Habiganj Habiganj district is located in the Sylhet division. It is a historic place where freedom fighters started the first guerrilla movement against the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh liberation war. Although 98 per cent of the population are Bengalis, Habiganj has some indigenous groups like the Khashia, Monipuri and Tipperah people. Photo credit: BRAC Since the Sylhet division is famous for its tea gardens, BRAC health forum meeting to identify cataract cases by mobilising the community Habiganj is no exception. Habiganj has around 24 tea another core programme which is a human rights and legal aid services gardens with rubber gardens, combination of preventive, curative, (HRLS), targeting the ultra poor, fruit gardens etc. rehabilitative and promotional (TUP), community empowerment health services focusing on (CEP), integrated development This district is also famous for improving maternal, neonatal and (IDP), skills development, and indigenous handmade weaving child health (IMNCS), as well as gender justice and diversity (GJD) products and bamboo work. combating communicable diseases programmes successfully. BRAC runs some of its core and common health problems programmes such as microfinance, forming the key component of education (BEP), health, nutrition essential healthcare. Another and population (HNPP), and core programme is BRAC WASH, water, sanitation and hygiene which mainly deals with water and General information (WASH) in the district. Among sanitation services. In Habiganj, them, microfinance is the largest the WASH programme has an Population 2,089,000 programme that offers three outstanding 85 per cent sanitation Unions 77 types of loans – dabi (micro loan) coverage through installing sanitary Villages 2,284 and progoti (enterprise loan) and latrines in the schools and villages. Children (0-15) 819,944 tenant farmers’ development BRAC’s new initiative, the skills Primary schools 1,027 loans (agricultural loan). BEP development programme, is Literacy rate 55% providing holistic skills development stands as the second largest Hospitals 9 training and decent employment programme in this district NGOs 57 running around 900 schools, opportunities to enable young Banks 51 the adolescent development women and men to realise their Bazaars 121 programme and gonokendros full potential. Apart from these (community libraries). HNPP is programmes, BRAC also runs www.brac.net At a glance Human rights and legal aid services (as of December, 2016) Human rights and legal aid services (HRLE) shebikas 487 Microfinance Legal aid clinics 17 Branches 38 HRLE graduates 78,880 Village organisations 2,827 Members 159,524 Targeting the ultra poor Borrowers 63,862 Specially targeted ultra Progoti poor (STUP) members 7,299 Small enterprise clients 5,548 Asset received 7,299 Healthcare availed 7,300 Tenant farmers’ development Training received 7,300 project Others targeted ultra Village organisations 104 poor (OTUP) members 3,365 Population covered 4,119 Money disbursed 107,950,000 Gender justice and diversity Education Gender quality and action Pre-primary school 286 learning (GQAL) Primary school 593 Gender kormi 130 Shishu niketon 41 ADP centres 393 MEJNIN (meyeder jonno nirapad Community libraries 63 nagorikotta - safe citizenship Education support for women) programme 60 Community watch groups 441 Community watch Health, nutrition group members 5,833 and population Student watch group 441 Student watch group Health volunteers members 5,833 (shasthya shebika) 817 Health workers (shasthya kormi) 205 Skills development Health centres 1 Number of master craft persons (MCPs) 52 Water, sanitation Number of trades 6 and hygiene Number of graduate learners 105 Committee members 29,481 Sanitation coverage 85% Social enterprises Sanitary latrines Ayesha Abed Foundation 1 installed in school 112 Sanitary napkin and Deep tube-wells installed 215 delivery kits 1 Although every effort has been made to include and verify the accuracy of relevant information in this fact sheet, users are urged to check independently on matters of specific interest. Report any discrepancies/suggestions to [email protected]. This document was last updated on 31 December 2016, is revised yearly and made available on www.brac.net/visitors..