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This Force with strength of 4.9 million, having root in every villages of the country, with appropriate training and motivation, has the capability to change the socio-economic faces of the rural Bangladesh. Keeping this theme in view we impart training to our men and women on the subject contributory to their self-reliance and over all socio-economic development of the country. Besides, we also do carryout number of projects sponsored by different UN and government organization like UNFPA, IOM, Ministry of Health and Family Planning etc. Some of such projects are listed bellow.

a. Advocacy on Reproductive Health and Gender Issue. Advocacy on Reproductive Health and Gender Issue sponsored by the United Nation Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). To create awareness among females about their equal right in the family, this force implements an awareness programme. Specially at Village Level Training, female trainees are made aware of their reproductive, health, gender right through our training. This is a three year project and so far we have been able to train 1, 22, 176 persons and the target is 2,06,528 persons of which 50% are female members.

b. Prevention of Women and Child Trafficking.
Prevention of Women and Child Trafficking sponsored by International Organization for Migration (IOM). This is a newly introduced project. So far we have trained 8 of our members as master trainers. They train our 625 members at Upazila level with a view to create awareness against women and child trafficking in Bangladesh.

c. Depo Holder Project.
Depo Holder Project sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Family Planning. The concept was to get 10 women under the female union leader to deliver motivational lecture from village to village. The theme was to inform impact of family planning in each family and as a whole in the society. The lectures were conducted in the courtyard of the village leader. All able women were asked to assemble. The team headed by the Female Union Leader, were asked to deliver a lecture on family planning and health care. This project helped the government to reduce the population growth considerably.

d. Sanitation and Hygiene.
Sanitation and Hygiene Programme sponsored by the Department of Public Health and Engineering. As part of health awareness ‘Sanitation Project’ was actuated in the rural areas of Bangladesh. This force educated the rural population and helped in constructing healthy sanitary system in their localities. A series of motivation lectures were conducted by us from village to village followed by supply of low cost toilet from local public health office. This had a tremendous impact in use of healthy sanitation system in rural Bangladesh.

e. Plantation
All members of Ansar and VDP are inspired to plant all variety saplings. After village level training, each member is given three saplings for planting in his homestead. This is a giant step towards plantation and ecological protection in Bangladesh.

f. Improved Burner
This was a project work aimed at reducing the use of firewood by maximizing the use of heat at low cost. Burners were designed, developed and demonstrated through village level training. Approximately some 49,167 improved burners were prepared and distributed among the trainees to have a mass circulation throughout the country.

Besides, we give vocational training to our members in different subjects as mentioned below :

Agricultural Sector

  • Production of high breed potato.
  • Papaya.
  • Summer Onion.
  • Nursery, etc.


Animal Husbandry

  • Cattle Farming (Black Bengal Goat).
  • Dairy Farm.
  • Poultry.
  • Fisheries, etc.

Artisans

  • Embroidery.
  • Pottery.
  • Cane.
  • Carpentry.
  • Wooden Furniture, etc.

Environment Protection/Preservation

  • Plantation.
  • Proper use of fertilizer and pesticide, etc.


Individual Skill Enhancement

  • Carpenter.
  • Plumber.
  • Electrician.
  • Radio Mechanic.
  • Motor Cycle Mechanic.

 


 
 
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