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| RFQ for Internet Connectivity Rangamati, Khagrachari & Bandarban 2014 |
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| Procurement Process : | RFQ - Request for quotation |
| Office : | CHTDF, UNDP, Rajbari Road, Rangamati - BANGLADESH |
| Deadline : | 10-Aug-14 | | Posted on : | 24-Jul-14 |
| Development Area : | SERVICES  |
| Reference Number : | 17049 |
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RFP - Internet Connectivity Rangamati, Khagrachari & Bandarban 2014
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| Overview : Twenty five years of protracted conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have left the majority of its inhabitants in conditions of extreme poverty, and tensions over land tenure, resource access, and ethno-demographics remain challenges to sustainable development. Three quarters of the population live below the national poverty line; 50% of primary-enrolled children drop out in their first few years; and it is estimated that 40% of the CHTs’ workforce is either unemployed or underemployed.
A CHT Peace Accord was signed in December 1997 and was recognized as a significant political achievement for the region which is home to 11 distinctive indigenous groups and Bengalis. It raised high expectations that it would serve as the cornerstone of a successful peace building process and as a means for opening up new opportunities for development. Relevant institutions have been established to support this process although not all subjects as per the CHT Peace Accord have yet been transferred to them, and several parts of the Peace Accord are yet to be implemented.
In partnership with the central and local Government of Bangladesh as well as CHT communities and NGOs, UNDP supports the Promotion of Development and Confidence Building in the Chittagong Hill Tracts through the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility (CHTDF). Following the Preparatory Assistance phase (2003/2004), the initial phase of the Facility ran from December 2005 to September 2009. Building on this initial phase and as agreed in the National Steering Committee of the project conveyed in August 2008, the extended phase runs from October 2009 to September 2013 with an increased emphasis on providing capacity building support to all partner institutions as a prelude to eventual handover of project activities.
“Supporting Local Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts” project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the UNDP CHT Development Facility was signed by the donor (EU) in October 2011 under the umbrella framework of the CHT Development Facility with an implementation timeframe of January 2011 and September 2013. The preliminary set of project activities began in January 2011.
The overall objective of the “Supporting Local Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts” project is to create an enabling environment for local development, contributing to the achievement of local MDG targets in the CHT. |
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