Sirajganj Located in the north, Sirajganj is part of Rajshahi division. Jamuna Bridge, the largest in the area, has helped shorten the distance between Dhaka and northern Bangladesh. Besides the Jamuna, other rivers in the area include the Baral, Ichamati, Karatoa and Phuljuri. Due to its proximity to these rivers, Sirajganj
experiences heavy riverbank Photo credit: BRAC erosion every year. Agriculture is the main source of income Weekly dabi loan collection of microfinance programme. in the area.
BRAC operates most of its core programme including microfinance, General information At a glance education (BEP), health, nutrition and population (HNPP), targeting Population 3,228,000 (as of December, 2015) the ultra poor (TUP), community Unions 83 empowerment (CEP), human rights Villages 2,180 Microfinance and legal aid services (HRLS), Children (0-15) 1,780,000 Village organisations 2,180 gender justice and diversity (GJD) Primary schools 880 Members 141,002 and migration. In addition, BRAC Borrowers 57,300 Dairy operates here as a social Literacy rate 42% Progoti enterprise, providing livelihood Hospitals 296 opportunities for poor, rural NGOs 51 Small enterprise clients 5,782 farmers. Microfinance progamme Banks 103 Tennant farmers’ serves about 200,000 clients Bazaars 427 development project through dabi (microloan), progoti Village organisations 390 (enterprise loan) and the tenant Population covered 7,105 farmers’ development project. Money disbursed 21,455,900
www.brac.net Targeting the ultra poor Community empowerment Specially targeted ultra poor Community-based organisation (STUP) members 945 (polli shomaj) 287 Other targeted ultra poor Union-based organisation (OTUP) members 1,073 (union shomaj) 33 Assets and training Popular theatres 9 provided 945 Healthcare provided 2,144 Human rights and legal aid services Education Human rights and legal education Primary schools 168 (HRLE) shebikas 462 Pre-primary schools 155 HRLE graduates 75,200 ADP centres 219 Legal aid clinics 7
Health, nutrition Migration and population Community-based organisation Health workers (CBO) facilitators 4 (shasthya kormi) 64 Migration associates 4 Health volunteers Volunteers 23 (shasthya shebika) 640 Social enterprises Gender justice and diversity Dairy (chilling centres) 6 Gender quality action learning (GQAL): Sampriti centres 20
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