Assignment Name: Preparation of Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and Social Assessment report for Pro-Poor Slum Integration Project (PPSIP)

Country: Bangladesh

Assignment Location within country: Narayanganj, Comilla, Dinajpur, Barisal and Sirajganj district town

Duration of assignment (months): 5

Name of Client: National Housing Authority (NHA)

Total No. of staff-month of the assignment : 79.6

Start Date

(Month/Year):

November-2013

Completion Date

(Month/Year):

June-2014

Name of Joint Venture Consultants, if any: KMC ltd, BRAC University, BRAC, Manchester university, JA Architects Ltd.

No. of Staff-Months of Professional Staff provided by Joint Venture Consultants: 24

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director /Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed:

Kh. Khairul Matin

:

Safeguard Specialist

Benu Gopal Dey

:

Land Tenure Specialist

Shariful Islam

:

Consultation and PRA Specialist

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

The government of Bangladesh has initiated a project Pro-Poor Slum Integration Project (PPSIP) aimed at improving housing and security of tenure of poor urban communities across the country. This will be a demonstration program implemented by the National Housing Authority (NHA) with the financial support from the World Bank. Under this project, KMC Ltd. was employed to prepare Social Assessment and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF).

Description of Actual Services Provided by your Staff:

- Developed survey tools

- Conducted socioeconomic survey using at slums of Comilla, Narayanganj, Sirajganj, Barisal and Dinajpur cities

- Conduct consultation meetings with stakeholders

- conducted socioeconomic survey using, structured questionnaire and visiting house to house,

- Conducted consultation meetings with stakeholders

- Conducted census and inventory of losses survey

- Developed database based on survey data

- Prepared Social Assessment and RPF