Results will be revealed in one season only, if we experience annual flooding
and river bank erosion. I strongly believe that this ”Interlinking RCC Slab” will
be very effective in solving our River bank erosion and coastal area
protection programme. Since testing of “Interlinking RCC Slabs (Noor Slab)”
requires lots of fund for testing, which the researcher, is not in a position to
do by his own. It requires supports from the outside sources from
Government, donors and NGOs. I would like to present this technology to
the local and international NGO’s and approaching them for support to test
this technology under any of your Development programme.
3. Sustainable Sanitation Model Latrine for Disaster Prone Char
and Hard to Reach Area
Masud Ali Choudhury
In Hatibandha upazila under Lalmonirhat district a significant number of
households are living in charland. Flood and river erosion are the common
phenomenon in these areas. Sanitation coverage is very poor there. Most of
the households use low cost latrine and only 9.8% households have ring
slabs with water sealed latrines. Given the context, Plan Bangladesh
introduces glass-fiber latrine, which is reusable and easily transferable and
non-degradable. This type of latrine is easy and convenient to use for
children. As it is reusable and transferable, flood and river erosion cannot
damage it.
Child Protection
1. A successful Campaign on stop child marriage by Plan
Bangladesh
Nirendra Nath Sarkar, Program Monitoring Coordinator (POVC), Plan
Bangladesh
Child marriage is a common issue of child right violation in our country.
Bangladesh, as a signatory country of UNCRC, has laws to prevent and
protect children from this rights violation. However, due to lack of awareness
and initiative child marriages continue to occur in our community on a daily
basis. Plan Bangladesh, as child-centered organization, implements
programmes to protect child rights in 5 upazilas of Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat,
Dinajpur and Gazipur districts. The campaign to stop child marriage is one of
the key initiatives towards child protection. Plan Bangladesh started Stop
Child Marriage campaign under POVC programme from FY 2011, which
included awareness, sensitization for consensus building of duty bearers
(parents, elite, UP representatives, religious leaders, marriage registers, GOB
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