Noakhali Located in the south- east of , Noakhali district lies under division, and has an area of 4,200 square kilometres. The main rivers in the area are the Bamni and Meghna. It is bounded by Cumilla district on the north, the Meghna estuary and the bay of on the south, Feni and Chattogram districts on the east, Lakshmipur and BRAC Photo credit: districts on the west. Safe migration female members forum meeting in Begumganj, Noakhali.

BRAC operates in Noakhali with quite a few programmes, At a glance such as microfinance, education Human rights and (BEP), health, nutrition and (as of December, 2018) legal aid services population (HNPP), community Microfinance Human rights and legal education empowerment (CEP), human (HRLE) shebikas 401 rights and legal aid services Branches 47 HRLE graduates 46,370 (HRLS), ultra poor graduation Village organisations 3,120 Legal aid clinics 6 (UPG), and gender justice and Members 1,42,169 diversity (GJD) programme. Borrowers 80,779 Health, nutrition Progoti and population Small enterprise clients 13,035 Health workers (shasthya kormi) 74 Education Health volunteers (shasthya shebika) 710 Primary schools 32 General information Shishu niketon schools 44 Pre-primary schools 109 Community empowerment ADP centres 23 Community-based organisation Population 3,370,251 Community libraries 30 (polli shomaj) 170 Unions 91 Education support programme 75 Union-based organisation Villages 786 (union shomaj) 15 Children (0-15) 68,000 Ultra poor graduation Popular theatre 6 Primary schools 1,243 Group - 1 members 19 Gender justice and diversity Literacy rate 69% Group - 2 members 2,056 Hospitals 1 Asset and training received 2,075 MEJNIN (meyeder jonno nirapad NGOs 50 Healthcare availed 156 nagorikotta - safe citizenship for Group - 3 members 1,284 women) Banks 135 Asset and training received 1,284 Community watch groups (CWG) 15 Bazaars 238 Healthcare availed 172 CWG members 195

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