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Kumarkhali Village is located at the edge of Ward-8, Khaulia Union also bordering with adjacent Soronkhola Upazila. Hafez A. Malek is an Imam of a local mosque, and his family lives in Kumarkhali for generations.  Besides his regular work as an Imam, Mr. Malek do chicken farming at his home for additional earning. As a member of WDMC, he has attended at different training, workshop and coordination meetings organized by BDPC, where he learnt about the Right to Information Act 2009.{/hits}

Shah Alam, a member of Ward-7, Nishanbaria Sachetan Dal (beneficiary group), lives in close proximity of Sundarban mangrove forest for generations. A poor social worker, Shah Alam has no fixed income source to run his small family. He used to drive wooden cart, catch fishes from nearby canals surrounding by Sundarban and provide labor for living.

“I will try not to beg anymore; rather invest my labor to run my small business on my own”- said Taslima, who live in Gulishakhali village of Nishanbaria Union, Morelgoinj. Taslima is a daughter of 70 years old motionless mother, a sister of a 23 years old mentally-handicapped autistic brother and a mother of 5 years old daughter member of ward beneficiaries group.

Without access to services such as health care, social benefits and agricultural subsidies, vulnerable house holds are ill-equipped to withstand frequent disaster. Within BDPC's RRDPRG project, training in social accountability, good governance and the Right to Information Act is helping vulnerable communities fight corruption and ensure their rights to basic services and information.