Courage International Inc

PURPOSE:THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO ENHANCE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCESS AND WORKER PROTECTIONS FOR INTERNAL MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN BANGLADESH. OVER A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD, THIS PROJECT WILL TARGET APPROXIMATELY 500,000 INTERNAL MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN 15 DISTRICTS, INCLUDING DHAKA, NARAYANGANJ, CHATTOGRAM, COXS BAZAR AND KHULNA. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES AND EXPLOITATION RISKS OF THESE MIGRANTS, THROUGH DIRECT GRASSROOTS INTERVENTIONS, SYSTEMIC CHANGE INITIATIVES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORKS FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION.GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO BE SERVED: 15 DISTRICTS IN BANGLADESHPOPULATION TO BE SERVED: 500,000 INTERNAL MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERSFUNDING REQUESTED: USD 3 MILLIONPROJECT GOALS, OUTCOMES, AND ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDPROJECT GOALS: REDUCE RISKS OF CHILD LABOR, FORCED LABOR AND VIOLATIONS OF LABOR RIGHTS AMONG INTERNAL MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN BANGLADESHPROJECT OBJECTIVE: INCREASE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND WORKER PROTECTION FOR INTERNAL MIGRANT WORKERS IN BANGLADESH PROJECT OUTCOMESOUTCOME 1: ENHANCED CAPACITY OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO USE EVIDENCE TO INFORM SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES AND PROGRAMSOUTCOME 2: INCREASED CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO SOCIAL PROTECTION.OUTCOME 3: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS TO ENHANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS.OUTCOME 4: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY TO ENHANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM THE PROJECT WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING KEY INTERVENTIONS, WITH KEY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SUBRECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS (IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS) ACROSS BANGLADESH:1.SOCIAL SECURITY FACILITATION2.WORKER PROTECTION INITIATIVES3.STRENGTHENING GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACTIVATING INDUSTRY 4. EXPECTED OUTCOMES1.OUTCOME 1: ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO USE EVIDENCE TO INFORM SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.2.OUTCOME 2: INCREASED CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO SOCIAL PROTECTION.3.OUTCOME 3: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTS TO ENHANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS.4.OUTCOME 4: INCREASED ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY TO ENHANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM INTENDED BENEFICIARIESTHE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT ARE APPROXIMATELY 500,000 INTERNAL MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON MIGRANTS WORKING IN SECTORS SUCH AS GARMENT MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND DOMESTIC WORK. THESE WORKERS OFTEN FACE INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS, LEAVING THEM VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION AND WITHOUT ACCESS TO FORMAL SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIESTHIS PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOUR LOCAL IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS:ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (ACD): THEY WILL WORK IN TANGAIL, SIRAJGANJ AND RAJSHAHI DISTRICTS.BANGLADESH NARI SRAMIK KENDRA (BNSK): THEY WILL WORK IN DHAKA, MANIKGANJ AND SYLHET DISTRICTS KARMOJIBI NARI (KN): THEY WILL WORK IN BHOLA, MYMENSINGH AND GAZIPUR DISTRICTS OVIBASHI KARMI UNNAYAN PROGRAM (OKUP): THEY WILL WORK IN SHATKHIRA, KHULNA AND KURIGRAM DISTRICTS NEW SUB RECIPIENTS: BASED ON THE SPREAD OF THE DISTRICTS, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO INCLUDE AT LEAST 1 MORE SUB RECIPIENT IN THE PROJECT. THIS PROSPECTIVE IMPLEMENTING PARTNER WILL WORK IN CUMILLA, CHITTAGONG AND COXS BAZAR DISTRICTS.