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'''Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh''' (CCDB) founded in 1972, immediately after the ], by the ] (WCC) to succeed the Bangladesh Ecumenical Relief and Rehabilitation Services (BERRS).<ref name=pedia>{{cite book |author=Shamsul Huda |year=2012 |chapter=Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Christian_Commission_for_Development_in_Bangladesh |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name=FMSF>{{cite magazine |author=Sushanta Adhikari, CCDB |title=Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) |url=http://fmsfindia.org.in/inter_forcedownload.php?fn=dm9sMS1pc3N1ZTMucGRm&p0=1 |url-access=registration |magazine=Interface |volume=1 |issue=3 |location=India |publisher=Financial Management Service Foundation |access-date=16 December 2007}}</ref> The organization asks local ]s to talk about ] in their Friday services as part of its Disaster Preparedness Programme.<ref>Sara Speicher, {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214220635/http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/307.htm |date=14 February 2012 }}, ], 13 May 2002; ''Retrieved: 16 December 2007''</ref>
'''Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh''' (CCDB) founded in 1973 as a successor organisation of the Bangladesh Ecumenical Relief and Rehabilitation Services (BERRS) created by the ] (WCC) immediately after the war of liberation for relief and rehabilitation leading to mid and long-term development activities. It is a national organisation and works under the banner of the ] of Bangladesh (NCCB).
It is governed by an inter-faith body called the Commission. Its services are rendered in the spirit of inter-faith dimensions, irrespective of caste or creed, race or religion. These services are quite separate from evangelism.


==Major activities== ==Major activities==
The major activities of CCDB include rural development, people-managed savings and credit programmes, work with ethnic/indigenous communities, training traditional birth attendants, women's development programmes and gender awareness programmes, enhancing human and organizational potential.<ref name=pedia/><ref name=FMSF/> The major programmes are:<ref name=GMin> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102231226/http://www.globalministries.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2007&Itemid=37 |date=2 November 2007 }}, Global Ministries; ''Retrieved: 16 December 2007''</ref>
*Rural development
*'''Ethnic Community Development Programs:''' It include five major thrusts: local self-governance (the People's Institution programme), education (including the highly successful programme to provide local schools), ethnic culture, health, ] and the economic development, and environmental conservation.<ref name=GMin/>
*People-managed savings and credit programmes
*'''Traditional Birth Attendant Training Program:''' 30,000 practicing Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) has been trained through an eleven-day basic training course.<ref name=GMin/>
*Work with ethnic/indigenous communities
*'''Economic Development Program (EDP):''' Through this programme CCDB arranged business creation training courses for 310 rural entrepreneurs. It also provided business development services and appropriate technology support, including organic farming, to these entrepreneurs.<ref name=GMin/>
*Training traditional birth attendants
*'''Women's Small Local Organization Program (WSLO):''' The WSLO program has been helping women of Bangladesh to develop management skills through small local organizations since 1989. 200 WSLO representatives participated in training, workshops and orientations on a variety of subjects. These subjects include the human trafficking, human rights, entrepreneurship, HIV/AIDS, arsenic mitigation, legal services, safe water and sanitation, adolescent reproductive health and the birth registration among other issues. The WSLO program also created 14 preschools that serve 2400 underprivileged children.<ref name=GMin/>
*Women’s development programmes and gender awareness programmes
*Enhancing human and organisational potential


==Current Status== ==Current status==
At present, CCDB is working in 22 districts. These are: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The programme beneficiaries of CCDB numbered 49 small organisations and 136,595 families in 2001. CCDB is addressing the needs for access to credit, training, and work through its People's Participatory Rural Development (PPRD) in 22 districts.<ref name=pedia/><ref name=CWS> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313215553/http://www.churchworldservice.org/Development/project_description/descriptions/108.html |date=13 March 2007 }}, ]; ''Retrieved: 16 December 2007''</ref> These are: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=pedia/> CCDB has provided necessary support 36 community development areas, 49 small organisations and 136,595 families, including 28,949 people helped through PPRD, 9,100 of them from the poorest sector of the communities.<ref name=pedia/><ref name=CWS/>


Out of the total operations, CCDB's development programmes are running in 89 Thanas under 19 districts, covering 129,660 poor reference families at an annual operation budget is approximately US$2.1 million.<ref name=FMSF/> It is addressing the needs for access to credit, training, and work through PPRD, its core development program, as well as other programmes.<ref name=CWS/> CCDB's nine programs together has helped over 100,000 people, 80% of whom are women and children. These programmes are supported by 14 donor agencies from Europe, Australia and USA, with an annual contribution of approximately $3.5 million.<ref name=pedia/> The WSLO has been particularly successful in mobilizing local and external donor agencies to support CCDB projects.<ref name=GMin/>
CCDB's programmes and budget are supported by 14 donor agencies from different parts of the world, including Europe, Australia and USA. Their annual contribution is approximately $3.5 million. The World Council of Churches (WCC), Geneva, co-ordinates a Round Table for CCDB. The budget of the organisation for 2000-2001 was Tk 188.395 million.

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Christian Commission for the Development of Bangladesh
Formation1972
TypeNGO
HeadquartersMirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location
  • 88, Senpara Parbatta, Mirpur – 10, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Official language Bengali, English
Key peopleJoyanta Adhikari
(Executive Director)
Staff379
Websitewww.ccdb-bd.org

Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) founded in 1972, immediately after the Bangladesh Liberation War, by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to succeed the Bangladesh Ecumenical Relief and Rehabilitation Services (BERRS). The organization asks local imams to talk about disaster preparedness in their Friday services as part of its Disaster Preparedness Programme.

Major activities

The major activities of CCDB include rural development, people-managed savings and credit programmes, work with ethnic/indigenous communities, training traditional birth attendants, women's development programmes and gender awareness programmes, enhancing human and organizational potential. The major programmes are:

  • Ethnic Community Development Programs: It include five major thrusts: local self-governance (the People's Institution programme), education (including the highly successful programme to provide local schools), ethnic culture, health, food security and the economic development, and environmental conservation.
  • Traditional Birth Attendant Training Program: 30,000 practicing Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) has been trained through an eleven-day basic training course.
  • Economic Development Program (EDP): Through this programme CCDB arranged business creation training courses for 310 rural entrepreneurs. It also provided business development services and appropriate technology support, including organic farming, to these entrepreneurs.
  • Women's Small Local Organization Program (WSLO): The WSLO program has been helping women of Bangladesh to develop management skills through small local organizations since 1989. 200 WSLO representatives participated in training, workshops and orientations on a variety of subjects. These subjects include the human trafficking, human rights, entrepreneurship, HIV/AIDS, arsenic mitigation, legal services, safe water and sanitation, adolescent reproductive health and the birth registration among other issues. The WSLO program also created 14 preschools that serve 2400 underprivileged children.

Current status

CCDB is addressing the needs for access to credit, training, and work through its People's Participatory Rural Development (PPRD) in 22 districts. These are: Manikganj, Rajshahi, Narsingdi, Nawabganj, Naogaon, Natore, Pabna, Gopalganj, Barisal, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Bandarban, Rangamati, Faridpur, Jessore, Magura, Jhenaidah, Khulna, Sathkhira, Kushtia, Narail and Cox's Bazar. CCDB has provided necessary support 36 community development areas, 49 small organisations and 136,595 families, including 28,949 people helped through PPRD, 9,100 of them from the poorest sector of the communities.

Out of the total operations, CCDB's development programmes are running in 89 Thanas under 19 districts, covering 129,660 poor reference families at an annual operation budget is approximately US$2.1 million. It is addressing the needs for access to credit, training, and work through PPRD, its core development program, as well as other programmes. CCDB's nine programs together has helped over 100,000 people, 80% of whom are women and children. These programmes are supported by 14 donor agencies from Europe, Australia and USA, with an annual contribution of approximately $3.5 million. The WSLO has been particularly successful in mobilizing local and external donor agencies to support CCDB projects.

References and footnotes

  1. ^ Shamsul Huda (2012). "Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ Sushanta Adhikari, CCDB. "Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB)". Interface. Vol. 1, no. 3. India: Financial Management Service Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  3. Sara Speicher, Building a house on sand Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, World Council of Churches, 13 May 2002; Retrieved: 16 December 2007
  4. ^ Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) Update Archived 2 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Global Ministries; Retrieved: 16 December 2007
  5. ^ People's Participatory Rural Development, Bangladesh Archived 13 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Church Word Service; Retrieved: 16 December 2007

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