বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড)/১৬৬
(পৃ. ৩৯৯-৪০২)
পরিশিষ্ট-ক
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার
স্বেচ্ছাসেবক সংগঠন ও কমিউনিটি উন্নয়ন প্রকল্প
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| বাংলাদেশ স্বেচ্ছাসেবক বাহিনী সম্পর্কিত একটি প্রতিবেদন |
বাংলাদেশ সরকারের পরিকল্পনা সেল | ১৬-৯-১৯৯১ |
BANGLADESH VOLUNTEER SERVICE CORPS
I. INTRODUCTION:
The situation for food, medicine and shelter for the enormous number of evacuees from Bangladesh to India is problematic. Indian Govt. Relief Organizations are doing their best to cope with the problems and are trying hard to meet the most basic needs of the people.
As the food and housing situation of the evacuee camps are being organized and relating problems are being brought under control, the moral, social and cultural standards of the evacuees in the camps are quickly falling and the inmates are feeling that they are left in a sort of apathy.
It is in these lines that the Bangladesh Volunteer Service Corps is working to initiate a programme to boost up the sinking moral of the evacuees in the camps. It is believed that the relief programmes will be more efficient and meaningful if they are combined with a moral, social, cultural and educational programme.
II. OBJECTIVES:
A. The object is to save the minds of the evacuees from otherwise certain deterioration by providing moral, special, cultural and educational programmes in the evacuee camps. To achieve this aim each camp shall have its, own groups of volunteers under the camp volunteer-in-charge, appointed and posted by the Central Organisation.
The volunteers in each camp will be responsible:
(a) to provide welfare facilities of the inmates of the camp and maintain communal harmony.
(b) to provide educational and vocational services for the evacuees living in camps,
(c) to provide moral, cultural, social and national motivation to the evacuees of the camps,
(d) to provide female welfare-(under female volunteers) moral, mental and physical health of young girls. Pre-natal
and post-natal care of mothers; recreation; and training in sewing, embroidery etc. (e) 10 provide recreational facilities to keep atmosphere normal and healthy, in meaningful, moral corporate and happy living with eyes on the future rehabilitation in Bangladesh,
(f) to provide nutrition programme for children in camps.
B. Organisation of training camps for volunteers.
C. Providing relief against hunger and disease in Bangladesh.
D. To provide welfare facilities for families from Bangladesh
E. To provide health services for evacuees in the camps.
III. COMMITTEE AND MEETING:
(a) Volunteers shall work as a team and shall keep records of activities in each sphere. Detailed programme may be chalked out in meetings after full discussion. Assessment of progress to be made and discussed in such meeting to be held at least once a week. Proceedings of such meetings shall be maintained.
(b) All volunteers will be members of the Committee to be termed BVSC Committee. The volunteers as residents of the camps shall represent the residents. Some non-volunteer residents may also be co-opted members. The camp Volunteer in-charge shall be the Chairman of the Committee.
He should at least be kept informed of all progress made. One of the volunteers shall work as the Secretary.
IV. ORGANISERS:
Organizers may be deputed to areas to organise the activities of the Corps and Supervise the works already started.
V.VOLUNTEERS:
(a) Volunteers shall be recruited from persons living in the camp. Some may be recruited from various transit camps or outside, but once recruited for a camp they shall live as inmates of the camp.
(b) Necessary directions will be issued from the Central Organisation from time to time. But the volunteers will work according to needs and requirements of the local camps and chalk out their programme accordingly.
(c) The volunteers shall be given accommodation in the camps. They shall also receive free cooked food in camps where cooked food is distributed. In other camps they may organise their messing with dry provisions supplied free. They may also receive a small pocket allowance.
(d) The volunteers will receive vital training in social work and rehabilitation. VI. ORGANISATION:
CENTRAL.
Board of Directors: There shall be a Board of Directors appointed by the Managing Committee. Board of Directors shall be responsible for the general oversight of the whole movement. They shall normally meet once or twice a year.
Advisers: They are persons with special interest and contributions to make may be appointed as advisers.
Managing Committee: There shall be a Managing Committee which shall be responsible for planning and implementing of all plans and policies. The Managing Committee shall consist of all directors, all advisers, and representatives of all organizations related to and working in co-operation with BVSC. The Managing Committee will normally meet once a month. The Managing Committee will appoint a Chairman.
Executive Committee: An Executive Committee shall be responsible for day to day running of the organization, and shall consist of the Chairman, the Directors willing to serve in the Committee, the Conveners of the Sub-Committees, and members of the Finance Sub-Committee. It shall co-opt up to 3 members.
SUB-COMMITTEES:
Sub-Committees may be appointed by the Managing Committee to be responsible for the special works. These shall consist of the following but others may be added as the need arises:
(1) Camps Sub-Committee (including education, health, training etc.)
(2) Finance.
(3) Radio Programme.
(4) Women's Welfare.
LOC LOCAL ORGANISATION:
(a) Volunteers shall be recruited and attached to as many camps as possible in such numbers as time to time may be required. One volunteer shall be designated as Volunteer in-charge.
(b) A Camp Organizer may be appointed to have a general oversight of more than one, in no case more than 10
(c) Area Organizer. Where necessary an Area Organizer may be appointed to coordinate the camps in an area and be responsible to look after outside normal activities of camps.
VII. ACCOUNTS:
(a) No expenditure of funds or resources shall be made on any purpose other than those detailed in the objectives as above. (b) A full records of all expenditure shall be kept and accounted for at monthly Intervals.
OUTLINE OF SYLLABUS ON COOPERATION
1. Principles of cooperation-Voluntariness
Group action based on enlightened self-interest.
2. History of Co-operative movement-Rochdale Pioneers, the German experience cooperation’s in Socialist countries (Russia, China, Yugoslavia) cooperation’s in India & Pakistan.
3. Co-operative experience in Bangladesh
(i) Comilla approach (ii) Chittagong movement
4. Types of co-operatives
(i) Service cooperatives
(ii) Land cooperatives (joint farming vs. collective farming)
(iii) Marketing cooperative
(iv) Credit cooperatives
(v) Industrial cooperatives
(vi) Housing cooperatives
(vii) Fishermen cooperatives
(viii) Weavers cooperatives
(ix) Consumers' cooperatives
(x)Others.
5. Agricultural cooperatives-special features
-their structural pattern from village to apex.
-Multipurpose objectives-community development approach through cooperatives
Relationship between cooperatives and Panchayets and other local bodies.
6. Management of cooperatives
(i) Board of Directors or Managing Committee
(ii) General meeting
(iii) Staffing-control over staff by the members.
(iv) Maintenance of Accounts
(v) Regular auditing.
7. Training
(i) Directors (ii) General members (iii) Staff.