For the last 35 years, Community Development Centre (CODEC) has been working tirelessly to improve the livelihood and economic condition of the coastal people of Bangladesh and also has been conducting Micro Finance Program. Beneficiaries of CODEC Micro Finance Program has been receiving social development help, health services, education for the children of the members, social security, innovative agricultural products and food services through funds from CODEC’s corporate social responsibility projects. Besides these, monthly scholarship for children, scholarship for higher education, blankets for poor people during winter, one-time cash support for specially-abled people and other supports are also given through CODEC’s own fund. A total of 97.86 lac taka has been spent in 2019-20 session for the support of the people in need. Due to these activities, 72,197 people has been directly and indirectly benefitted.

Activities:

CODEC Scholarship: CODEC with the goal contributing significantly in building a society free from illiteracy by providing scholarship to the PECE & JSC student those who have acquired GPA-5. During the year 2019-2020 CODEC has given scholarship worth Tk. 6,44,106 to 175 PECE & JSC students from different Upazila.

Eye Camp: With the aim to provide eye treatment facilities to poor and vulnerable of the remote areas, CODEC has organized 4 eye camps at union level where 456 community people have received eye treatment facilities from the camps and 43 patients underwent cataract surgery during 2019-2020. A total of Tk. 96,360 was spent on conducting this activity.

Health Camp: CODEC has organized 28 health camps with the MBBS doctors where 1508 patients received healthcare services from the camp during 2019-2020, where a total of Tk. 2,28,505 was spent.

Blanket Distribution: In winter season to fight cold, the winter-strike distressed people from coastal area had been distributed blankets. Total 1815 blankets have been distributed in Chittagong, Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Barguna Laxmipur & Noakhali in the year 2019-2020.

Counselling for Adolescent school girls:During 2019-2020, 11 counselling workshops have been conducted with adolescent school girls from class six to ten by the female MBBS doctors under all microfinance zonal offices. In those workshops Upazila women and children social welfare officers were present. A total of 2,628 girls have participated in these counselling sessions where Tk. 1,05,555 were spent to conduct the events.

Cultural Squad: The major objective of the program is to create awareness against different social odds and crimes including terrorism, fundamentalism, eve teasing, violence against women, drug abuse, child marriage etc. CODEC initiates this program with the financial and technical assistance from PKSF since 1st July 2017. 5 education and cultural centre has been established in Chattagram’sBakkhali, Laxmipur’sMollarhat, Patuakhali’s Amkhola, Barguna’sPurkata and Bagerhat’s Chitalmari where children and adolescents practice music, recitation and other cultural synchronizations. During the year 2019-2020 the total contribution for this program by CODEC is Tk 722,425 where 146 adolescents received training on music, recitation, acting, life skill training, etc.

Agriculture & Fisheries Unit: CODEC initiates these activities since 1st November 2015 with the financial and technical assistance from PKSF. The main objectives of this unit is to increase environment friendly sustainable agricultural production to ensure food security and to provide modern, handy and environment friendly agricultural technologies, establish market linkages, make value chain interventions, facilitate microfinance services for agricultural and fisheries activities. To ensure better understanding among the farmers and proper implementation of activities CODEC provide training support to 900 farmers.  During the financial year 2019-2020, CODEC’s total contribution for the activity was Tk.794,448.

Elderly People Program: CODEC has been implementing this program since 1st July 2018 in Kulkhati union under Jhalokathi district and Santospur union under Bagerhat district. The major activities of this program are establishing social enters for the elderly people in every union, providing old age allowances; distribution of walking sticks, high commodes, blankets etc. According to PKSF guide line we are implementing this program. During the year 2019-2020 the total budget of this program is Tk.2,204,439 out of which CODEC contribution is Tk 1,104,786.