Understand
Can I learn in my own language?
Wider proposal targets
520 youth + adults in mother-tongue literacy · 1,500 students with stipends + materials · 68 facilitators
Signs it is working
Attend → Learn → Continue
Open for funding · Chapainawabganj + Naogaon
ROOTS
Mother-tongue learning.
Stronger livelihoods.
A proposed programme in Chapainawabganj and Naogaon, beginning with three neighbouring villages.
Request the three-village brief- 01UnderstandCan I learn in my own language?
- 02ReachCan I reach care, water and support?
- 03EarnCan my household produce and earn?
- 04ParticipateCan I influence what affects us?
Regional context
Water stress is reshaping the Barind
A 2024 study including Nachol found high drought-severity exposure. In 2026, government–UNDP work in drought-prone Naogaon centred on water security, climate-smart irrigation and resilient livelihoods.
Culture + language
Language shapes access
Naogaon records Santali alongside Bengali and multiple ethnic communities; Chapainawabganj Sadar records Santal, Oraon, Mahato and Munda communities. UNICEF reports persistent learning barriers for ethnic-minority children in Bangladesh.
Programme landscape
105 villages.
The first three villages face linked constraints
The wider 24-month proposal covers up to 105 villages across Chapainawabganj Sadar, Nachol and Patnitala. The first funding unit is three neighbouring villages, with sites and delivery scope to be confirmed.
ChapainawabganjSadar · Nachol
NaogaonPatnitala
Proposed programmeUp to 105 villages
First fundable unit3 neighbouring villagesExact sites to be confirmed
LanguageCan I learn in my own language?
ServicesCan I reach care, water and support?
LivelihoodCan my household produce and earn?
VoiceCan I influence what affects us?
Language + learningUnderstand
Health + WASHReach
Food + livelihoodsEarn
Voice + local accountabilityParticipate
Four routes
Understand, reach,earn, participate
Each route has a target and measures of progress.
Reach
Can I reach care, water and support?
Wider proposal targets
10 submersible water systems · 165 health + service workers trained · 8,000 people targeted
Signs it is working
Function → Quality → Use → Referral
Earn
Can my household produce and earn?
Wider proposal targets
950 households in sustainable-agriculture training · 810 families with seeds + inputs · 20 micro-enterprises · 40 young people who have left school in vocational training · 500 adopters targeted
Signs it is working
Adopt → Produce → Continue → Sell
Participate
Can I influence what affects us?
Wider proposal targets
105 village committees · 3 community-based organisations linked to local government
Signs it is working
Represent → Raise → Respond → Follow through
Continuity test
What continues when direct support reduces?
Explore a proposed scenario: reduce direct project support to see who continues the work and which service links must remain.
Direct support visible
ROOTS proposes mother-tongue learning, materials and facilitator support.
- Who continues the work
- Trained tutors, families and village organisations.
- External relationship that must remain
- Schools and education services remain reachable for progression, materials and follow-through.
- What still has to hold
- Learning access and materials remain usable after direct support reduces.
Indicative allocation
How the programme is allocated
Five programme functionsShares · 100%
Indicative programme model. The three-village brief will confirm its scope, costs and applicable allocation.
25%25%25%10%15%
25%
Learning + culture
Mother-tongue learning, student support, cultural continuity.
25%
Care + water
Health access, trained providers, safe water.
25%
Production
Climate-resilient agriculture, inputs, continued production.
10%
Skills + enterprise
Vocational skills and micro-enterprise.
15%
Voice + institutions
Village committees, CBOs, local-government links.
Cultivera planning allocation · percentages total 100%.
Readiness
Before work begins
Exact three villagesConfirm neighbouring sites and sequence.
Community consentConfirm participation, self-identification and priorities.
Delivery capacityConfirm responsible people and organisations.
SafeguardsClose child, health, data, grievance and inclusion controls.
Baseline + first-year planSet starting conditions, service links and maintenance responsibilities.
Final implementation scopeLock quantities, responsibilities, sequence and recurring requirements.
Open for funding
Start with three villages
In the first three villages, test whether learning, water, livelihoods and community decision-making can continue with less project support.
Request the three-village brief