Housing with pit latrine
Housing with pit latrine:
Aid Organization has been undertaken and implemented the construction of 500 low cost houses with Pit Latrines for the 500 selected group members in 6 Unions of Babugonj Upazilla & 4 Union of Barisal Sadar Upazilla under Barisal district. 500 units of houses with durable and economic on long term basis & capable of withstanding recurrent flood form washing away. The design of low cost houses has been with the simplest of technology. Aid Organization has the following standard & services in the house having proper consideration of the social aspect.
a) The house has constructed on raised floor with the plinth height of 2.5 ft.
b) The house has supported by RCC Pillars
c) The height of the house has 8 ft.
d) The roof has constructed with 26 BWG corrugated Iron Sheets.
e) Built up area has 180 SQ ft.
f) The fencing has with splinted bamboo having ventilation opening provided there in.
g) One water sealed sanitary latrine has provided for each house.
h) 4 trees (saplings) have planted (wood & fruits) in and around the house by the beneficiaries in his / her own cost.
The house has simple but labor intensive because that owner of houses participation has been ensured. Also preference has given to the women members with no earning members in the family & who are homeless poorest of the poor & most needy. The estimated cost of each house is BDT. 50,000.00 However, the doors, windows & fencing of wall be left open at the option of the beneficiary who may decide and change to other materials using his/her own contribution. The credit for each house is refundable over a period of 5 years in equal monthly installments half of the cost of each house has been given subsidy by the donor as we propose. 10% Service charge has been paid by the beneficiaries on the 50% credit & the 1st Installment for repayment have considered due after 6 months from the date of delivery of the house. There has been an agreement signed by both the parties so that the condition of getting house can not violated by any party. There has been 2 witnesses of this agreement signed by the parties. Each beneficiary has provided a credit amounting to Tk. 25,000.00 for (IGA) poultry rearing, Mat making, Hogla Making, Rice husking, crop processing, producing Vegetables small trading, shop-keeping, Chira & Muri making etc. The income from such activities has been used for each family support & helps them to repay the housing loan. The Aid Organization will revolve the refunded amount of credit fund to assist more group members for becoming owners of such low cost houses in near future.
Objectives:
- To construct 500, water sealed pit latrine one with each house.
- To plant 2000 wood & fruits tree in the homestead of each beneficiary voluntarily with the beneficiary own cost it had been maid mandatory for all.
- To provide credit among the beneficiaries so that they can clear off the credit money by 50 installments in each year.
- To provide Pit Latrine free of cost. But fencing will be done by the beneficiary themselves with their own cost.
- To increase family income through implementing IGA.
- To reduce diseases by using hygienic Latrine.
