Jibika supports over 22,470 people in gasfield surroundings

A total of 110 groups were registered, their socio-economic status was enhanced and more than 22,470 people (around 4,216 households) were supported in the surroundings of gas field communities under the project called Jibika, a collaboration between Chevron and BRAC, says a press release.
It was disclosed at the closing event of the project at BRAC Centre in the city recently.
Representatives of the government, BRAC, Chevron, BRAC USA, IDEA, IDE and Sharbik Gram Unnoyon Shomobay Shomiti Ltd. were present.
The project had been running since October 2015 in areas adjacent to Chevron-operated gasfields in Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Habiganj districts. Jibika worked to achieve the long-term sustainability of the community-based organisations by enhancing organisational capacity through strengthening cooperative governance and building leadership abilities.
Rear Admiral M Makbul Hossain, Director, Operations, BRAC, gave the vote of thanks. Md Ahsan Kabir, B.C.S (Co-operative), Additional Registrar, Department of Co-operatives, Ministry of LGRD & Co-operatives, Eric M. Walker, President, Chevron Bangladesh, Muhammad Imrul Kabir, Director, Corporate Affairs, Chevron Bangladesh, Lauren Godfrey, Senior Manager of Education, BRAC USA, attended as the guests of honour. Shyam Sundar Saha, Programme Head, Integrated Development Programme (IDP), BRAC and representatives of the community-based organisations presided over the event.
The event highlighted the achievements of the Jibika Project, followed by an outline of Jibika's journey and learning so far and it was presented by the Programme Coordinator of Jibika, ASM Sofrul Islam.