BRDB's Success at a glance (October 2009).

(1) District Covered : 64

(2) Upazila Covered : 476

(3) Upazila Central Cooperative Association (UCCA) : 459

(4) Upazila Bittaheen Central Cooperative Association (UBCCA) : 169

(5) Upazila Mohila Bittaheen Central Cooperative Association (UMBCCA) : 20

(6) Mohila Bittaheen Kendriyo Unnayan Samity (MOBIKUS) : 21

(7) Upazila  Kendriyo Mohila Unnayan Samity  : 01

(8) Cooperatives & Groups (nos).

Cooperatives ( Farmers)                  : 70514

Cooperatives ( Asset less Male)      : 9994

Cooperatives ( Asset less Female)  : 20851

Cooperatives ( Women)                   : 8549

Informal Groups ( Male)                   : 25299

Informal Groups (Female)                : 36351

(6) Members (Nos)

Cooperatives ( Farmers)                   : 2526263

Cooperatives ( Asset less Male)       : 290792

Cooperatives ( Asset less Female)   : 664466

Cooperatives ( Women)                    : 301742

Informal Groups ( Male)                    : 637761

Informal Groups (Female)                 : 965721

(7) Capital formation in the form of share & savings (Taka in million)

Cooperatives ( Farmers)                    :1638.04

Cooperatives ( Asset less Male)        : 275.75

Cooperatives ( Asset less Female)    : 1323.83

Cooperatives ( Women)                     : 429.19

Informal Groups ( Male)                     : 672.38

Informal Groups (Female)                  : 1334.35 

(8)  Credit Disbursement : 74102.73 million taka

(9) Credit recovery (%) : 94%

Impact on Poverty :

BRDB's anti poverty interventions have resulted  alleviation of rural poverty to a remarkable extent. Approx. 31% of its beneficiaries in general have crossed the poverty line with visible progress in attaining a better standard of living as evidenced under RD-5 Project of BRDB as follows:

    Indicators:                                                            Changes

1

Afford three meals a day

67%

2

Ability for improved housing

35%

3

Arrangement for safe drinking water

98%

4

Improved health care & sanitation

67%

5

Primary education for children

92%

6

Afford improved and alternative dress

80%

7

Increase of assets

65%

8

Adopted family planning measure

89%

9

E.P.I

95%

10

Vegetable cultivation in homestead

76%

11

Social A forestation

80%

12

Participation of women in decision making

92%

13

Employment for members (43 hrs/week)

80%

14

Alternative employment opportunities

60%