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IFCD | Results of the last cycle

Restoring and Promoting Orao and Santal Ethnic Culture in Thakurgaon in Bangladesh

Project ID: 2019-2122
Name of applicant:
Dr. Md. Shahid Uz Zaman
Country of applicant:
Bangladesh
Type of applicant:
NGO
Amount requested:
99.669,00USD
Beneficiary country(ies):
Bangladesh
Status:
Non Eligible
Total Score: 0

IFCD Submissions details

Preselection | National Commissions Review

IFCD Preselection form - - 07/22/2019 - 10:40

Submitted by on 22 Jul 2019
1. Name and contact details of officer from the National Commission for UNESCO
Title: 
Mr
Family name: 
Hossain
Given name: 
Md. Monjur
Position: 
Deputy Secretary General
Address: 
BANBEIS Bhaban, 1, Zahir Raihan Road, Palassy-Nelkhet
Postcode: 
Dhaka-1205
Town: 
Dhaka
2. Justification of pre-selection
What are the main reasons for having pre-selected this project proposal, as compared to other proposals received by the National Commission for UNESCO?: 
This is the only comprehensive project proposal submitted against the 10th IFCD call compared to other two project proposals received by Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO (BNCU). It has clear focus on IFCD’s overall goals and intended outcomes. It is intended to facilitate and strengthen the revival as well as preservation of ethnic culture of the minorities in the Northern part of Bangladesh (Thakurgaon District) through awareness and capacity building and creating linkage between local cultural groups with concerned government authorities. Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO (BNCU), member secretary of the evaluation committee, is submitting the review on the project as it was not feasible to call the full committee meeting for the evaluation of three proposals.
3. The applicant institution/organization
What elements demonstrate that the applicant institution/organization is a significant stakeholder in the culture sector (locally / nationally / internationally)?: 
Culture is not the priority area of the organization. However, they are engaged in programs dedicated to income generation, education, nutrition and health, human rights, environmental protection, cultural as well as social development and good governance. It integrates issues such as, gender and environmental protection as main stream subjects across all their programs. The project proposal, however, is intended to contribute to the protection and promotion of cultural expressions of ethnic minority groups.
4. Relevance of the pre-selected project proposal
4.1. What are the main current needs and priorities in your country in terms of cultural policies and/or cultural industries?: 
The National Cultural Policy, introduced in 2006, has emphasized on the protection and promotion of all cultural expressions in Bangladesh regardless of caste, class, religion, origin as well as integrate all cultural activities in the endeavor of economic development. Accordingly, Small Ethnic Groups Cultural Organization Act 2010 was initiated by the government to protect, preserve and promote the cultural expressions of small ethnic groups at local, national and international level. In this regard, one of the current needs of the cultural sector of Bangladesh is to raising awareness regarding the protection and promotion of cultural diversity.
4.2. How do the objectives of this pre-selected project proposal meet the current needs and priorities of the country in terms of cultural policies and/or cultural industries?: 
This project proposal has a clear focus on engaging people from two specific ethnic groups in a) restoration and preservation of their lost cultural festivals, music, dances and dramas b) capacity development for maintaining and creating cultural goods and services and c) building and actively participating in a wider-mainstream cultural network and platform. Thus, the project seems to uphold the needs the priorities in the culture sector underpinned by the cultural policies.
4.3. To what extent do you expect this pre-selected project proposal to have an impact on the country’s cultural policies and/or cultural industries?: 
Initially the project might be able to make people from the designated ethnic groups make aware about their cultural rights and make them able to actively participate in the restoration and promotion of their cultural expressions through capacity building, developing web portal, broadcasting through local government radio station as proposed in the proposal. Moreover, the project is also intended to encourage and create entrepreneurship so that even after the project ends, it can fully utilize the human resources and services developed during the tenure of the project.
5. Other information
Please indicate other contextual information that the IFCD Panel of Experts should take into consideration when evaluating the pre-selected project proposal.: 
N/A
6. The pre-selection process at the national level

Md. Monjur Hossain

Full name: 
Md. Monjur Hossain
Organization: 
Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
Type of organization/Institution: 
Party
Position: 
Deputy Secretary General
Date: 
2019
Full Name of the representative of the National Commission as Signature: 
Md. Monjur Hossain

IFCD Submissions details

Eligibility | Technical Assessment

IFCD Eligibility form - - 01/17/2020 - 16:26

Submitted by on 17 Jan 2020
Eligibility Status: 
Non eligible
Reasons for non-eligibility: 
The project falls outside the relevant areas of intervention for the IFCD. In accordance with paragraph 7.1 of the Operational Guidelines for the IFCD, “Funds will be allocated for projects that: introduce and/or develop policies and strategies that have a direct effect on the creation, production, distribution, and access to a diversity of cultural goods, services and activities; and strengthen corresponding institutional infrastructure, including professional capacities and organizational structures, deemed necessary to support viable local and regional cultural industries and markets in developing countries”.
Technical Examination
Submitted by the deadline: 
Yes
Application Form submitted either in English or French: 
Yes
Maximum amount requested is US$ 100,000 or below: 
Yes
Project implementation period is between 12 and 24 months: 
Yes
All sections of the Form are completed: 
No
Signature of applicant: 
Yes
The applicant does not have an ongoing IFCD funded project: 
No
Falls within the areas of intervention of IFCD: 
No
IF PARTY OR NGO
Party to the 2005 Convention from developing countries: 
Yes
National Commission Review Form: 
Yes
Signature of National Commission: 
Yes
Official document/ statutes (with English or French translation if necessary): 
No

IFCD Submissions details

Recommandation review

IFCD Recommendation form - - 01/17/2020 - 16:26

Submitted by on 17 Jan 2020