginning, POPI has grown growth in Bangladesh. Especially, the outbreak of been resilient to reserve the interest of its programme led to dramatic social and economic changes accompany our programme participants as remarkably in terms of size and adding up new COVID-19 during March-June has not only elevated participants. While the world discovered a new- on a global scale. With the continuing tensions long as necessary. programme components to address the emerging the economic challenges, but also adversely affected found invisible enemy, POPI got to put together its across the globe and the economic slowdown, POPI’s various activities in achieving sectoral needs of its programme participants. Today, it is the society, at large. The COVID-19 pandemic resources to serve people facing enormous the situation we find ourselves in grows ever goals set for education, health, rights and dealt a severe blow to the global economy as well. complexity created by the coronavirus. It opted to recognized as one of the leading development NGOs more uncertain. Despite these ups and downs, governance and DRR and CCA remained no The challenges recently presented as a result of launch several interventions with a view to tame the POPI kept pace in 2019-20. It continued to in Bangladesh. POPI’s comprehensive multi-sectoral uncertain and often alarming economic conditions emerging problems. The major problem has been the less than the previous year despite the sheer intervene in developing the future of its disturbance of the pandemic. Instead, this year and holistic development programme approach has were felt worldwide, and POPI was not spared, but unawareness of the virus which has been so fatal at been deeply appreciated by the people it works for we confronted the economic downturn steadily. As the community level. POPI’s awareness programme programme participants across the country. POPI experienced an upward trend both in a mission-driven organization, POPI must measure reached to the doorsteps of the community under More than a million beneficiaries are now a terms of development programme expansion as well as by the other relevant stakeholders. It has success by metrics beyond financial indicators. At intervention. It distributed awareness materials part of the POPI family, continuing to grow in an and financial services consolidation. POPI expanded its geographic presence across 23 districts of POPI it is also critical to measure success in achieving such as posters and leaflets. Besides, POPI extended environment of global uncertainty. We all have launched quite a few new development projects the country. In its long journey of 33 years, it remains the mission. support to the poor population to overcome the struggled, stretched ourselves, and found new and entered new geographical areas with its firmly committed as ever to bring about long lasting strength this year. microfinance programme. Looking back at As pointed out above, the economic doldrums across immediate economic shock caused by the pandemic. positive changes in the lives of the common people the globe has not only shaken the economic growth It distributed relief to the deserving people across This year, like all other development last year, our development partners, donors, of Bangladesh by rendering critical development itself but also affected the social development Bangladesh. Food and non-food items as well as cash organizations POPI had to fight an unknown volunteers and employees can be proud of what services and promoting social justice, cohesion processes in many ways. POPI, as such, remained grants are distributed to the affected community. battle. People living in the underprivileged we achieved working together. While the government takes measures to support the and harmony. to be one of the most affected organizations in section of society had been harmed The global spread of COVID-19 has served affected entrepreneurs, micro-businesses and small Bangladesh. As its programmes spread across tremendously, both in terms of health and holder farmers, POPI tried to help out a large number as a keen reminder of the importance of our There are separate sets of offices for conducting POPI’s the country and extends over different backward livelihoods. Consequently, the organization had of people to revitalize their small and micro initiatives. beneficiaries, securing an emergency response Social Development projects and financial services geographical settings, the poor and marginalized to shoulder even bigger responsibility to lessen At this juncture of unfortunate time, while POPI has and a stable financial base. We accept the activities. For conducting micro finance services there section of society has been its major stakeholders to the hardship of the common people. It extended sudden changes in the times, the environment be part of all its social and economic development been fighting against a number of evil forces being are 191 offices including Region and Branch offices in made their mark to harm the social and economic both cash and kind support including hygiene and the needs of all our stakeholders as 22 districts. The social development project offices programmes. Unfortunately, the poor, the materials to the neediest families in its working opportunities for POPI to understand context marginalized and the deprived population of society stability of the country, POPI’s personnel at all operate as per the projects life cycles. In this reporting areas across Bangladesh. and will work quickly to generate new value has been among the most affected people of the levels continued their good work to optimize the year a total of 23 social development projects are creation. country. The subsistence economy encountered such entire team’s workflow. On behalf of the executive This report extensively focuses on different being implemented through 30 different project committee, I firmly acknowledge their contribution a downfall as never before. The informal economy development interventions provided and Let us continue to work together so we can offices. POPI Head Office is housed in two adjacent but during this difficult time. Besides, all stakeholders and financial services extended to reach its collapsed. As a result, the money flow within the low- foster success for our programme participants separate multi-storied buildings in Dhaka. income community experiences a bitter blow. Such partners particularly the government departments, organizational goal. This 2020 Annual Report is across Bangladesh and work toward achieving a situation results in increased unemployment and donors, different NGOs and the whole lot of other an expression of our collective endeavors in the the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. disrupted livelihoods. organizations have provided increased support to time of uncertainty, fear, and vulnerability. At We sincerely hope that that the pandemic is POPI to overcome the emerging problems. POPI, we are no strangers to responding to the However, POPI did not cease to challenge the over soon and the world gets back to normalcy. urgent needs of our programme participants in 10 OUR GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 12 NUMBERS IN SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT SECTOR 13 NUMBERS IN