OUR PROJECTS
NATDEVEL has gained extensive experience in working various sectors by providing high quality technical inputs. A small selection of our recent works is mentioned below:
| LIST OF PROJECTS COMPLETED BY NATDEVEL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Component 2.5: Out of School Children of PEDP-4 | The project was mainly for basic literacy, numeric education program for non-schooled poor children with extra-curriculum activities. Conducting base line survey and identifying targeted illiterate learners. Involving teachers, providing orientation and training to them, opening education centres, forming SMCs etc. conducting tests, awareness raising etc. 30 learners for each centre, who were non-schooled children of age 10-16. Learners were provided reading books, writing materials, papers etc. apart from these, ludu, caroms, etc. sports materials were provided in the centres. Centres were hired and given necessary furniture-fixtures and other necessary materials. Involve one teacher. The Supervisor regularly supervised the centres and report to the authority in due time and communicated with UST officials in different purposes. The Organization run all the centres effectively and provided training on games and sports, functions, singing, dancing etc. effectively and the learners are now involved in education with primary schools and high schools. Provided extra-curriculum activities for encouraging the learners like games and sports, singing, dancing, recitations, etc. | Bangladesh |
| Climate Change Adaptation focusing Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Coastal Area of Bangladesh | The objectives of the project are to ensure that adequate resilient safe water and sanitation services are available at all households in particular the poor households and communities with proper use & maintenance by all and sustainable hygiene practices towards reduction of water & faeces borne diseases; and to develop a mutual learning mechanism among community, local and national actors as well as to influence policy makers and mainstream service providers. Capacity building of project staffs on DRR&CCA, CRVA, hygiene promotion, PME and technical aspects. Conduct CRVA focusing WaSH. Formation and Orientation of TEC/PEC members at UP level. Capacity building of UP (Communication, Procurement, Financial management and accounts, Programme management, resource mobilization, institutional management, information centre management etc.). Organized workshop on hygiene behavior practices. Design and develop IEC materials and disseminate. Awareness creating BCC materials. Orientation of school teachers and SMCs, Imam, religious leaders, youth and adolescent, and bazar committee on food hygiene. Build up mass awareness through picture drama, rally, WatSan mela, hand washing day and Disaster Risk Reduction Day. Capacity building of SUC/SUF leaders on DRR, CCA, WaSH, role & responsibilities, Leadership, Advocacy. Capacity building of UP members/chairman/secretary on role & responsibilities, WaSH. Capacity building of DMC members on DRR, CCA & Contingency plan. Training, meeting, workshops, exposure visit etc for Union Parishad to enhance the capacity of Union Parishad/Disaster Management Committees/Sanitation Task Forces in respect of adaptation to climate change for WatSan, role & responsibilities, management, implementation process and proper monitoring of the field activities. | Bangladesh |
| Consulting Services for Awareness Program, Training, Orientation Activities in Project Areas under Project for Improvement of Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene System in Haor areas | Conduct workshops on water supply, sanitation & hygiene. Develop different types of tools for conducting sample survey, training and IEC campaign. Conduct Field Staff (10 batch training for 170 FS in upazila level) Training on procedure of sample survey, IEC campaign, consumer training. Conduct Sample Survey in 340 unions of 54 upazilas of 7 districts of the targeted beneficiaries of the Haor areas and develop a database. Conduct IEC Campaign for consumer awareness about water, sanitation and hygiene including faecal sludge management in 340 unions. Conduct training and capacity building to the user group and care takers in 340 unions. | Bangladesh |
| Situation and Gap Analysis Report on Current Practices in Managing HIV/AIDS in the World of Work | The goal of the ILO funded project was to strengthen the HIV/AIDS response in the world of work through strengthening of leadership in industry, commerce, public services and other businesses as well as through policy development. The objectives of the study were to build capacity of management and leaders of industry and labour market to take positive action against HIV/AIDS in the world of work; find out whether the agencies had current and/or past HIV related awareness activities and if they required further training; identify current knowledge, attitude and practices on HIV/AIDS issues at all levels of staff including managers, association leaders and employers; and find out whether the agencies had the infrastructural support and willingness (venues, logistics, etc.) for arranging HIV related training for their staff/workers; etc. | Bangladesh |
| Conducting a Baseline Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) study in Shukh Pakhi Program Areas | The overall objective of the Social Marketing Company (SMC) funded study was to conduct a Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) study in the program areas to document the status of the Married Women of Reproductive Age (MWRA) in selected indicators to consider it as baseline information. After implementing the program, a follow-up KAP also conducted to assess the program impact on the same indicators as well. | Bangladesh |
| Sundarbans Tiger Project: Understanding Behavior in order to Facilitate Positive Change | The objectives of the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh funded study research were to test WTB’s assumptions on the key target audiences and behaviors involved in threatening tigers and the Sundarbans; test WTB’s assumptions about present target audience knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, skills, barriers, alternative options and intervention ideas; gather baseline data on the above; and gather information on appropriate and effective communication, education, participation and Awareness (CEPA) channels. | Bangladesh |
| Pre-launch Study on Water Purifying Tablets | To address the problem related to safe drinking water, Social Marketing Company (SMC) planned to produce and market a kind of water purification tablet that would be effective and affordable to all social segments of the people of Bangladesh. Before launching the product, SMC wanted to conduct a study to get relevant information which would be utilized for developing its marketing strategies. The objectives of the study were to assess acceptability and adherence of water purifying tablets, and get insight into willingness to use, willingness to pay and suggest distribution channels of products. | Bangladesh |
| Utilizing Technical Assistance to Assess Capacity of Private Health Providers to Provide TB Services | The broad objective of this Social Marketing Company funded study was to assess the KAPP of the Community Based Private Health Providers (CBPHPs) and community people within 2-kilometer radius of the selected providers with regard to TB and TB-DOTS. The investigation primarily served the purposes of a baseline survey, establishing benchmark indicators that were used by SMC to design, develop and assess future communication programs. In the process, a formative evaluation was carried out, which helped to assess how well previous programs had managed to address the situation so far. | Bangladesh |
| Primary Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Risk Reduction through Work Place Interventions in Garments Industries | The main objective of The Population Council, USA funded study was to find out the capacity of management of garments industries to take positive actions against HIV/AIDS; know about KAPP of both workers and management; know the current knowledge, attitude and practices on HIV/AIDS issues at all levels; find out whether the agencies had the infrastructural supports and willingness (venues, logistics, etc.) for arranging HIV related training for their staff/workers. | Bangladesh |
| The Impact Study on School Health Component of Essential Services Packages Support Program (ESPSP) | The impact evaluation study was initiated to review the extent of achievement of the school health program to address the following specific objectives: 1) effectiveness of the process; 2) the teachers’ knowledge/attitude towards school health components; 3) the process of conducting classes; 4) the students’ knowledge/attitude towards school health components; 5) the parents/community response towards school health components; and f) the impact at the community level. | Bangladesh |
| A Baseline Survey for Advancing Sustainable Environmental Health (ASEH) Program of WaterAid Bangladesh | The objective of the baseline survey was to generate the benchmark data on variables where definite improvements were aimed through program interventions. The project had separate urban and rural components. The major urban components included creation of effective demand for improved water and sanitation facilities and ensuring improved hygiene practices. | Bangladesh |
| Young Peoples’ Access to Condom including Social Marketing Strategy and Views of Policy People and Gatekeepers | The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge, attitudes towards STI, HIV/AIDS among the young people and their current sexual practices including condom usage; identify the needs and barriers to accessing condom for young people; identify gatekeepers’ attitude towards young people’s access to condom; examine condom availability and affordability for young people; describe the current social marketing strategies for condom, including the level of policy support; and identify the possible means and mechanism for improving young people’s access to condom. | Bangladesh |
| An Assessment of Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Project Interventions on its Beneficiaries | The primary objective of the WHO-UNICEF funded project on arsenic mitigation titled, Building Community Based Arsenic Mitigation Response Capacity in 3 Upazillas in Bangladesh was to make a quick assessment of the achievements of the project compared to its targets. The specific objectives were to: 1) examine the present status of tube well screening and marking; 2) assess the awareness, motivation and seriousness of the people in using arsenic free water for drinking and cooking purposes; 3) examine the quality of provision of the alternative arsenic free water options given under the project; 4) gather information on the management and use status of the alternative arsenic free water options given under the project; 5) assess the acceptability and water quality perception of various alternative arsenic free water supply options to the target people; 6) assess the private sector involvement in providing arsenic free water supply options; 7) assess the status of screening and management of the arsenic affected patients and the satisfaction of the people thereof; 8) examine how the communities and the local institutions perceive the project intentions and compare with the intended goals; 9) identify the strength and weaknesses of the project implementation process affecting the project performance; and 10) make a list of the lessons learned and make recommendations for sustaining the arsenic free safe water provision for all the people in the project areas. | Bangladesh |
| Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Disabled People with Community Involvement (RPDCI) Project | As an apex body of health services organizations, VHSS initiated Rehabilitation of People with Disability through Community Involvement: (RPDCI) project whose main goal was to prevent disability and rehabilitate PWDs, especially women and children through early detection, timely intervention and appropriate rehabilitation through community involvement and optimum utilization of local resources. For implementing the project activities at the community level, VHSS appointed NATDEVEL to conduct the final evaluation study to assess the success and impact of the project with implication of learning and future streamlining of similar interventions. The objectives of the study were to find out the 1) aggregate achievement against the project target; 2) nature of benefits obtained with end project status of the beneficiaries; 3) lessons learned for possible future interventions; 4) reliability of similar interventions in other areas; and 5) opinions of the beneficiaries/guardians regarding sustaining the project benefits. | Bangladesh |
| Market Potential for Processed Chicken Products in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet Metropolitan Cities | The objectives of the study were to evaluate the market potential for processed chicken products in Dhaka, Chittagong ad Sylhet Metropolitan Cities to provide recommendations for producers interested in marketing processed chicken products; gather consumers’ purchasing decision making patterns at retail supermarkets that sell processed chicken products; determine price sensitivities of processed chicken products; figure out existing consumption of processed chicken products; figure out local production of processed chicken products; figure out import of processed chicken products; forecast for next 5 years. | Bangladesh |
| Socio-economic Census of Households in the Project Areas of Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna Cities | The objectives of this study were to create and maintain a database of the households on family composition, income, profession, health, nutrition, credit, vulnerability, etc. for the project, and compile the reports on the census data. It was an urban nutrition and food security project. The study covered 17,500 households in Dhaka, Chittagong, and Khulna cities. The data were collected under the supervision of Concern Bangladesh staff in the respective cities and given to the NATDEVEL team. The NATDEVEL experts edited, coded and computerized the data and did the assigned job as mentioned above. For data processing and analysis, the questionnaires were computerized in MS ACCESS and processed using SPSS. The compiled report including findings, copy of database was submitted to Concern Bangladesh. | Bangladesh |
| Baseline Survey on Gender, Knowledge, Networking and Human Rights Intervention in Bangladesh | The NATDEVEL team conducted this baseline survey in a part of the intervention areas with the following objectives the existing gender relations in the project areas; human rights abuses and gender relations in the project areas; and perceptions and attitudes of the people about the inter-relationship of gender and human rights abuses. Specifically, this action research aimed to create a database on the gender related human rights violation; map existing institutions to promote human rights; and develop indicators for evaluating the human rights intervention programs. | Bangladesh |
| Baseline Survey on Adolescent Livelihood Security | The study aimed to find out the socio-economic status, educational status, sanitary practices, sexuality, perceptions, future intentions, etc. of adolescents. It was a baseline survey with semi-structured questionnaires involving the adolescents, peers and their parents. A total number of interviews was 1,200; among them adolescents 900, peer groups 100, and parents 300. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used for data collection. For quantitative survey, semi-structured questionnaire method was used involving the adolescents, peers and their parents. In-depth interviews, FGDs, peer group discussions were organized for conducting the qualitative survey. The questionnaires were computerized in MS ACCESS and processed using SPSS. | Bangladesh |
| Mid-term Evaluation of the Project entitled Building Community Based Arsenic Mitigation Response Capacity in Three Upazillas (Bhanga, Muradnagar and Serajdikhan) of Bangladesh | The objectives of the impact evaluation study were to know the current project status, partner NGOs training programs, and impact assessment and lessons learned in the three districts, Faridpur, Munshiganj and Comilla. The evaluation team conducted a review of relevant documents like UNICEF and WHO field reports, NGO reports, and other background literatures. The team made a concerted effort to investigate issues at the upazilla and community levels. Qualitative study methods were utilized to support all field findings. The team conducted in-depth interviews with upazilla level offices, DPHE, UNO and DG offices. FGDs and key informant interviews of both men and women of all socio-economic levels were also conducted by the village team members. The final report with actual findings and some related suggestions was submitted at the end of the project period. | Bangladesh |
| Post Project KAP Survey in Four Clinic Catchment Areas under RHI Project of Marie Stopes Clinic Society | The objectives of this particular study were to measure the awareness as well as change of attitudes of the target population towards MSCS as service source; and achieve other goals. The study was basically a follow-up of the baseline survey conducted to compare the results in the identified variables; and therefore, the baseline study design was more or less followed in this study. It was thus a questionnaire survey among the target group population of the four study towns drawn in the similar manner as of the baseline. The total sample size was kept as the same as in the baseline. Quota sampling technique was thus used to get the number. The target group of MSC services for this study constitutes with the households living in the selected towns, accessible to the MSC and belonging to the middle socio-economic class and below. | Bangladesh |
| Hygiene Promotion Evaluation Study | It was an evaluation study of the hygiene promotion programme of WaterAid-Bangladesh and its partner organizations. The purposes of this study were to review the WaterAid group’s hygiene promotion system, and to assess its over-all effectiveness. The study was conducted to meet the objectives which were: to study the approach, methods, and tools of the hygiene promotion program, with a view to replicability; to investigate WaterAid’s and partner organizations’ hygiene promotion programme organizations and training; and to assess current levels of hygiene awareness and behavioural change in populations covered by the program. The study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. | Bangladesh |
| Rural Program Evaluation | NATDEVEL has conducted a Baseline Survey prior to the launching of the Advancing Sustainable Environmental Health (ASEH) Program. The Program had distinct urban and rural components. After collecting the relevant information, separate reports were compiled for the urban and rural components. The report was done for the rural component. The objectives of the program and impact evaluation study were to study the current IPEA (Integrated Participatory Empowering Approach); evaluate WaterAid’s Training-of-Trainers (ToT) programs; evaluate partner NGOs training programs; and study impact assessment and lessons learned. | Bangladesh |
| Inventory of NGOs and Potential Operational Areas for Women Empowerment through Decent Employment (WEDE) Project | The broader objective of the ILO funded project was to have a socio-economic inventory of the identified areas as well as to identify suitable/eligible NGOs for developing partnership with WEDE/WEEH in the areas where the project was likely to work for WEDE component. The specific project objectives included: preparing socio-economic inventories or profiles of the identified areas (socio-economic area profile) keeping in mind the WEDE/WEEH perspectives and potentials; establishing a baseline inventory of a few better performing suitable NGOs working in the identified project areas (or in the vicinity of the project area having possibilities or intention to work in the specific project areas), i.e., profiling of some potential NGOs; and helping project management in making decisions concerning selection of the areas and NGOs (among the better ones) for working with WEDE component, particularly for employment generation interventions. | Bangladesh |
| Urban Program Evaluation | NATDEVEL conducted a Baseline Survey prior to the launching of the Advancing Sustainable Environmental Health (ASEH) Programme. The Programme had distinct urban and rural components. After collecting the relevant information, separate reports were compiled for the urban and rural components. The report was done for the urban component that spread over 176 urban slums covering 149,152 households in Dhaka, Narayangonj and Chittagong cities. The objectives of the evaluation study were to: assess whether the approach of WaterAid and its partner NGOs were delivering tangible benefits to the urban poor, including the poorest of the poor; determine whether the program was technically, financially, and socially sustainable; and assess the actual and potentially broader impacts of the program. | Bangladesh |
| Baseline KAP Survey in Four Clinic Catchment Areas | NATDEVEL conducted this survey in the four towns to address the following objectives: to estimate the need for various Reproductive Health services offered by MSCS among the target population of each town; to know the sources of receiving the services ad satisfaction thereof; to measure the level of awareness of the Marie Stopes Clinic, sources of awareness and services known to be available there; and to know the attitudes of the target population towards the clinic services. | Bangladesh |
| Evaluation of Pharmacist Training Program | The broad objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Pharmacists Training Program (PTP) conducted by SMC. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the contribution of the PTP on the pharmacists' knowledge level of diarrhoea, its consequences and treatment; the attitude of the pharmacists towards the use of ORT in diarrhoea and non-use of unnecessary drugs; the knowledge level of the pharmacists about proper and timely referral of severely dehydrated patients; the basic knowledge of the pharmacists on non-clinical contraceptives so as to give advice to the acceptors; making recommendations to SMC for improvement of PTP based on the study findings. | Bangladesh |
| Study on Piped Water Customer's Interest in Meters and 24 hour Water Supply, 18 DTP | The purpose of this study was to find out whether the piped water customers had interest in purchase and use of meters for measuring and billing actual amount of water consumed by them and observe whether they got 24-hour water supply in the project towns. For this study, both qualitative and quantitative interviews were conducted in the selected project areas. The research teams performed the following activities: 1) observation of existing situation of the piped water supply and safe water options available in the study towns; 2) structured interviews with the piped water users and suppliers; and 3) in-depth interviews with the local government officials and technical personnel at the study towns. The evaluation study containing the findings was submitted to the client. | Bangladesh |
| Baseline Survey of Five Districts Project (WATSAN) | The main purpose of taking up of the action research project was to develop a replicable approach to arsenic mitigation, which would support national approaches and policies as set by DPHE and BAMWSP and which could be used by DPHE, UNICEF and others. Although some lessons learnt from the five upazillas used in the 15 upazillas project, the phase-2 started from July 2001, there had been little systematic documentation and in-depth analysis of the experience gained by the three implementing NGOs. The subject evaluation study aimed to do those in a very systematic way. The scope of work fairly elaborated to cover three broad objectives of the project, namely, 1) to improve the situation in 5 upazillas; 2) to develop a long-term strategy; and 3) to build GoB capacity. | Bangladesh |
| Survey of People Using Tube-well Water in Towns affected by Arsenic, 18 DTP | The objectives of the GoB-DPHC/DANIDA funded 18 District Towns Project (18 DTP) were to determine the extent of arsenic contamination in all tube well water of the project areas; identify key issues of importance for policy development and implementation of arsenic measurement and mitigation programmes in the project areas; assess the awareness, motivation and seriousness of the people in using arsenic free water for drinking and cooking purposes; analyze local peoples’ involvement in management and maintenance of water supply systems; and identify the strength and weaknesses of the project implementation process affecting the project performance. | Bangladesh |