Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Project (UGIIP 3)

Bangladesh

The primary objectives of the project are to promote sustainable human development, economic growth and poverty reduction. Works to be carried out include the improvement and rehabilitation of key infrastructure such as roads and bridges, drainage works, water supply and sanitation systems and marketplaces in 30 selected urban areas. Capacity-building activities are also planned that will include, among other activities, citizen awareness and participation, equity and inclusiveness of women and urban poor and the enhancement of local resource mobilization. The improved infrastructure, along with community latrines, will be directly managed and maintained by beneficiary households that will receive training from various NGOs. As a result, the beneficiary population will be able to enjoy better living conditions and improved health from the provision of safe water supply and sanitation systems, as well as gains in productivity from the time saved in fetching and boiling water, among other benefits.