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HISTORY
OF IFB ACTIVITIES ...
Impact Foundation Bangladesh is one of the leading
NGOs operating in the field of disability in
Bangladesh. Since its inception, IFB has been
receiving support and encouragement from UK Impact
Foundation, which has helped it to establish itself
as a viable organization with the mandate to prevent
disability in Bangladesh.
In the past, IFB received funds from a wide-range of
development partners, which vary significantly from
one another in terms of their country of origin and
funding source and type. IFB presently benefits from
this diverse funding base and especially the core
funding of its closest partner-UK Impact Foundation
(UKIF). Apart from UKIF, IFB received funding from
Kadoorie Charitable Foundation, Stiftung Worldwide
Investments, Hellen Keller International, Handicap
International, Save the Children-Sweden, OXFAMGB,
DANIDA, Duncun Brothers (Bangladesh) LTD, British
High Commission-Dhaka, Australian High
Commission-Dhaka, Impact Forum Norway and HSBC.
IFB gains many non-financial benefits from working
with a range of partners, through the exchange and
input of information, new ideas and policies,
technical and other expertise.
The activities of IFB, which began as small
footsteps, with the support of its donors and
friends have already turned to a steady stride.
Within this period IFB has been able to create
awareness about the importance of prevention of
disability among policy makers and community people.
For background information on its activities,
different implemented projects of IFB since 1993 are
briefly discussed below:
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August
1994 to January 1995 ...
Social Awareness Building for Prevention of
Disability Project- Patgram was implemented in
Patgram Sub-district of Lalmonirhat District in
collaboration with a local NGO from August 1995.
20,000 poor rural people were provided with
knowledge and awareness about causes of disability
and on food and nutrition. They were additionally
motivated to ensure immunization of their children
and to use safe water and sanitation.
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Intestinal Parasites and Micronutrient
Deficiencies Control among Children project,
Damurhuda, Chuadanga District: 1995 to 1996...
This project was a stepping-stone
for succeeding projects in Chuadanga. It gave scope
to pretest institutionalization of the management
framework. Successful completion of the program also
suggested replication of the model with more population
coverage possible.
5552
households received services through this pilot project
and 50,000 people were provided with health education.
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Home Gardening for Prevention of Blindness in
Chuadanga District: 1995 to 1997...
The project was funded by Hellen Keller
International and was implemented among poor
families of Chuadanga district. About 4,500
households were benefited during the project period
and the gardens produced a variety of vegetables and
used improved home gardening techniques. |
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Comprehensive Primary Health Care Program for
Prevention and Cure of Avoidable Disability,
Chuadanga District (Phase 1 and 2): March
1997-February 2002...
Through these projects, Impact Foundation
Bangladesh has successfully challenged the myth
that disability is the God’s curse. The myth has
been replaced with the awareness that with low
investment, locally available technology and
appropriate management, it is possible to bring
remarkable change in health and nutrition status
of the rural poor, particularly women and
children having a direct positive impact on
prevention of disability. |
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Due to the interventions through the projects 100,000
poor people from 20,000 households received benefits,
600,000 people were covered under health awareness and
education program. Moreover, 400 Traditional Birth
Attendants (TBA) received training on safe delivery and
prenatal care. 400 home gardens were additionally
established. |
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Home
Gardening Crash Program in Chuadanga District: March
2002-February 2002 ...
The success of the home gardening component within
the Comprehensive Primary Health Care Program for
Cure and Prevention of Disability was remarkable.
Home gardening was not only effective in nutrition
supplementation but also had economic returns.
Inspired by the success of the program, a separate
project was initiated in March 2000. |
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Under this project, 2,840 home gardens were established
by February 2002 that produced micronutrient vegetables
for family consumption and income generation. |
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Polio
and Cataract Free Zone Project : September 1998-August
2001 ...
A new innovative model of collaboration among
private sector, bilateral donor agency and NGO for
prevention of disability was set with the initiation
of "Polio and Cataract Free Zone" Project in North
West of Bangladesh sponsored by DANIDA and Duncan
Brothers (Bangladesh) and implemented by Impact
Foundation Bangladesh. |
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The overall aim of the project was to reduce the
incidence of disability caused by polio and cataract
blindness and to clear backlog of non-immunized children
in Kamalganj and Kulaura Thanas of Moulvibazar district.
Through this project 60,000 newborn babies and children
under 5 received full course of immunization, eyesight
of 1500 people were restored, 300 polio victims received
surgical and non-surgical medical interventions.
Additionally, awareness on disability was created among
the entire population of Kamalganj and Kulaura
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Post Flood Resettlement Project for
rehabilitation of families with disabled
member/s in Brahmanbaria District October 15,
1998 - October 14, 1999...
The objective of the project was to resettle
1,100 disabled flood victims and their families
in the rural communities of Brahmanbaria Sadar,
Sarail, Nabinagar and Bancharampur Thanas
(Sub-District) of Brahmanbaria District.
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Under this program, IFB constructed low cost houses,
installed tube-wells, latrines, distributed seeds for
home gardening, goats for rearing which directly
benefited 6,050 poor rural people (children, women and
men) with disabled member/s in the family (1,100
disabled persons).
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Arsenic Awareness and Mitigation Program in
Chuadanga District: September 2000 - May 2001...
The aim of the project was to provide arsenic
free safe drinking water to the poor people of
Chuadanga District and to raise community
awareness on arsenic contamination and
mitigation. 10,000 families selected for the
Chuadanga project of Impact Foundation
Bangladesh were the primary beneficiaries of the
project.
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The project intervention raised awareness among the
community members on issues related to arsenic
contamination of ground water and its effect on human
organism will increase. 200 tubewells were reinstalled
to provide arsenic free water. Water from more than
2,000 tubewells was tested to detect presence of
arsenic in ground water. Additionally, 20 covered dug
wells with sanitary protection were constructed to
ensure safe drinking water for hundreds of people of Chuadanga District. |
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