ENRICH (Samriddhi )

Enhancing Resources and Increasing Capacities of poor Household towards elimination of their poverty

(ENRICH) Program

Enhancing Resources and Increasing Capacities of Poor Households (ENRICH)”, is a human-centered total development approach. It is a holistic approach to address the multidimensional poverty. The overall vision that underpins ENRICH is to work with poor, to create humanly dignified living standards and enjoy universal human rights. Basically an integrated approach of development having a strong relationship with the sustainable development goals that arouses a comprehensive development to ensure a balanced socio-economic and environmental sustainability. It clings to the motto of sustainable development which is “leaving no one behind”. ENRICH covers all aspect of human life from mothers’ womb to the grave. Main focus of the project is healthcare, education, capacity building, formation of social capital, employment generation within the communities both in agro-based and non-agricultural enterprises, jobs for the youth, infrastructural development, improved cooking stoves, solar home system, special savings programs, special projects for the ultra-poor, elderly persons with disability; baggers rehabilitation, demand-driven microcredit and community based programs etc.

Ghashful has been implementing the ENRICH program in Mekhal union of Hathazari Upozila under Chattogram district since 1st July 2013. In October 2015, the program has been extended at Guman Mardan union of the same Upozila.

The ENRICH program focuses on overall household development through the best possible utilization and enhancement of their existing resources and capabilities. The comprehensive approach for the development of ENRICH program comprises almost all the vital sectors that contribute the best to build up a more sustainable, healthier, safer and more prosperous society through encouraging and facilitating the poor to take part in the development practices with dignity and liberty. 

Coverage area 

Mekhal and Guman Mardan union under Hathazari Upozila in Chattogram district.

Objectives 

  • To increase access to education, health, and nutrition program;
  • To empower the families through ensuring active participation in the income generating and other supportive activities;
  • To develop linkage and work in joint collaboration with local GO-NGO authorities for poverty elevation; 
  • To motivate local people and institutions to work together for rural infrastructure development.
  • To maximize utilization of the local resources to enhance capacity and assets. 

Activities

  • Health service delivery including eye care and nutrition.
  • Education support;
  • Sustainable income-generating activities;
  • Rural infrastructure development, construct culvert, bamboo and wooden bridges; etc.
  • Install sanitary latrine, install tube well for institution and household and ICS, Solar system 
  • Value chain development activities (cultivation of Bashak plant — a medicinal plant);
  • Youth development activities; 
  • Job creation for rural youth; 
  • Establishment of SOMMRIDHO BARI (ENRICH House); 
  • Baggers rehabilitation.
  • Social Advocacy and knowledge dissemination 

ENRICH Program Output at a Glance: 2019 – 2020

Sl. No Particulars Achievement (July 2019-june 2020) Cumulative 
Mekhal Union Guman Mardan Union Mekhal Union Guman Mardan Union
1 No of villages  9 3 9 3
2 Total household  7632 3048 7632 3048
3 Health Card 851 219 7890 1580
4 Static clinic 285 141 2049 893
5 Static clinic patients 3339 1461 27726 8885
6 Satellite clinic 60 30 521 228
7 Patients in satellite clinic  1953 794 16216 6071
7 Office satellite 32 188
8 Patients in office satellite  952 5627
9 No. of health camps 3 2 34 20
11 Patients in the health camps  908 727 15881 7408
12 No. of eye camps 3 1 22 6
13 Patients in the eye camps  754 264 4626 1391
14 Cataract operation 16 20 238 75
15 Spectacles distribution  00 358 91
16 Diabetic tests 1991 309 16758 2719
17 Health awareness sessions 576 216 5746 1490
18 De-worming tablet distribution 7313 4000 115798 27000
19 Iron and Folic acid capsules 8655 1590 76270 29890
20 Postikona 2444 1090 28314 10845
21 Calcium (Miracle)  9445 1835 34460 12090
22 Public latrine complex 3 29
23 Sanitary latrine 51 0
24 100% sanitation activities 445 400
25 Deep tube-well installed 21 3
26 Shallow tube-well installed 29 26
27 Two Rooms Washroom 1
28 Ring, Calvert installation 25 4
29 Drain construction 9
30 Graveyard guide wall  1
31 Roadside guide wall 1
32 Pond fringe Side walls  1
33 Connection roads 1
34 Vermin compost plant installed 4 53 60
35 Beggars rehabilitation  12 8
37 Bashok plantation 36938
39 Vegetable seed distribution (family) 20 60 1040 120
40 Plants distribution  180 2500 8600 10185
41 Biogas  2 5 4
42 Sammriddhi center 5 9
43 ENRICH built houses 50 40
43 No. of learning centers 40 35
44 Students in the center at present  1200 856
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