Ecosystem Restoration Bangladesh Project #56894

Build an EcoVillage to Save Our Mangrove Forest

by Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS)

Build an EcoVillage to Save Our Mangrove Forest

Project Report | Aug 23, 2023
Eco village will ensure healthy way of livings

By Sanjida Yeasmin Shefa | Project Manager

women collecting save drinking water

Ecovillage is the concept where people will sustain by using limited resources to get maximum benefits. it's the sustainable approach for the people living near the Sundarbans. Due to the global climate change and sea level rising the remote and adjacent area of Sundarbans and its people always suffer for fresh drinking water. Moreover, being the tourist attractive area, the tourist can’t not get the safe and fresh drinking water.

In this situation BEDS has been working for establishing the Ecovillage concept int he Dacope region. BEDS introduced renewable system Solar powered RO based Save drinking water service. for getting save drinking water for the year round. The drinking water service system itself is a sustainable approach where villagers will get water with small token of money. Even local entrepreneurship developed based on the door-to-door water service system for the villagers. This approach can be replicated more places near the Sundarbans.

We would like to thank our donors who has been supporting the us in this journey and promoting our local initiative for a better future in tourism. We are also requesting our donors to start monthly recurring donations. For recurring donation please find the link below:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ecovillage-in-bangladesh/updates/#progressReports

Business cart for door to door water service

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Apr 24, 2023
Mangrove restoration through rural reconstruction

By M. Sabrin Ahmed Roty | Project Leader

BEDS has been working since 2013 in the Sundarbans coastal region for mangrove restoration initiatives. In this journey, BEDS found out that any kind of conservation initiatives can be successful only when the local community actively participate in the conservation initiatives by understanding the importance of the initiative.

In this situation, BEDS has taken an initiative of rural reconstruction and mangrove restoration through BANOJIBI. BANOJIBI is a Bengali Word, meaning the people whose livelihoods depend on the forests' resources. Our targeted BANOJIBI are mostly Sundarbans resource harvesters and coastal marginal farmers. The Sundarbans Resources Harvesters Cooperative Society Limited has formed with 265 members from various occupations in the Sundarbans coastal areas under BANOJIBI. Collectively, the conservation of the Sundarbans and local socio-economic development is the main goal of this cooperative society. To achieve increased economic and food security, local beneficiaries are developing shelf-stable agro-products, building eco-cottages, and selling and marketing local handicrafts under the "BAJOJIBI" brand. The siogan of the brand is "Exploring the Sundarbans with BANOJIBI*

The BANOJIBI members are producing several mangrove-based products like mangrove pickle, mangrove honey, mangrove molasses and handicraft using non wood forest products and performing social business under the brand of BANOJIBI. They are also engaged in safe drinking water business snd eco tourism.

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Jan 5, 2023
Eco village "A journey of rural reconstruction"

By Sanjida Yeasmin | Project Contributor

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