Integrated Aquaculture Promotion
In the context of forming rural enterprises by mobilizing target poor farmers and women, Duckweed technology is introduced to achieve high production of fish feed and fish utilizing fallow rural water bodies and other resources like unproductive labor and rural wastewater. Group formation, mobilization, training, technical and credit management supports are ensured to the rural beneficiaries for promotion of pisciculture, through micro enterprise development.

Socio Economic Development Program
Socio Economic Development Program for inaccessible coastal areas, which are prone to reoccurring natural calamities. This program comprises of (a) Agriculture rehabilitation and development activities; (b) Livelihood support income generating activities; (c) Rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion, non-formal education, rural and coastal afforestation projects; (d) Pisciculture development in the context of mobilizing rural poor into viable enterprises; and (e) Micro financing and micro credit activities.

Intensive Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Program
Bangladesh is one of the highest densely populated country amongst the developing nations. The country has very low sanitation coverage causing enormous environmental and health problems for the rural population. PRISM Bangladesh through social mobilization and interpersonal hygiene education aims to increase this coverage substantially to 80% of the population. PRISM carried out sanitation programme in Ramgoti and Raipur Upazila of Laksmipur District and Sudharam of Noakhali District. PRISM is still implementation the same program in its own program areas in different district.

Community Development Center Construction and Operation
PRISM Bangladesh conducted a program for facilitation and construction of 10 community development centers doubling as shelters in emergencies at strategic location in the five coastal thanas, which are vulnerable to periodic calamities like cyclone and tidal waves.

Unlike other centers being built, community development centers are in constant use as foci for PRISM development activities in those areas. They serve as centers for storage of grain, neighborhood school, skill training center, health clinic, and village sanitation centers as well as office facilities for PRISM development staff. Three centers have been built by PRISM one each at Moheshkhali, Kutubdia, Chokoria Thanas of Cox’s Bazar District.

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