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Empowering Rural Communities "Reaching the Unreached"

Start Date: 01-Apr-2010     End Date:

Project Budget: $7,938,335

Total Disbursement: US $ 7,103,065.00

Participating Countries

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal

Beneficiary

- Rural people of 200 Unions in Bangladesh
- Rural people of 60 Gewogs of Bhutan
- Rural people of 50 Atolls in Maldives
- Rural people of 81 Villages in Nepal

Project Objectives

  • Employment generation and creation of new economic activities using ICT, ensure Government services in rural areas
  • Reduce turnaround time and fully functional Union Information and Service Centers, Community Centers, Community eCenters and Village Development Committees.

Detail Activities

With the shift towards a ‘knowledge society’, the   role   of   interactive   communication technologies   (ICTs)   such   as   email   and   the Internet in sustainable    community    and economic development is becoming increasingly important.  Therefore,  SDF  aims  to  empower rural communities in the SAARC region through community mobilization, training, and equipping them with the skills, methods, and knowledge needed to improve their lives and conditions in rural communities. In order to mobilize people at  the  grassroots  level  to  build  self-reliance, the  project  ‘Empowering  Rural  Communities “Reaching  the  Unreached”’  was  approved  in the ---- meeting of the SDF Board.


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