ESDO, Government of Japan, and IOM Review Progress of Flood Recovery and Resilience Project in Noakhali District

The coordination meeting of the ongoing flood response and recovery project in Noakhali district was held in Feni district.
The meeting was attended by Takahashi Naoki, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan, Bangladesh; Kanda Hibiki, Economic Cooperation Coordinator of the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh; Catherine Northing, Chief of Mission of IOM Bangladesh; Syed Shahriar Shabab, National Project Officer and Displacement Management Cluster Coordinator of IOM; Amrin Zaman Anisha, Program Assistant of the Disaster, Displacement, Response and Recovery Unit and other respected officials.
Through the project, ESDO is completing the renovation of 16 shelters and 100% solar electrification in Noakhali district. In addition, 14 community infrastructure and resilience development activities have been implemented, which include road construction, bridge construction, installation of tubewells, 1.9 km canal renovation and 1,000 tree plantations.
Under this project, 373 beneficiaries have fully restored their livelihoods and have been trained in disaster management and business establishment. In addition, 43 people have been provided employment and 428 people have been trained in community resilience.
Overall, a total of 56,267 people are directly benefiting from these activities.
It is worth noting that the project is being funded by the Government of Japan and technical assistance is being provided by IOM.