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The existence of Ward Disaster Management Committee (WDMC) in Savar Municipality is crucial for building community awareness on Covid-19, disinfecting area and helping the marginalized poor through relief distribution. When the first patient identified on 8th March in Bangladesh, WDMC of ward 7, 8 and 9 of Savar Municipality called emergency meeting for taking necessary […]

People living around are using the road comfortably as the wastage on the side of the road been removed permanently. said Fatima, living at Imandipur, ward 7. “While going to school, I had to pass the road near Imandipur four intersections, encroached with garbage which left no space for walking. During rainy reason the local […]

The need to maintain social distance – to each other and maintain hygiene to oneself – during this crisis was key among the messages put forth by community volunteers from Savar as part of the HBCC Project organized by Save the Children and Social and Economic Enhancement Programme- SEEP in support of Unilever. Amena Begum, a resident of […]

For Saleha Khatun, a family welfare assistant, imbibing the act of hand washing regularly with soap had required deliberate effort despite the knowledge that this could save her and her family from contracting infections as well as prevent them from spreading germs and viruses. She found it easier to continue with her work without washing […]

Like many women in Bangladesh, Amena Sikder was married at a very young age. She had to stop going to school when she was in class eight. Now, 33 years old Amena lives with her husband and two children at Imandipur, ward 7, Savar. His husband, Khurshed Alam has business on parts selling of Auto […]

The ongoing lockdown, which is important to control the COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh but harms the livelihoods of urban poor, particularly those who are working in the informal sector. Since most of the vulnerable people are now stuck in their homes and not allowed to undertake normal income-earning activities, they are having an acute shortage […]

Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 8, 2020, a total of 3772 people are infected among which 120 died on April 23, 2020 in Bangladesh, according to IEDCR. In this time of health crisis; and economic slowdown due to imposed lockdown, when the local government is facing the challenge to tackle the […]

Jinnatul Islam is a volunteer of Proyash- II BURDC at Savar. Bangladesh Government imposed a nationwide lockdown from 26 March to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus but he was not one to stay at home. In Savar, the volunteer’s response has been recognized by the local stakeholders for the outstanding service provided by […]

Like many women in Bangladesh, Nurjahan was married at a very young age. Her husband died when their only son was three years old. 58 years old Nurjahan now lives with her son and daughter in-law at Savar. She contributes in managing the family by the earning from her grocery shop. During lockdown imposed for […]

The residents of Savar Municipality who go to the Municipality for different purposes can wash their hands at the premises of Savar Municipality with safe water and soap. The novel Corona outbreak has expanded to touch nearly every corner of the globe and Bangladesh has no exception. Considering the emergency of the situation, the mayor […]