Assignment Name:

Feasibility Study (FS) on Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (BAPARD)

Approx Value of the contract: Tk 4.60 Lacs

Assignment Location

Country: Bangladesh

within country: Kotalipara, Gopalganj

Duration of Assignment (months): 6 (six) months

Name of client:

Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (BAPARD), Rural Development and Co-operative Division, Ministry of Local Government and Co-operative. 

Professional Staff Provided by Your Organization:

No. of staff: 6 (six)

No. of Staff-Months: 36 (thirty-six) months

Start Date: March,2021

Completion Date: July,2021

Name of Joint Venture Consultants, if any: N/A

No of staff-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture Consultants: N/A

Name of senior staff (Project director/ coordinator/ team leader) Involved and functions performed:

Eng Abul Kalam Azad

Eng. Shishir Kumar Shil

Eng. Md. Mostafa Kamal

Abul Hasan Khaja Md. BakiBillah

Md. Sajedul Islam Shamim

Detailed Narrative Description of Project: Applying both quantitative and qualitative study techniques, the empirical method of this study encompasses the approach of garnering the data from different stakeholders. Quantitative approach indicates the community survey where the qualitative aspect includes the following techniques: KII (Key-Informant Interview), FGD (Focus Group Discussion), IDI (In-Depth Interview). 

The study explores the viability of strengthening of Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (BAPARD), Gopalganj.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by our Staff:

Proposal writing,

Developing inception report,

Questionnaire development ( for both qualitative and quantitative),

Data collection,

Literature review,

data analysis,

report writing and other relevant activities.

Final report submission

Findings of the Project:

Data were analyzed, and the final report was prepared. Historically, Kotalipara, Gopalgonj and Kolapara, Potuakhali were poverty stricken and flood prone areas. One of the dreams of the Father of the Nation was to eradicate poverty from the entire Bangladesh. The Academy established in his name will continue its efforts to eradicate poverty from this area. The proposed project ‘Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development’ at a cost of Tk. 34927.30 lac was found to be viable and recommended in the final Feasibility report.

Name of the Firm                                                           SOMZ Consultants          

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