Assignment Name: NGO for Demand Management and Public Awareness Campaign
Project Location: Dhaka City Corporation
Project Authority: Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
Financier: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Project Background: Dhaka Water Supply Network Improvement Project (DWSNIP) aims to provide sustainable and reliable water in Dhaka city. The impact of the project will be safe drinking water made available for all urban population and sustainable provision of more reliable and improved water supply in Dhaka city ensured. available under the project, eligibility and procedures to avail/ access the same, and facilities access to such employment. The resettlement awareness campaign will be in three stages i.e. pre, during and post stages of the project. During pre-stage, create demand, during implementation stage create awareness about the positive impact of the project and during post project create awareness about the utilization of project components. SAMAHAR assisting DWASA, DMS consultants and LIC (Low Income Communities) to provide water connections through formation of CBO (Community Based Organization).
Objectives of the Assignment: The objective of the assignment is to generate resettlement awareness in communities (especially amongst vulnerable APs) in the project area, about employment opportunities, entitlements, livelihood compensation, transitional allowance etc.
Actual Services provided by SAMAHAR:
- Assisting DWASA in developing and implementing the delivery to the public at large within the service area of DWASA in Zones 1, 2, 7 and part of Zone-3,4,9,10:
- Awareness raising;
- Assist in the development of educational materials;
- Coordinate field workers in conducting community meetings and household visits;
- Mobilize urban communities to be supportive in continued surveillance of service quality and any observed deterioration thereof.
- Advising DWASA on:
- The relevant approaches to be made to the consumers regarding water consumption, wastage and conservation;
- Extent of information that will be required;
- The design of leaflets, pamphlets and other devices (that are gender sensitized) to ensure maximum impact to the targeted audience/ dwellers.
- Planning for delivery of information dissemination programs and awareness raising information following discussions with the community and the concerned consultants.
- Providing through the CBS consultants and the PMU of DWASA teams of fieldworkers to carry out all aspects of community based work.
- Monitoring the field work performance ensuring that work is delivered to all locations.
- Preparing all necessary action plans with timeframes and submit costs for fieldworkers to the CBS team for approval prior to implementation.
- Adopting participatory, demand driven and community led approaches at all stages of their services delivery.
- Assist the CBS team in preparing advisory questionnaires, pamphlets, instruments and any other means of communication deemed suitable in order to carry out the information and awareness campaigns that are gender sensitized at all levels.