Khadija has changed the mind set up of the community:
Longitudinal success story on Ms. Khadija
by dr.fourkan Ali
Longitudinal success story on Ms. Khadija
by dr.fourkan Ali
Gabura
is one of the most extreme southern Unions of Bangladesh has exposed to the
confluence of Kholpetua and Kapatakkha River that further linked with Bay of
Bengal. This Union is located in Shyamnagor Upazila under Satkhira
District. The scarcity of fresh water also discourages people to cultivate crops
and vegetable. However, tube wells are not successful here. Eventually, almost
all the land becomes fallow in all season. Usually people drink pond water
which is not good for health. Some people store rainwater in Motka3, but this water
is not sufficient for them especially for dry season when pond water also
become saline. Along with the existing aforementioned situation, climate change
has added as a new risk for the coastal communities. Shushilan has felt the urgency
to minimize the adverse effect due to climate change and disasters and come
forward to implement a project titled on Paribartan Project Financed by
European Union, Supported by Concern World Wide and Implemented by Shushilan
with the aim to contribute poverty alleviation among the poor
communities in coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal, through reducing their risk to the impacts of hazards and climate change. Ms. Khadija Begum (35 years) is the inhabitant of 10 No village of Gabura Union. She got married at the age of 18. Her father died from diarrhea after 10 days of hit of tropical cyclone Ayla. Mr. Samad Gazi (40 years) is her husband who is day labor and seasonal migrant to earn some money for his family. He stays outside more than 6 months in a year. Khadija has 3 children. Khadija told, “We could not cultivate vegetable in our
homestead after cyclone. We had to buy vegetable from market. We spent bulk portion of our income for buying food.
Ms. Khadija involved in Paribartan project as a community group (CG) member in 2011. She participated in community sessions. This pilot intervention consists of three components- safe shelter, rain water harvester and vegetable garden. Initiatives from the project: The project has established a composite pilot consisting of 3 components –safe shelter, rainwater harvesting and poly bed vegetable garden. Safe shelter: The house has built by establishing fourteen stronger poles at 4 corners of the house, so that the house can withstand with heavy storm or wind. To protect the erosion of the house’s plinth, the surrounding of the house is coated by cement/ limestone. The plinth is raised by 5 feet from the ground considering the highest flood level in last 10 years. The cost for reconstructing the house which is funded by the project is Tk. 26891.00. She has contributed most of the materials for reconstructing the house. Rainwater harvesting systems: To collect and store rainwater, a rainwater harvesting systemhas
established made by Ferro cement. The basement of the harvester raised considering the flood level.The total cost of the harvester is Tk. 29293.00including the visibility of the project. A small canal has prepared to store the excess amount of rainwater in the cistern.
Salinity managed homestead vegetable garden: The bed for vegetable garden is made on modified substrata where an
impermeable layer of polythene sheet is placed 2 feetbelow the ground
layer to prevent upward movement of salinity. The land size of the
vegetable garden is 3 decimal. A ditches or cistern is made at one
corner of vegetable garden to store rainwater during early or late
monsoon. The total investment for establishing vegetable garden is Tk. 4856.00 including poly bed layer, land preparation, organic manure and seed. Success of Ms. Khadija:From the project Ms. Khadija has received stronger house, rainwater harvester and poly bed vegetable cultivation along with technical support from the project personnel. Earlier, it was not possible to cultivate round year vegetable in Gabura. To manage salinity Ms. Khadija set a polythene bed beneath 2 feet of the ground. This impermeable ploy bed layer restricts the upward movement of the salinity along with excessive leaching of water from the top soil. She cultivated round year vegetable in her 3 decimal homesteads. Shemade 8 beds in her small land. She cultivated several vegetable like Spinach, Beetcopi, Olcopi, Tomato, Pumpkin, Cowpea, Bangi, Chili,
red amaranth, Bringal, Garlic, Indian spinach, Onion, ladies finger,
stem amaranth,Chal kumra etc in well organized bed method. As she followed proper method of vegetable cultivation, she grows 1497 kg of vegetable from December/12 to October/13. The resilient house also helps her to reduce the regular maintenance cost. Besides, water harvester helps her lot to cut the trouble of collecting fresh water from long distant. Now she is utilizing her extra time for her garden. From her initiatives and some contribution from the project, she along with other GPT and CG members distributed vegetable seeds among 170 families of Sora village (in Kharif-2 season). She also provided technical support to her neighbors on how to cultivate the vegetable through preparing pit for vegetable cultivation and way to manage salinity. Khadija said, ‘seeing my vegetable plot some of my neighbors like Ms. Momena Khatun, Ms. Anjuara, Ms. Shadeja Khatun and Ms. Majeda Begum,Hazera khatun has already started to cultivate vegetable as like me’. Now Khadija has got a reputation in her village through her several initiatives. On 5 June 2013, she shared her experience in an Upazila level discussion session where Upazila Chairman along with other government line department people also present. Khadija said, ‘Now I do not need to buy vegetable from the market except pulse, salt and oil. After fulfilling my family demand, I sold out excess vegetable in the market. From December/2012 to October/2013, I earned
Tk. 18611.00. This money contributes a lot to meet up half of my
family food expense. All of my kids are regular in their schools.
Before, establishing the rainwater harvester, I used to bring drinking water from 4.00 km away from my house. Now, I have no need go outside to collect water. I preserve rainwater in harvester. Some of neighbours collect drinking water from my house. Moreover, I can store rainwater in the cistern to irrigate in my vegetable garden. People come in my house to see my vegetable garden. In addition to these, I am involved in various village level campaign to aware the community and to replicate my model. I also welcomed every organization to visit my vegetable garden and replicate it in our location. These efforts have made a significant change in my life. Now I am happy with all my family members.’ Khadija has changed the mind set up of the community
through her managed vegetable cultivation.
with the aim to contribute poverty alleviation among the poor
communities in coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal, through reducing their risk to the impacts of hazards and climate change. Ms. Khadija Begum (35 years) is the inhabitant of 10 No village of Gabura Union. She got married at the age of 18. Her father died from diarrhea after 10 days of hit of tropical cyclone Ayla. Mr. Samad Gazi (40 years) is her husband who is day labor and seasonal migrant to earn some money for his family. He stays outside more than 6 months in a year. Khadija has 3 children. Khadija told, “We could not cultivate vegetable in our
homestead after cyclone. We had to buy vegetable from market. We spent bulk portion of our income for buying food.
Ms. Khadija involved in Paribartan project as a community group (CG) member in 2011. She participated in community sessions. This pilot intervention consists of three components- safe shelter, rain water harvester and vegetable garden. Initiatives from the project: The project has established a composite pilot consisting of 3 components –safe shelter, rainwater harvesting and poly bed vegetable garden. Safe shelter: The house has built by establishing fourteen stronger poles at 4 corners of the house, so that the house can withstand with heavy storm or wind. To protect the erosion of the house’s plinth, the surrounding of the house is coated by cement/ limestone. The plinth is raised by 5 feet from the ground considering the highest flood level in last 10 years. The cost for reconstructing the house which is funded by the project is Tk. 26891.00. She has contributed most of the materials for reconstructing the house. Rainwater harvesting systems: To collect and store rainwater, a rainwater harvesting systemhas
established made by Ferro cement. The basement of the harvester raised considering the flood level.The total cost of the harvester is Tk. 29293.00including the visibility of the project. A small canal has prepared to store the excess amount of rainwater in the cistern.
Salinity managed homestead vegetable garden: The bed for vegetable garden is made on modified substrata where an
impermeable layer of polythene sheet is placed 2 feetbelow the ground
layer to prevent upward movement of salinity. The land size of the
vegetable garden is 3 decimal. A ditches or cistern is made at one
corner of vegetable garden to store rainwater during early or late
monsoon. The total investment for establishing vegetable garden is Tk. 4856.00 including poly bed layer, land preparation, organic manure and seed. Success of Ms. Khadija:From the project Ms. Khadija has received stronger house, rainwater harvester and poly bed vegetable cultivation along with technical support from the project personnel. Earlier, it was not possible to cultivate round year vegetable in Gabura. To manage salinity Ms. Khadija set a polythene bed beneath 2 feet of the ground. This impermeable ploy bed layer restricts the upward movement of the salinity along with excessive leaching of water from the top soil. She cultivated round year vegetable in her 3 decimal homesteads. Shemade 8 beds in her small land. She cultivated several vegetable like Spinach, Beetcopi, Olcopi, Tomato, Pumpkin, Cowpea, Bangi, Chili,
red amaranth, Bringal, Garlic, Indian spinach, Onion, ladies finger,
stem amaranth,Chal kumra etc in well organized bed method. As she followed proper method of vegetable cultivation, she grows 1497 kg of vegetable from December/12 to October/13. The resilient house also helps her to reduce the regular maintenance cost. Besides, water harvester helps her lot to cut the trouble of collecting fresh water from long distant. Now she is utilizing her extra time for her garden. From her initiatives and some contribution from the project, she along with other GPT and CG members distributed vegetable seeds among 170 families of Sora village (in Kharif-2 season). She also provided technical support to her neighbors on how to cultivate the vegetable through preparing pit for vegetable cultivation and way to manage salinity. Khadija said, ‘seeing my vegetable plot some of my neighbors like Ms. Momena Khatun, Ms. Anjuara, Ms. Shadeja Khatun and Ms. Majeda Begum,Hazera khatun has already started to cultivate vegetable as like me’. Now Khadija has got a reputation in her village through her several initiatives. On 5 June 2013, she shared her experience in an Upazila level discussion session where Upazila Chairman along with other government line department people also present. Khadija said, ‘Now I do not need to buy vegetable from the market except pulse, salt and oil. After fulfilling my family demand, I sold out excess vegetable in the market. From December/2012 to October/2013, I earned
Tk. 18611.00. This money contributes a lot to meet up half of my
family food expense. All of my kids are regular in their schools.
Before, establishing the rainwater harvester, I used to bring drinking water from 4.00 km away from my house. Now, I have no need go outside to collect water. I preserve rainwater in harvester. Some of neighbours collect drinking water from my house. Moreover, I can store rainwater in the cistern to irrigate in my vegetable garden. People come in my house to see my vegetable garden. In addition to these, I am involved in various village level campaign to aware the community and to replicate my model. I also welcomed every organization to visit my vegetable garden and replicate it in our location. These efforts have made a significant change in my life. Now I am happy with all my family members.’ Khadija has changed the mind set up of the community
through her managed vegetable cultivation.
Email- dr.fourkanali@gmail.com
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