ASHIKA at a Glance
ASHIKA Profile
Area Coverage
District 05 (Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban, Noakhali, Chattogram,Cox’s Bazar)
Upazila 28 Rangamati Hill District
Rangamati Sadar, Naniarchar, Kawkhali, Jurachari, Bilaichari, Rajasthali, Baghaichari, Barkal,Kaptai,Longodu
Khagrachari Hill District
Khagrachari Sadar, Laxmichari, Matiranga, Panchari, Mahalchari,Dighinala,Guimara
Bandarban Hill District
Thanchi, Ruma, Alikadam, Rowangchari, Bandarban Sadar, Lama,Naikhyangchari
Noakhali:
Noakhali Sadar, Hatia
Chittagong:
Bashkhali,Chattogram City Corporation
Cox’s Bazar:
Cox’s Bazar Sadar
Project Office 3 Rangamati Sadar, Baghaichari Upazila of Rangamati
IGA Office 02 Rangamati Municipality
Head Office 01 Rangamati Municipality
Staff Strength 720
Annual Budget
For the year of 2022-2023
Taka 519, 130, 23
History of ASHIKA
Building of Kaptai Hydro Electric Dam
Refugee problem occurred due to Kaptai Dam
Refusal by the State apparatus to negotiate dissidence which led to violence
Constitutional identity related issues in CHT by the State
Peace Accord 1997
Land Dispute Settlement issues
In these circumstances present “ASHIKA” came into being with its former name of “Hiran Mohan Computer and Research Academy for Tribal Languages (HCRATL)” in 1999 due to observation of socio-economic problem in the community. To survive in these situations our organization’s existence was appreciable to the unemployed youth who were literate but jobless, seeking for assistance but no reliable response. HCRATL provided computer training and consequently started research work on tribal language and ultimately provided language training in Rangamati Hill District which was consequently got initiation to other Hill Districts also. So the history of the organization could be depicted as follows:
ASHIKA
Since 1999
(Year Wise)
Year
Title of Project
1999
Computer Training
Status: Implemented as part of IGA, Donor: Self-Financed
2000
Tribal Language Book & Alphabetical Chart and Language Training
Status: Implemented, Donor: CHTDB and Ministry of CHT Affairs
Hiran Mohan Computer & Research Academy for Tribal Language Development Project
Status: Implemented, Donor: RHDC & Ministry of CHT Affairs
Non-Formal Primary Education
Status: Implemented, Donor: BRAC
Phase 1 28 September 2000 to 27 September 2003(Partner 46)
Phase 2 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2004 (Partner 13)
Phase 3 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2008 (Partner 30)
Phase 4 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 (Partner 16)
Phase 5 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 (Partner 25)
Phase 6 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 (Partner 22)
Phase 7 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013 (Partner 06)
2001
“Assistance to Other Organization” Program of Proshika
Status: Implemented, Donor: Proshika, Duration: January-December 2001
Voter Awareness Activities
Status: Implemented, Donor: Proshika
2004
Under Technical Assistance through Gender Facility Project (BGD/01/005)
Phase II: Sub-Project-“Skill Development Training on Indigenous Handloom for Destitute Jumma Women of Rangamati”
Status: Implemented, Donor: Ministry of Women Affairs & UNDP, Duration: 1 August 2004-August 2005,
2007
Skill Development Training on Indigenous Handloom for Destitute Jumma Women of CHT
Status: Implemented, Donor: Bangladesh NGO Foundation, Duration: 2007-2009
YPSA-Bangladesh Childhood Cataract Campaign-CHT Project
Status: Implemented, Donor: YPSA & sight Savers International (SSI), Duration: July 2007-June 2009
Income Generation Activities (IGA) (Bamboo made Furniture & Crafts)
Status: On going, Duration: 2007-Continued, Donor: Self Financed
2008
ASHIKA-Voter and Civic Education
Status: Implemented, Donor: Greenhill & The Asia Foundation
Promoting Livelihoods through Income and Employment Generation in the CHT
Status: Implemented, Donor: ICIMOD & UNDP-CHTDF, Duration: July 2008 –June 2009
2009
Community Managed Water Supply and Sanitation Program for the Rural Poor of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Status: Implemented, Donor: NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation & European Commission (EC), Duration: January 2009 to December 2012
CHT-HYSAWA Fund Project
Status: Implemented, Donor: Shining Hill & GoB-DANIDA,Year:2009
Enforcement of Local Institutional Laws Focusing Public awareness through Sustainable Good Governance Approach (ELFOS) in CHT
Status: Implemented, Donor: The Royal Danish Embassy, Duration: 1 August 2009– 2012
Technical Partner of “Integrated Socio Economic Development of Moanoghar Children’s (ISEDMC)” Project
Status: Implemented, Donor: Moanoghar-MJF
Micro-Capital Grant
Status: Implemented, Donor: UNDP, Duration: April 11 2009 to May 2009
“Service for Better Livelihoods and Resource Management of River Halda, Chittagong” under the Direct Aid Program 2008-09 of Australian High Commission, Dhaka
Status: Implemented, Donor: Australian High Commission, Dhaka, Duration: 4 June 2009 – February 2010
2010
Skill Development Training on Indigenous Handloom for Destitute Jumma Women of CHT
Status: Implemented, Donor: Bangladesh NGO Foundation, Duration: upto July 2016
Provision of Technical Services for the Activities of Education Cluster under UNDP-CHTDF
Status: Implemented, Donor: Grontmij & UNDP-CHTDF, Duration: November 2010 – December 2011,Location: Rangamati,Khagrachari and Bandarban
Documentation of Success Lessons on three economic components and community vulnerability assessment on climate change
Status: Implemented, Donor: ICIMOD, Duration: April 1, 2011-June 30, 2011
Capacity Strengthening on Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) and Climate Change Adaptation
Status: Implemented, Donor: Concern Universal-Cordaid, Duration: June 2010- December 2012
2011
Development Initiative to Promote Transforming Youth and Adolescent (DIPTYA)
Status: Implemented, Donor: Bangladesh NGO Foundation, Duration: upto July 2016
2012
Strengthening Ethnic Communities Access to Information in Bangladesh
2013
Enforcement of Local Institutional Laws Focusing Public awareness through Sustainable Good Governance Approach (ELFOS) in CHT (Phase II)
Status: Implemented, Donor: The Royal Danish Embassy, Duration: 1 July 2013– 30 June 2016
Community Legal Service (CLS)
Status: Implemented, Donor: BLAST-UKAID; Duration: January 2013- January 2017
Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project (CHTRDP-II)
Upgrading sustainable Households’ Affordability Project (USHA)
Indigenous/ Minority Project
Dig A Well Project for the Rural Poor People
Status: Implemented, Donor: Muslim Aid-UK, Duration: 19 November 2013 to 31December 2013
HYSAWA Fund Project
2014
Technical Courses to Union Parishad’s (UPs) and other Stakeholders
Status: Implemented, Donor: HYSAWA Fund-DANIDA, Duration: 1 March 2014 to June 2015
Location: Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban, Noakhali
Mushroom Seed Social Business
Promoting Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation in Adaptation to Climate Change Targeting the Vulnerable Poor from the Rural Areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) project
Base Line Survey Under “School Led Total Sanitation” (SLTS) Project
Education for Language & Culturally Marginalized Ethnic Children
Provision of Event Management Services
Status: Ongoing; Donor: UNDP-CHTDF; Duration: September 2014-to be continued; Location: Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban
2015
Supporting to Physical Facilities of Marginalized Backchari Primary School Children in Rangamati, CHT
2016
Achieving Resilience in food security and nutrition in remote areas of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Actions for Livelihood Development & Watershed Protection in Village Common Forest Project
Apprenticeship Program of RHDC
Status: Implemented; Donor: ILO-RHDC, Duration: 22 November 2016-June 2017
2017
Emergency Education, Language and Child Protection Support for Culturally Marginalized Ethnic Children Project
Strengthen Civil Society and Public Institutions to Build Community Resilience to Adopt Climate Change
Basic Literacy Project
Emergency Livelihood Response for cyclone Mora affected households in Bashkhali
Status: Implemented ,Donor:FAO-DFID,Duration:16 October 2017-January 2018;Location:Chittagong
2018
Skill Development training on livelihood activities for destitute Ethnic Women in CHT
CHT Leprosy Control and Rehabilitation Program
Status: Implemented, Donor: The Leprosy Mission International Bangladesh, Duration: June 2018-December 2020; Location: Rangamati
Leveraging Information Technology to achieve better nutrition outcomes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Status: Implemented, Donor: Manusher Jonno Foundation,,Duration:June 2018-September 2018; Location:Rangamati
2019
Empowerment through Integrated Livelihood and Right base Actions
Strengthening Earthquake Resilience in Bangladesh (SERB)
Skill Development training on livelihood activities for destitute Ethnic Women in CHT
Sustainable Management of Community Development in Chittagong Hill Tracts-SID-CHT
Status: Implemented, Donor: UNDP-ADB, Duration: 25 June 2019-24 June 2020; Location: Rangamati all district
Basic Literacy Project (64 District)
School Feeding Programme
2020
Emergency Response of COVID 19 and Measles in Rangamati Hill Tracts
Promotion of agro-ecology practices in the Chattogram Hills Tracts (PAEP- CHTs)
Status: Ongoing, Donor: CARITAS Bangladesh, Duration: January 2020 to 31 December 2024; Location: Rajasthali; District: Rangamati
2021
CHT Leprosy Control and Rehabilitation Programme
Emergency Assistance to COVID 19 Affected Vulnerable People in Bangladesh
Poverty and Social Analysis Survey
Conservation Communication under Chittagong Hill Tracts Watershed Co-Management Activity
Community mobilization and organization, and livelihoods and value chains implementation for local communities in and around select headwater Reserved Forests, Protected Areas and Village Common Forests
Activating Village Court in Bangladesh (AVCB) Package I
Activating Village Court in Bangladesh (AVCB) Package II
Status: Implemented, Donor: UNDP, Duration: 1 August 2021-30 June 2022, Location: Barkal, Jurachari, Belaichari, Baghaichari and Longodu Upazila of Rangamati
Girls and Women Empowerment through Education & Skill
2022
PAP Consultations for Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project
Coverage in Bandarban Hill District and Khagrachari Hill District through projects:
2008
ASHIKA-Voter and Civic Education
Status: Implemented, Donor: Election Working Group-The Asia Foundation; Location: Khagrachari; Duration: 2008-2010
2010
Provision of Technical Services for the Activities of Education Cluster under UNDP-CHTDF
Betterment of Underprivileged through Development and Downstreaming Household’s Approach (BUDDHA) of BOB-Bank in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
2014
Technical Courses to Union Parishad’s (UPs) and other Stakeholders
Mushroom Seed Social Business
Base Line Survey under “School Led Total Sanitation” (SLTS) Project
Status: Implemented; Donor: Concern Universal Bangladesh, Duration: 14 January 2014- l4 January 2015,Location: Rangamati,Kharachari and Bandarban
2018
Access to Information (a2i) program of Prime Minister’s Office
2019
Strengthening Earthquake Resilience in Bangladesh (SERB)
2021
Conservation Communication under Chittagong Hill Tracts Watershed Co-Management Activity
Community mobilization and organization, and livelihoods and value chains implementation for local communities in and around select headwater Reserved Forests, Protected Areas and Village Common Forests
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