The 3 sentence summary is: The project aimed to support local communities and institutions in Bangladesh to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters through capacity building from March 2011 to September 2012, working directly with over 51,000 households and indirectly reaching over 1 million people across 6 implementing agencies and 8 districts. The project enhanced resilience by improving abilities to cope with and respond to natural hazards.

1. A Disaster
Resilient Future:
Mobilizing
Communities and
Institutions for
Effective Risk
Reduction
DURATION OF THE PROJECT:
15th March 2011 –
14th September 2012

2. To support and complement strategies
which enable local communities and
institutions
to better prepare for, mitigate and
respond adequately
to natural disasters
by enhancing their capacities
to cope and respond,
thereby increasing their resilience
and reducing vulnerability in
Bangladesh

6. Implementing agency Working area (District)
1 ActionAid Bangladesh Dhaka, Khulna, Satkhira,
Pabna
2 Concern Universal Jamalpur, Dhaka
3 Concern Worldwide Sirajganj, Dhaka
4 Islamic Relief Worldwide Sylhet, Gaibandha
5 Oxfam GB Sylhet, Faridpur
6 Plan Bangladesh Barguna, Dhaka

8. The project directly works with 51,140 households
or 255,700 persons living in the most vulnerable
and disaster-prone areas of Bangladesh.
NARRI works with an estimated total of 1,071,698
community members.