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1. Project Title
Response to minimize socio-economic losses by providing climate friendly, disaster resistant
and energy efficient alternative housing materials and methods to cope with disaster risk
covering a local community in Bangladesh.
2. Country or region where your project will take place: Satkhira District, Bangladesh.
3. Proposed start and end dates
a) Start : July, 2013
b) End : July, 2014
4. Project Justification
Bangladesh is exposed to highly vulnerable to natural disaster variability and extremes;
particularly the coastal zone of the country is highly prone to disasters, tropical cyclones and
storm surges. Erosion, flood, drought, frequent inundations by high tide are other common
hazards causing severe loss of live, livelihoods and property which have adverse impacts over
environment and infrastructures. The target group of this pilot initiative is limited number of
extreme poor who are highly vulnerable to natural disasters because of their limited resources
(physical, financial, social and political assets) and fragile infrastructures which cause a
larger, more prolonged and irreversible impact. Thus the project aims to enhance the capacity
of the targeted coastal people to develop simple, low cost and affordable disaster resistant
housing with locally available resources and create small enterprise on housing/ shelter
enterprise which ultimately will reduce vulnerability and strengthen their ability to use
technology to cope with natural disasters, environmental degradation, income generation and
social conflict. People in the disaster prone areas are searching for and testing disaster
resistant housing materials and methods for centuries. This initiative will blend the existing
traditional wisdom of clay made housing in Bangladesh with the RUBACON Program of
new materials technology from Arcilla Research in the Netherlands that uses locally available
secondary and renewable resources (e.g., Straw, Sawmill waste, Sugarcane bagasse, Banana
plant waste, Jute stalk, Jute & Cotton waste, Coconut fiber, Cattle manure etc.) to create
affordable and durable building materials with ceramic like properties without firing. The
light weight components may be made and assembled by women and older children in a
unique DIY (Do it yourself) system. The house will contain no wood, no steel, and no cement
or fired brick- the four industries cited as being the biggest source of GHGs (Greenhouse
gases).
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It is to be noted that most of the houses in the locality is made of corrugated steel sheet.
Those sheets act like a shrapnel weapon during cyclone and storm. This initiative will replace
the steel sheet and thus provide the people with more security during disaster.
Setting up of SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) owned by the community itself will
provide the economic poor community with better earnings.
In brief, this initiative will focus the local peoples institutional struggle and courage to re-
build the traditional clay made housing with the support of technological innovations.
5. Project Goals
The main goal of this project is to demonstrate the Social, Technical and Economic viability
of the blended technology to cope with disaster risk and building disaster resilience of the
coastal community by self preparing of low cost energy efficient housing.
6. The Specific Objectives
Strengthening and supporting the capacity of the target households, community and
institutions i.e., local primary school to cope with natural disasters with locally
available resources through technological adaptation to their existing wisdom.
Provide alternative livelihoods opportunities and income generation to limited number
of people through skills development, technology transfer and small enterprise
development on housing materials
Develop and promote practical technology based interventions and increase self
sufficiency to manage and shelter the livestock, poultry and animals
7. Project Methods/ Activities
1. Studying the clay made housing of Bangladesh
2. Adapting the high tech materials to locally available resources and preparing the
specimens for test work at technical university labs.
3. Designing the housing/ Shelter/ Seed Bank/ Childrens reading room/ Community
meeting place/ Livestock Shelter etc.
4. Training to women and older children on building the materials and housing
5. Setting up an incubator SME owned by the community itself.
6. Preparing the exhibition housings.
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7. Technical assessment
8. Knowledge documentation and broadcasting.
8. Work Breakdown Structure
Objectives Activities Sub-activities
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a. Studying the clay made housing
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Content analysis
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Recruit soil analyst
Collect soil samples
Rent a lab
Test the soil
Select appropriate sample
c. Designing the housing/ Shelter/
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Assign designing work
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Arrange training sessions
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a. Preparing the exhibition
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Selecting place for exhibition
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Arranging all requirements for
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Arrange exhibition sessions
b. Technical assessment

Analysing the feed back
Evaluate the applicability
Evaluate the sustainability

c. Knowledge documentation and
broadcasting.
Conduct end line survey
Final report writing
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9. Project Outputs
The changing objectives and measuring results will be:
i. 50 number of households exclusively hardcore economically poor consisting of 5-9
members in each family will be able to better cope with natural disaster and their
capacity of technological adaptation will be increased and thus their vulnerability of
disaster risk will be reduced.
ii. 2 local primary schools including 600 students (boys and girls) of the community will
get non-interrupt better education surrounding with environment friendly
infrastructures and better health and hygiene which ultimately increase enthusiasm of
learning. Their educational equipments (Books, bench, table, chair and documents)
will also be protected from natural disasters.
iii. At least 100 individuals (30% women) will be skilled enough and capable of
preparing low cost disaster resistant housing and technology transfer in other local
communities. Eventually small enterprise on housing materials will be developed and
income level of the beneficiaries will be increased significantly. A value chain will
be established on low cost housing.
iv. Seeds, Livestock will get better protection and managed from natural disasters
towards contributing to family savings and household food security.
v. Policy makers for Bangladesh will be equipped with a new housing solution to the
disaster prone areas.







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10. Logical Framework
a. Problem analysis

b. SWOT analysis
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Root level research
on housing
condition
Limited scope to
research on disaster
resistant housing
Growing public
concern over disaster
hazards regarding
houses
Department of
government which is
concerned about
policies about facing
disaster hazards
Provide disaster
resistant hazard
free housing
materials
Limited number of
household as
benefited group
New technology to
build sustainable
houses
Availability of
materials to build
disaster resistant
houses in future
All root level people
have same
opportunity to
make disaster
resistant houses
Lack of proper
experts of soil testing
Creating safety-net
for disaster affected
people
Misunderstanding of
technologies used for
building disaster
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c. Stakeholder analysis
Target group Implementers Decision makers Financiers
Community people of
coastal area
Project team Chief project director Donor Agency
People who dont
have the ability to
afford costly housing
for safety against
disasters
Field workers and
trainers
Head of the
management
Ministry of Relief and
Disaster Management
Ministry of Bangladesh
Condition of
housing is
vulnerable to
natural disaster
Low quality
building material
People are being
homeless due to
natural disasters
like 'AILA' and
'SIDR'
Houses are being
destryed easily
due to any small
level natural
disaster
Process and
technique of
building house is
outdated
Houses remains
risky for the
local residents
The expiration of
houses is not
more than five
years
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d. Objective analysis
Overall objective Project purpose Results
To demonstrate the
Social, Technical and
Economic viability of
the blended
technology to cope
with disaster risk and
building disaster
resilience of the
coastal community by
self preparing of low
cost energy efficient
housing.
1. Strengthening and
supporting the capacity
of the target households,
community and
institutions
Will provide a new housing
technology
Will increase capacity of
technological adaptation to cope with
disaster risk
2. Provide alternative
livelihoods opportunities
and income generation
50 hardcore poor households will be
able to better cope with natural
disaster
2 local primary schools including 600
will get non-interrupt better education
Educational equipments will also be
protected from natural disasters
At least 100 women will be skilled
enough and capable of preparing low
cost disaster resistant housing
Eventually small enterprise on
housing materials will be developed
and income level of the beneficiaries
will be increased significantly
Seeds, Livestock will get better
protection and managed from natural
disasters
3. Develop and promote
practical technology
based interventions and
increase self sufficiency
Evaluate the feedback, applicability
and sustainability of the project
Policy makers will be equipped with a
new housing solution to the disaster
prone areas

e. Risk analysis
External risks Internal risks
Transportation strike, Political blockade Shortage of budget
New policies of Ministry of Relief and Disaster
Management Ministry of Bangladesh
Lack of efficient technical personnel
Unavailability of technological housing materials Failure of time schedule



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12. Project Budget
Items Description Designation Number of
stuff/goods
Amount
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Consultant Chief project director 1 70000 12 840000
Deputy project director 1 60000 12 720000
Total 1560000
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Livelihood and rehabilitation
analysis group
Research officer 1 35000 12 420000
PRA and field data co-
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2 22000 12 528000
Field investigator 3 15000 12 540000
Spatial analysis research
group
Soil analyst 1 35000 6 210000
Architect 1 35000 6 210000
Agriculturist 1 35000 6 210000
Technical section Technical support stuff 5 20000 12 1200000
Household research group Research officer 1 35000 12 420000
Field co-ordinator 2 22000 12 528000
Field investigator 3 15000 12 540000
Total 4806000
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Accounts officer 1 25000 12 300000
Support staff 2 8000 12 192000
Field support staff 2 8000 12 192000
Total 684000
Personnel Total 7050000

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Description Number of
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Total
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Office rent for project office - 20000 12 240000
Office setup cost for project office - - - 300000
Lab rent for soil testing - - - 25000
Laptop 5 - - 200000
Printer 2 - - 30000
Projector 1 - - 200000
Monthly stationeries and printing - 30000 12 360000
Monthly travel and fuel cost - 20000 12 240000
Internet facility and communication installation - 100000
Monthly bill for internet and communication - 10000 12 120000
IPS 1 - - 50000
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Training Cost - - - 200000
Exhibition Cost - - - 300000
Housing Materials Costs 50 50000 - 2500000
School Infrastructural Cost 2 150000 - 300000
Shelter house, seed bade and livestock shelters setup - - - 300000
Miscellaneous - - - 50000
Total 5515000
Grand Total 12565000