Electronic Version ESDO News Letter COVID-19 Response Year : 4 Issue : 3-5 March-May 2020 ESDO’s COVID-19 Response at a glance Programmatic interventions in response to COVID-19

The whole world is now fighting against the unseen soldier, Corona virus. Its creates an in-humiliation pandemic that cross all of the previous one and world have never been seen this types of pandemic in before. According to WHO, is highly riskable country for COVID 19 pandemic due to its population density, lack of medical facilities and most important things- lack of awareness knowledge among the community peoples. When first COVID 19 patients was found, from that time, ESDO has been starting awareness at community level within it’s working area. Now ESDO have selected a set of programme interventions for this COVID 19 response. Firstly, ESDO is trying to aware community people for practicing WHO recommended hand washing procedures. Secondly, we are staring deinfection of various place including bazzar, localities, wards through sprying blichin powder mixing water. We have already developed various awareness meterials and distributed among the people. For ensuring safety and security, we have been provided PPE for doctors, nurses and others health service providers, also police. For attracting mass people, we have already prepared awareness raising song and miking and publishing in urban and rural areas. Also a TV programme on COVID 19 issue is trying to captured that will be continuously broadcust through the local TV channel. As situation is going to lock-down position, ESDO have intantaneously taken decision to stay with day labour, rickshawa puller, auto charger drivers, ethnic minority and dalits in order to survive them within this pandemic situation. ESDO have given a food package with hyginic materials and some cash distribution within its working area’s people from its own initiative fund along with others INGOs contributions. The target population are mainly Ethnic Minority, Dalits, ultra poor, day labour, Doctors, Nurses, Police, others health service providers. The response size of population is 139496. We have been given the following inputs for this response: 1. Response area S/L Place Numbers 4. Wash/Sanitizing Materials Support: S/L Name of Ite m Quantity Unit 1 District 9 1 Bucket with Mug 6256 Piece 2 33 2 Disinfectin g 400 Times 3 Union 231 3 So ap 83998 Piece 4 Village roughly 2320 4 Distance Circli ng 880 number 5 Detergent / Surf Exc el 33354 Piece 2. HH/Population: 6 Reusable Ma sk 27530 Piece S/L Particular Coverage 7 Hexis ol 11000 Piece 1 Household 34874 8 Hand Sanitiz er 16022 Piece 9 P PE 1695 Piece 2 Population 139496 3 Adibashi 10369 5. Food support: 4 Dalit 490 S/L Quantity (kg) 5 Greater Community 1757 Item 1 Rice 99770 3. Awareness Materials: 2 potato 28092 S/L Name of Materials Quantity 3 Dal 14769 1 Banner installed 240 4 Mustard oil 2269 2 Miki ng 953 5 3 Leaflet distribution 130800 Salt 3269 4 Poster 32000 6 Ata 19284 5 Hand wash demonstration 40 7 Sugar 4284 6 PPE use guidline to hospitals 400 8 Chira 4284 7 Awareness raising song 120 HH covered - 15714 Cash su pport: Cash Distribution – 19160 HH

Our Partners in this Crisis Response

ESDO News Letter March-May 2020 01 ESDO COVID- 19 Fund

ESDO development workers believe in the core value of ESDO and depending on the core value, ESDO has been build up a fund with the equivalent of one day's salary to help the extremely poor unemployed people. The ESDO has dedicated this money for the COVID-19 disaster affected poor people. Through the Deputy Commissioner of Thakurgaon ESDO have provides BDT 1, 00,000 to District Disaster Relief Fund and BDT 3,00,000 to the Prime Minister fund through PKSF for food and other necessary assistance to stand against COVID-19. In addition, ESDO have been distributed food aid to 1,500 workless families on its own initiative and on the basis of local government and local needs. Besides, ESDO has also donated a grant BDT 20,000 to ESDO representative is handing over BDT 1,00,000 cheque to Dr. K M Kamruzzaman Selim, DC, Thakurgaon. Disaster fund on the needs of upazila parishad chairman.

All the people in this world are now locked into home due to epidemic created by the ESDO have been stayed with workless deadly Corona virus. Most of the people are now workless due to break the income and hopeless people options. Similarly, the lower income people are now helpless due to this workless and leading their life inhuman. Thankurgaon district are not beyond of this. For this reason, the renowned development organization- Eco Social Development Organization (ESDO) have been stayed along with these workless and hopeless poor and vulnerable people. Food assistance has been provided from its own fund. Nobody has been counted out from this assistance including Adibashi, Dalits, Rickshaw and van puller, Paglu driver, non government electrical labour and also labour of Mozzarella cheese factory. Among them, 655 household from Ethnic Minority and Dalit’s community; non government electrical labour and Mozzarella cheese factory labour 200, paglu driver, rickshaw and van puller 645, i.e, a total 1500 household have been covered under this food assistance. As items of food assistance, there was rice 5 kg, 3 kg potato, 1 kg salt, 500 kg mustered oil, 1 kg lentil. After getting the food supports, these workless people pray the long life of Dr. Md. Shahid Uz Zaman, Executive Director, ESDO and Salima Akhtar, Director (Admin), ESDO. Also they accept that the victory of ESDO would be spread out into every corners of our country.

Beside this, from own ESDO fund, the disinfection spraying has been done in various places like main road of municipality area, various villages and word’s road, surrounding various offices and judge court office, Temple and Mosque and this ESDO’s food Assisstance to the workless people by Executive Director and Director (Admin). spraying programme is still now continuing .

Cash distribution among the beneficiaries of ESDO SEEDS Project in With the financial assistance of Stromme Foundation Eco Social Development Organiza- tion (ESDO) has been implemented SEEDS Project in Kurigram district. To stand aside of jobless families during the global COVID-19 pandemic, this project have been distribut- ed BDT 8, 70,000 in cash from 13th to 15th April 2020 among 3000 families of 9 union of 3 upazila (Kurigram Sadar, Nagesswari and Ulipur) of Kurigram district. Local Union Parishad Chairman, Councilors, local honorable persons and development workers of the project were present during the distribution ceremony. Social distance was strictly maintained during the distribution ceremony. Project members are happy to receive the cash and thanks to ESDO SEEDs project members for this financial support during the pandemic situation.

Providing financial assistance to 1123 sponsored child families under

In recent times, a deadly virus named Novel Corona Virus has been attacked in worldwide and Bangladesh is not out of it. To reduce the impact of this virus, Bangladesh Government has taken many initiatives as a part of prevention strategy. As a part of this initiative, Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) and Plan International Bangladesh with the collaboration of local government will be provide assistance BDT 4500 as cash to each of 1123 poor children families and 6000 copies of issuewise awareness raising leaflets will be distributed within 6 Unions (Saniajan, Fakirpara, Barakhata, Singimari, Naodabas and Gotamari) of Hatibandha Upazila under . This awareness raising activity has been recently started on 1st May, 2020 and will be continued till 30th June, 2020.

ESDO News Letter March-May 2020 02 Distribution of Hygienic equipment and Awareness program has been carried out jointly between ESDO and Start Fund The COVID-19 prevention project name “Prevention of COVID-19 through awareness raising and basic protective equipment(PARBPE)” has been implemented in 24 unions and municipalities of Sadar of Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Nilphamari districts through a joint venture of ESDO, DFID and Start Fund Bangladesh(SFB) to raise aware- ness on Novel Corona virus prevention. As part of the project, health hygiene equip- ments has distributed to 2511 extremely poor families, cash distribution among 290 ethnic minority and Dalits families; and awareness campaigns have conducted among 642197 mass people. The distributed equipments as hygiene kits was included bath soap 10 pieces, washing soap 5 piece, 2 hand sanitizers, 1 bucket with tube and lid, 1 soap case, 1 tub, 5 reusable masks and 1 instruction sheet. 3000 taka in cash is providing among each of the total 290 Ethnic Minority and Dalits household. Besides, A COVID-19 Awareness program has been occurred which has include; distribu- tion of 40,000 leaflets to the public, 15 days miking activities against Corona Virus, disinfectant sprays in risky communities of municipalities, social distance maintaining activism in 80 community and hand washing demonstrations; installed 20 temporary bilboard containing awareness information on Corona Virus. Through Via cable network traditional folk songs Gomvira has been published aimed at creating awareness about the Corona Virus and set up temporary B illboard in 3 districts. In these three districts, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as gowns, aprons, plastic aprons, medical masks, face shields boot Masks, gumboots, heavy duty hand gloves and medical hand gloves will be provided to 1213 members of the law enforcement agencies and health departments of the Sadar Upazilas (doctors, nurses, police, traffic polices). Aong with this, as a integration of this programme, an NGO network have been formed in each districts.

With the financial support of ESDO and HEKS/EPER, ESDO PREMDIP Project have been ESDO- PREMDIP Project food assistance provided food assistance to Adibashi and Dalit’s extremely poor peoples and creating within the Adibashi and Dalits families public awareness against COVID-19. A total of 1769 families of Thakurgaon Sadar, Pirgonj, under ; Bochagonj and Biral Upazilas under Dinajpur district have received food aid in two phases. Each food packages have contained 5 kg rice, 2 kg of potatoes, 500 gm mustard oil, 500 gm lentils and 500 gm salt. All activities were done with the help of the Upazila Nirbahi officer (UNO), Assistant Commissioner (Land), Upazila Parishad and UP Chairman. Besides, alkaline soaps have distributed among 457 mainstream households and 3843 Adibashis and Dalit families (each household got 2 pieces soap). Moreover 150 pieces COVID-19 Pena boards have provided to them so that they can stay aware against Corona Virus. Extremely poor people are overwhelmed and thanks to HEKS/EPER and ESDO and wish that everyone can be overcome this crisis very quickly and turn around well.

Responding to the Corona Crisis by ESDO & SHOUHARDO Project While the COVID-19 attack has become an epidemic in all over the world and the developed countries including Bangladesh are struggling to cope with it, at that time, response work has been taken through SHOUHARDO-III project implemented by ESDO in Bakshiganj and Islampur upazila. The work of hand washing station point and hand washing equipment is continuing within 12 organizations (Bakshiganj Upazila Health Complex, 05 Union Health and Family Welfare Centers and 06 Community Clinics) in Bakshiganj and Islampur Upazilas of SHOUHARDO-III working area with financial support of USAID and overall assistance by Care Bangladesh. Through this work, the people who come to these institutions to get services are able to perform an emergency health rules as like washing hand for preventing corona and also would be able to aware regarding this issue towards his own family and community people. As a result, the number of Corona viruses in these areas is expected to decrease.

In addition, through this response program, the initiatives of transfer 6,000 taka (in Bikash) for 2 months among each of 1648 extremely poor families from Bakshiganj Upazila are starting in order to keep normal of their living and meanwhile the mentioned amount has been disbursed to 455 families through biKash. Consequencely, the remaining families would be covered under this money transfer intervention. Through this financial assistance, 1648 families will be able to meet their emergency basic needs and be protected from financial or other resource losses. Finally, we expect that USAID and CARE Bangladesh will provide this financial assistance to greater number of families in the working area of the SHOUHARDO-III program implemented by ESDO.

ESDO News Letter March-May 2020 03 Hygienic kits, leaflets and Cash distribution in Lalmonirhat district through ESDO SWAPNO Project

SWAPNO project have been implemented in 37 unions of Sadar, Kaliganj, Hatibandha and under Lalmonirhat district with the funding of People's Republic of Bangladesh of Local Government Department, SIDA and UNDP. Under the SWAPNO project, among 1332 beneficiaries each family has been received a grant amount BDT 1500 and a total of BDT 19, 98,000 through their personal BKASH account (A monetary fund transfer account). In addition, 1332 beneficiaries, 37 union workers and project staff have received a total of 6000 soaps, each of them have got 4 piece. A total of 6000 masks and 18,500 leaflets on corona viruses have distributed in the project area, ideal hand washing demonstration practiced have been shown up at 666 places and miking was carried out for two days in 37 unions of 4 upazila of Lalmonirhat district.

Food Item Distribution among the beneficiaries of SWAPNO Project in Jamalpur District

Food item have been distributed among the union workers and beneficiaries of “SWAPNO” project especially those who are fall in a crisis situation due to deadly Corona Virus. This project has been jointly implemented by UNDP, United Group and ESDO. Among 1620 families of 45 union of 5 upazilas (Islampur, Dewanganj, Bakshiganj, Madarganj and Melandah) of Jamalpur district and 45 union workers of ESDO-SWAPNO project have received these assistance. This food item packages contains 12 kg of rice, 2 kg of flour, 1 kg of pulses, 1 kg sugar, and 1 kg testing salt, 1 kg chira (kind of fried rice), 1 liter oil and 2 soaps. Representatives of ESDO, UNDP and United Group distributed the food items to the beneficiaries from 20th to 24 April 2020 in the presence of District Administration and Local Government Department.

ESDO SWAPNO Projects Outstanding Steps to Stopped Outbreaks of Corona Pandemic in Kurigram district

SWAPNO project was implemented at 9 Upazilas of 73 union of Kurigram district. The project was implemented by Eco Social Development Organization (ESDO) and founded by the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Government, UNDP, and United Group. From the beginning of COVID-19 or Corona Virus pandemic the project has been taken many awareness raising initiatives like, postering, leaflet distribution, miking, necessary protective materials distribution like soap, masks, hand gloves and distributing a Lam sum money (9 Upazilas) to the project beneficiaries around the whole district. Around 4500 hundreds awareness raising posters has been attached into the market (including local market), Schools, Colleges, Madrasas, Mosques, Govt. and non Govt. institutions, Banks, Union Parishad and Upazila Parishad grounds and 36,500 hand leaflet distributed across the district to raise consciousness against the Corona Pandemic. Besides these, 17,988 pieces soap has been distributed among the 4497 project beneficiaries in where everyone got 4 pieces soap. Among them per union workers got 2 pieces soap (total 144 pieces soap) and 144 pieces masks. In 668 district mosque, 668 pieces of soap has been delivered and into these mosques Immam and Muezzin got 1 piece of masks as protective equipment for their protection. In addition, to grow consciousness against Corona Virus regularly miking activity has been occurred through the Immam and Muezzin and which has continue throughout the whole week across the districts 668 mosques of 73 union. Moreover, SWAPNO project has been also distributed food packages between 2592 project participants and 72 union volunteers. The Food packages items were 12 KG Rice, 6 KG Flour, 2 KG Dal, 2 KG Potato, 1 KG Oil, 1 KG testing Salt, 1 KG Sugar, 1 KG Chira, and 2 pieces soap. This whole package of food items was funded by United Group. Honorable local government MP, UNO, local UP chairman, representatives of UNDP and higher officials of SWAPNO project were present in the food package distributing ceremony. The Food packages distribution ceremony were held by properly maintaining social distance and other necessary health hygiene conditions. Apart from these, BDT 3,50,000 has been provided to 2500 project beneficiaries where everyone got BDT 1500 into their personal bKash account (a monetary fund transfer account) at 9 Upazilas of Kurigram district.

Besides, With the assistance of UNDP and ESDO Personal Health Protective Dress, Gumboot, Hand gloves, protective Sun glass and Masks were distributed among the project staffs so that they can easily work in this disaster situation with maintaining their proper safety.

ESDO News Letter March-May 2020 04 Free special Healthcare Camps are being held regularly under ESDO-ENRICH program to combat COVID-19. Eco-Social Development Organization(ESDO), a non-governmental development organization, is working to carry on medical services towards the door steps or capacity of people in order to address deadly virus COVID-19. In assistance with PKSF, ESDO is regularly conducting free especial Health Care Camp on six days per week except Friday in Auliapur union under Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon district, Bachor union of Ranishankail upazila and Jabarhat union of Pirganj upazila and Tusbhandar union parishad of Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district. The ESDO ENRICH program is providing free Healthcare Camps to 1,26,000 members of about 31,000 families under project working area, also providing primary treatment to mothers and children, as well as treatment for colds, coughs, diarrhea and other ailments. Highlighting various developmental activities by ESDO, concerned Union Parishad Chairmen said that such activities are really commendable. ESDO has been established as a humanitarian organization by delivering such types of medical services to the doorsteps of the grassroots people in the country especially by addressing the Corona within this juncture of the country.

Special Healthcare Camps under ESDO-PROSPARITY project.

With the assistance of PKSF, ESDO has been implementing the PROSPARITY Project. Under the ESDO-PROSPARITY Project, free health care is being provided to labour, poor and marginalized people through special health care camps in 4 unions of Thakurgaon and Rangpur districts to combat the COVID-19 virus. Camps are being set up at Rahimanpur, Jagannathpur, Nargun Union of Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon district and Morneya union of Gangachara upazila of keeping a social distance. During the campaign, it is advised to avoid COVID-19 infection, such as washing your hands in regular soapy water for 20 seconds at a time, maintaining a physical distance of at least 3 feet and not leaving the house unnecessarily. Other activities including general public awareness regarding on Corona virus and free medical checkup are continuing. A total 1374 patients have been received free healthcare and medicine through this health camp. The general public are benefiting greatly from this service as the camp jointly conducted by IBNSINA & ETHICAL DRUGS LTD along with some of medicines.

ESDO Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Unit in case of combating Corona

The ESDO Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Unit, with the support of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) has been working tirelessly at the field level to protect this sector during the Corona period. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Unit of Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO), a development partner, is working at the field level to protect the agricultural sector as directed by the Honorable Prime Minister in the Corona situation. Due to the corona, lockdown has been declared in most parts of the country and the transport system has been severely disrupted. Fertilizers, seeds, pesticides or pesticides are not being supplied in time duringthis pandemic. Besides, the farmers are not able to sell the produced products at fair prices. As a result, marginal farmers are losing their interest in crop production. In this situation, ESDO agriculture officers are going to the field level and giving advice to the farmers. The government has already adopted a comprehensive action plan to deal with fisheries and livestock in the Corona situation. In this crisis, there should not be kept any shortage of poultry, fish and poultry food, vaccine production, also in case of transportation and imports. In this context, Fisheries and livestock officials from ESDO are giving advice from their side keeping along with mass people in the root level. In this case, under this unit with the help of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) , distribution of technical services and agricultural materials among the farmers, setting up of demonstration plots and installation of promotional billboards and signboards and distribution of agricultural advisory leaflets are in on-going.

ESDO News Letter March-May 2020 05 ESDO's Response against COVID-19 in Dhaka City CORONA VIRUS is razing day by day in Bangladesh that start from March 2020. In the meantime already more than 200 peopledied and infected more than 14000. To protect COVID19 infection and reduce mortality rate ,the Government of Bangladesh declared Lockdown since 25 March20. Due to lockdown huge number of individual lost the earning source, This had a debilitating effect so far. A vast number of individual and families are facing risks of starvation or worse. Some response activities are ongoing but inadequate against minimum demand. ESDO is working in 49 district including Dhaka city with slum community those are rickshow puller, day labour, domestic labour, transport worker , garment worker etc with the support of different donor. Now they are fully enjoying idle life without having any income. Consideration this starvation situation ESDO undertake initiative to help than through food and cash distribution. ESDO distributed Food (Rice, Potato, Dal and Oil) among the 253 families under ROSC-II project beneficiaries in collaboration with local commissioner of Dhaka South city Corporation, ESDO also take initiative to issue 40 ration card for the poor family by which they will get food in subsidies rate. ESDO already undertake initiative to cash distribution around more than 5521000.00taka among 5413 transport and domestic child labour in collaboration and supported by EDUCO Bangladesh. These transport and domestic child labour are enrolled at ESDO- ODHIKAR and EDUCO School.

ESDO-WASH Crisis Project Initiate a Special The ESDO and WaterAid Bangladesh are Working to increase awareness of coronavirus Activities for fight against COVID-19 at DNCC among slumdwellers, through The Addressing WASH Crisis in Low-income Settlements of Garment Workers in Mirpur, Dhaka Project in Tekerbari,Shahidbagh,Bauniabadh and kallyanpur slum area in mirpur under Dhaka North City Corporation.The project has taken various initiative through Community Change Agents and community leaders to fight against COVID-19. We have created a linkage between community doctor our Change Agents of Tekerbari slum for the needs of medicine of community people. Dr Khorshed Alam reaches their home with medicine which helps them to stay home and safe. Dr Khorshed Alam is provided with a PPE by local counselor which is also helping him to do his works safely.We also building awarness about the importance of Social distancing in community people was an important aspect.Now, the community people are becoming more aware of it and Now they are following the social distancing when using the hardware facilities.On the other hand, disinfectant sprays are used to clean the house as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For that reason, our change agents are using disinfectants in their respective homes along with inspiring the nearby houses to use disinfectants. Again, we can see that regular handwashing with soap and running water is recommended to prevent COVID-19 spread. But in a community toilet which is being used by 50 to 100 people daily, soaps tend to get lost. As a solution to this problem, our change agents taught the community people to make soapy water. Now, change agents and women entrepreneurs are working more on making people understand the importance of these practices of the using of soapy water in the toilets.

Awareness Raising Initiative of ESDO- SHAFAL project to fight against CORONA Virus Eco Social Development Organization (ESDO) is implementing South Asia Wash Result-2 (SHAFAL) project with the assistance of Water Aid Bangladesh. To reduce the effect of deadly CORONA virus, SAWR (II) project has been taken number of initiative. The project staffs are set up devices in different Para, market, community clinic; Union Health and Family development centre, mosque and many vital places and demonstrating hand wash strategy as well. Honorable Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abdullah Al Mamun has been open the inaugurating disinfection Spray activity on 12 May 2020 at 11 a.m. at Farabari Hat of Ackcha union as a part of disinfection activity of different places under this project. He said at the time of inaugurating that it’s a time to fight against CORONA virus jointly, but we have to remember the other toxic diseases like Dengue. This time is a season of Dengue fever, so we must be aware of this aside CORONA virus. Though disinfection Spray activity is a part of stopped the outbreak of CORONA virus it will also work against the upcoming Dengue as well. Honorable UNO also added that markets will be opened in a limited range on the basis of government decision and disinfection Spray initiative will be continuing in every market. At that time Subbroto Kumr Barman chairman of Ackcha union, UP members and others project staffs are present there.

ESDO News Letter March-May 2020 06 “Initiative of ESDO PROMOTE project to prevent Corona Virus”

The deadly Corona Virus (COVID-19) kills thousands of people every day around the world. There is no cure or antidote. To save yourself there is only way to stay at home, maintain social distance and be aware and updated. While awareness its keynote, there are a number of activities have been taken by PROMOTE project with the support and coordination of Manuser Janno Foundation to raise awareness among the people against Corona Virus. From 18 March to 24 April- 2020, the project have been working relentlessly with the development workers and dedicated youth volunteers in 25 unions of 3 municipalities of 5 upozila of Thakurgaon district. The undertaken initiatives were; distribution of 25,000 leaflets, extensive micking and awareness campaigns through facebook, disinfectant sprays with about 100 piece spray machines and 200 kg bleaching powder in Roads, mosques-temples, markets, houses to continue the cleaning campaign; hand washing demonstration with 93 buckets and mugs and 800 masks and 8760 soaps have been distributed at various mosques, temples and market corners. To maintain social distance between the people around in 50 markets, round circles have been drawn with chalk and paint. Alien with the government ESDO-PROMOTE Project has been distributed food packages within the 1,008 unemployed tea workers, Adibashis, Dalits and families with disabilities. The food packages have contains 7 kg rice, 3 kg potatoes, 1 kg lentil and 2 pieces soaps. Moreover the projects have formed Youth Upazila Committees to assist the upazila administration to fight against corona pandemic of five Upazila which has been approved by the Upazila Nirbahi Officer(UNO) of the upazila administration. In this committee, the Youth works as a volunteer.

Case Study

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This is not my prayer to protect me in trouble/ without getting support, so that I can overcome my sorrows. By following the maxim of Rabinthranath Tagor, About 6 thousand and 6 hundred energetic youths of ESDO PROMOTE are working constantly to protect people from corona virus in every village of 5 upazillas of Thakurgaon district.

In many places they are using mike to awaken people about corona virus, distributing leaflet, mask, soap, cleaning roads & houses, demonstrating about how to wash hand, disinfecting road’s vehicles using spray machine with bleaching powder, making awareness in door to door and drawing circle in front of shops in the market for ensuring social distance by maintaining own social distance.

Besides the youth of ESDO-PROMOTE & other youths of this project are distributing hand sanitizers, mask, soap & leaflet in the Thakurgaon district. The youths have already distributed 25 thousand leaflets, 1 thousand mask, 8670 thousand soap, 93 nos baltis & mogs for hand washing till now.

Along with going to door to door youths are discussing with around 25 thousand people especially aborigines, dolit and handicapped persons about the impact of fatal coronavirus and ways of preventing from this epidemic.

Moreover they are requesting to people for not coming who are ill in the mosque & other prayer places with delivering leaflet. Youths are performing such kind of activities by taking permission from Upazilla administration and Union chairmen.

The thinking of the youths of Thakurgaon district is that any how they will protect helpless person especially aborigines, dolit and handicapped persons from this pandemic. In this regard they are working hard.

They are saying we have not seen any war but we know the story of freedom fight as well as world war. This crisis is help to remembering us about the freedom fight and world war.

We are deeply concern for handicapped and unconscious persons. What will be the situation for our country if they are infected? For this sense, we are working as a fighter in this world war for protecting world as well as our country from this pandemic.

If almighty creator supports us, we will not be leg behind from this fight. With this hope the youths of ESDO-PROMOTE is working hard and MJF is aiding in this way of fighting.

ESDO News Letter March-May 2020 07 Assistance of ESDO-COVID-19 Response Project in Cox's Bazar district with the help of UNDP ESDO has been implementing COVID-19 Response Project in sadar, Ukhia, Teknaf, Ramu, Chakoria, Pekuya, Moheshkhali, and Kutubbudia upazila of Cox's Bazar district with the overall support of UNDP. UNDP and ESDO have taken some initiatives as an effort in order to keep the people safe and healthy from the recent deadly Corona virus. Under the project, 400 pieces hand washing device has been placed within 71 unions, 4 municipalities and in 8 UNO offices. Besides, BDT 3500 is distributing among each of the 3000 families and also 3000 set kit items are providing to them. 10,000 Posters and leaflets are hanging out and distributing in some important area for raising public awareness. Here mentioned that a total 9000 cloth masks made by the host and rohinga communities are collecting for distribution. Besids this each UNO of Upazila Parishads has provided one Non-Contact Thermometer. Each program is being implemented in coordination with the Upazila administration and local government representatives, UP chairmen and members.

Assistance of ESDO - CCP in Cox's Bazar district With the support of UNDP, ESDO is implementing Community Cohesion Protection with the help of UNDP (CCP) project in Ukhia and Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district UNDP and ESDO have taken some initiatives as an effort in order to keep the people safe and healthy from the recent deadly Corona virus. Under this project, 2538 families will get liquid money where each family will get BDT 3500 per month that means total of BDT 88, 83,000 will get these beneficiaries. Besides, Hygiene kits will be also distributed to these families. Each family will get 6 face masks, bleaching powder, 4 buthing soap, 4 washing soap, a bucket with a mug. This support will continue for the next 3 (three) months. As such, a total of BDT 2, 69, 64,000 in cash will be provided to 2538 families. Posters and leaflets have also been put up in the area for public awareness. Here mentioned that a total 16000 cloth masks made by the host and rohinga communities are collecting for distribution.Each program is being implemented in coordination with the Upazila administration and local government representatives, UP chairmen and members.

At present situation, pandemic COVID-19 has spread-out in whole world and Awareness on COVID-19 by ESDO-JANO Team Bangladesh is not out of it. The entire nation is in distress at this time. Many people of Bangladesh are still not aware. During this situation our all Community and School Volunteers (271) are instructed to provide awareness on COVID-19, preventive measures, hot line numbers of IEDCER, emergency contact numbers in the community through leaflet and poster keeping all of the instructions provided by the WHO and IEDCR. They also aware the people about maintaining 6 feet distance, wear masks when go outside, precisely washing hands for 20 seconds, hand washing demonstration, discussed on importance of nutritious food, food diversity, and emergency health care. During this time 70,642 HHs members are aware on the symptom of COVID-2019, preventive measures and inform about IEDCR hotline numbers in case of emergency. Community Volunteers of JANO help to prevent Corona Virus by spraying disinfectants with assistance of union Parishads. 02 Field officer and 07 Volunteers prepared 897 masks by herself with their own fund and distributed with the CSG members in the community. Besides that the volunteers distributed 1900 Leaflet provided by Upazila Administration, Upazila Health Complex and Union Parishads 05 Community Volunteers are selected as a member of Corona Prevention Ward Committee by the respective Union Parishads. JANO staff’s also participated in the food distribution with Upazila Nutrition Coordination Committee (UNCC).

Chief Advisor Dr. Md. Shahid Uz Zaman Provide financial assistance among parents of students under Executive Director , ESDO ESDO ODHIKAR Project with the support of EDUCO Bangladesh. Advisor Selima Akhter In Dhaka and Narayanganj districts, 17 schools is running under Honorary Director (Administration), ESDO EDUCO-Bangladesh's own management and 3 schools are also running through Editorial Board: “ODIHIKAR” project implemented by Eco Social Development Organization Nirmal Majumder (ESDO) with the financial support of Child Fund Korea and technical supports by EDUCO Bangladesh. It has been planned to provide financial support among the Santosh Kumer Roy (Tigga) parents of total 5413 students covered by these schools within this project. Md. Nadimul Islam Reporter The financial assistance has been provided to the parents of the working students of these schools who have become unemployed due to the recent outbreak of the Atal Kumar Majumder, Md. Aynul Haque, Md. Anwer Hossain, Md. Mahabubel Haque, Kazi Md. Siarajus Salekin, corona virus. Through mobile transfer (through bKash), 1020 taka for each of 5413 Md. Moseur Rahman, Arun Chandra Adhikary, family i.e, a total 55,21,260 taka are providing among these targeted parents by Md. Masud Rana, Md, Hasan Zaman Tutul, Md. Maruf Hossain, ESDO. Md. Abu Sayed, Md. Abdul Mannan, Md. Kamal Hossain, Shamima Akther, Ataur Rahman Ansari

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