Nagar Daridra Basteebashir Unnayan Sangstha (NDBUS)

The EC members of NDBUS met altogether on 31 October 2009 at URBIS Meeting Room, CUS to review their ongoing activities according to URBIS action plan designed for month July to December 2009. The NDBUS EC finds 30 Wards have been visited and Ward and Primary committees have been trained with Advocacy and Mushroom. Their database is also completed. The members are optimistic to complete all the Wards by November 2009. The meeting was conducted by Mr. Hamid Fakir with support from Ms. Momtaj Akter Aduri.

On 22 October 2009 URBIS Capacity Building Support for NDBUS met the NDBUS EC members and concerned primary committee representatives to start the mobilisation work of the proposed NDBUS Savings and Credit Schemes. Mr Tapan K. Saha talked with the members and tried to understand existing savings practices within NDBUS. Mr. Abdul Hamid Fakir, Chairman, NDBUS, Ms Salma A. Shafi, Project Adviser and SOSTA and Mehdi Imam, URBIS Coordinator was present in the meeting. NDBUS EC members as well as the concerned ward committee members appreciated the inception of the savings design for NDBUS. They expressed their total support in providing total support to the team to make it a successful.

On October 21, 2009 a session was conducted by URBIS Capacity Building Support Project to deliver the study on exploring land tenure security within existing legal framework for dwellers residing in slums and squatters in Dhaka. The session was participated by the NDBUS members from Korail and Rayerbazar – the two study area. NDBUS EC members also joined the meeting. The objective of the meeting was to review study information on housing rights and eviction prevention to ensure that the poor are aware of their rights and responsibilities through conducting meetings and workshop. In accordance with the objective, the study was translated in to Bangla (local language) and distributed among the participants. The session delivered information related to Relevant Laws, Constitution, Rent Control Act, Land Recovery Act, Highcourt landmark judgment. URBIS Coordinator in Dhaka Mehedi Imam conducted the session. Ms Salma A. Shafi, Project Adviser and SOSTA, concluded the session after discussin

The members committee members of NDBUS met all together on October 6, 2009 to review its various activities and carry out some routine activities for the organisation. The meeting was significant for it was being held after the world habitat day observed on Oct 5 when NDBUS executive committee members met housing savings groups among their members. The General Committee members were informed about the ongoing activities and future plan. The members were requested to provide the EC members to provide suggestion and directives best fit to the organisation. The day long meeting ended at 5 pm. 41 members out of 45 were present in the day long event.

NDBUS organised a meeting to celebrate the world habitat day on 5 October 2009 at URBIS meeting room,Centre for Urban Studies (CUS), Dhaka at 3 pm. The meeting was graced by Ms Salma A. Shafi, Project Adviser, URBIS and Honorary Treasurer, CUS. The meeting was participated by the members of housing savings groups under a number of ward areas.