Open for funding · Chapainawabganj + Naogaon

ROOTS

Regional context

Water stress is reshaping the Barind.

A 2024 study including Nachol found high drought-severity exposure. In 2026, government–UNDP work in drought-prone Naogaon centred on water security, climate-smart irrigation and resilient livelihoods.

Women working in a harvested agricultural field in northwest Bangladesh
Regional agricultural context · not a ROOTS baseline

Culture + language

Language shapes access.

Naogaon records Santali alongside Bengali and multiple ethnic communities; Chapainawabganj Sadar records Santal, Oraon, Mahato and Munda communities. UNICEF reports persistent learning barriers for ethnic-minority children in Bangladesh.

Ecological Indicators UNDP + BMDA Naogaon District Chapainawabganj Sadar UNICEF

Regional evidence sets context. ROOTS scope begins below.

Programme landscape

105 villages.

The first three villages face linked constraints.

ROOTS is proposed across Chapainawabganj Sadar, Nachol and Patnitala. The first unit is three neighbouring villages, confirmed before delivery.

ChapainawabganjSadar · Nachol
NaogaonPatnitala
Proposed programmeUp to 105 villages
First fundable unit3 neighbouring villagesExact sites to be confirmed
LanguageCan I understand the route in?
ServicesCan I reach care, water and support?
LivelihoodCan my household produce and earn?
VoiceCan I influence what affects us?
Language + learningUnderstand
Health + WASHReach
Food + livelihoodsEarn
Voice + local accountabilityParticipate

Proposed delivery

Five functions shape the first programme.

Learning, care, production, skills and local institutions make up the first programme.

Learning

Learning in the languages people use.

520
youth + adults · mother-tongue literacy
1,500
students · stipends + materials

Care + water

Care and safe water closer to home.

10
submersible water systems
165
health + service workers trained

Production

Inputs and practice for resilient production.

950
households · sustainable-agriculture training
810
families · seeds + agricultural inputs

Skills + enterprise

Skills that open routes to income.

20
sustainable micro-enterprises
40
dropout youth · vocational training

Voice + institutions

A local route for issues, leadership and response.

105
village committees
3
CBOs · local-government interface

Continuity test

What continues when direct support reduces?

Choose a relationship. Step project support back to see what must continue locally and which outside link still matters.

A family walking through fields in rural Bangladesh
Context image · rural household
Direct support visible

ROOTS proposes mother-tongue learning, materials and facilitator support.

Local carrier
Trained tutors, families and village organisations.
External relationship that must remain
Schools and education services remain reachable for progression, materials and follow-through.
What still has to hold
Learning access and materials remain usable after direct support reduces.

Evidence

Track learning, services,production and local response.

Targets define the intended reach. Monitoring will test whether people can understand, reach, earn and participate in practice.

Understand

Proposal scale

520 literacy participants · 1,500 students · 68 facilitators

Signs it is working

Attend → Learn → Continue

Reach

Proposal scale

10 water systems · 165 service workers · 8,000 people targeted

Signs it is working

Function → Quality → Use → Referral

Earn

Proposal scale

950 households trained · 20 enterprises · 500 adopters targeted

Signs it is working

Adopt → Produce → Continue → Sell

Participate

Proposal scale

105 village committees · 3 CBOs

Signs it is working

Represent → Raise → Respond → Follow through

Targets remain visible as the benchmark. Observed results will be reported alongside them as implementation evidence becomes available.

Participant, household and service-contact denominators will be reported by route rather than summed into a single reach figure.

Indicative allocation

How the programme is allocated.

Five programme functionsShares · 100%

First programme model. Final shares follow cluster confirmation.

25%

Learning + culture

Mother-tongue learning, student support, cultural continuity.

25%

Care + water

Health access, trained providers, safe water.

25%

Production

Climate-resilient agriculture, inputs, continued production.

10%

Skills + enterprise

Vocational skills and micro-enterprise.

15%

Voice + institutions

Village committees, CBOs, local-government links.

Cultivera planning allocation · percentages total 100%.

Readiness

Before work begins

Confirm these operating details before delivery.

Exact three villagesConfirm neighbouring sites and sequence.

Community consentConfirm participation, self-identification and priorities.

Delivery capacityConfirm responsible people and organisations.

SafeguardsClose child, health, data, grievance and inclusion controls.

Baseline + first-year planSet starting conditions, service links and maintenance responsibilities.

Final implementation scopeLock quantities, responsibilities, sequence and recurring requirements.

Open for funding

Start with three villages.

Begin with three neighbouring villages. Learn what holds in practice, then decide what should grow.

Request the three-village brief