UNDP Bangladesh story
In 2016 the Bhodra river and a tidal surge washed away Suchitra Dhali's two-room house on the embankment in Pankhali village, Khulna.
What happened
In 2016 the Bhodra river and a tidal surge washed away Suchitra Dhali's two-room house on the embankment in Pankhali village, Khulna. Her family spent months in a shelter and borrowed money to get by.
Who is affected
Suchitra, about 40, her husband, a day labourer, and their daughters. “I am afraid of cyclone and floods as they disrupt everyone's life in the coast.”
What action is needed
Through LoGIC (the Government of Bangladesh, UNDP and UNCDF, funded by the EU, Sweden and Denmark) she received training and a starter grant. She now grows vegetables and raises 120 chickens, and in 2023 the family built a new house.