Dear All,
Warm Greeting from ADAB!
As you are well aware that Cyclone AILA affected 15 northern districts of Bangladesh and have dangerous massive lost in humanity and livelihood. Most of the of these are going to big crisis in terms of food, shelter, cloths, health and safe drinking water supplies.
Spread of diarrhea and other water-borne diseases and acute water crisis are the two main problems chasing the survivors. Safe drinking water has become a major concern because the cyclone has damaged the tube wells. Sweet water ponds have become saline, as the
tidal surge that swept through the area came from the bay. The tidal wave entered more than 35 kilometers into the mainland. We have seen last SIDR relief programme, most of the support goes to BIG NGOs based in Dhaka and a few hold most of fund who has already sufficient micro credit fund. Many criticisms faces about relief and rehabilitation programme.
As we know many Bangladeshi NGOs and International humanitarian organizations are serving the AILA victims. Due to obstacles by the last ruling government to ADAB act as coordinating body for NGOs in relief operations, many complains comes from the affected areas for overlapping and deprivation from relief support. As per our observation we have seen in last 07 years, few NGOs who have good contact and based in Dhaka with modern communication equipment hold most of the local and foreign fund. As a result, many criticism and findings in NGOs sector. As you know ADAB has responded many disasters act as coordinating body for NGOs operation and past working experience, the local NGOs/organization is best and cost effective and sustainable for disaster respond programme. Those NGOs come from outside or Dhaka are not familiar with the local communities and their needs. After end of the relief and rehabilitation they will stay at the areas, not quit the offices. So, we are requesting all concern development partners, INGOs, NGOs and others please support or involved the relief and rehabilitation operation with the local NGOs. You can explore your resources with the local Chapters of ADAB also. They can also able to assist you to involve right local NGOs who are living with the victims. I think this will help us to promote more coordination in NGOs relief progremmae at AILA affected areas.
Yours truly,
S M Nazer Hossain,
EC Member,
Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh(ADAB)
1/E(1st floor) Uttar Adabor, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Tel: 880-2-9126358, Fax: 880-2-8117756, 01713110054, 01726757788(Director)
