1 / 11

Mujibar’s House: A Case Study

Mujibar’s House: A Case Study. Presented to the DER Shelter Coordination Group Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh 28 November 2007. FH Bangladesh. Md. Mujibar Rahman, Caretaker, Tk.5,800 / month. Own house land in village, but no paddy land. Works in Dhaka: Wife, 1 son, 2 daughters in village.

angeni
Download Presentation

Mujibar’s House: A Case Study

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Mujibar’s House:A Case Study Presented to the DER Shelter Coordination Group Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh 28 November 2007 FH Bangladesh

  2. Md. Mujibar Rahman, Caretaker, Tk.5,800 / month. Own house land in village, but no paddy land. Works in Dhaka: Wife, 1 son, 2 daughters in village. Tin (CGI) house 20’x18’ with bamboo/wood frame.

  3. The night of the Cyclone District: Madaripur Upazilla: Kalkini Union: Sahebrampur • Built up rice sacks in house; • Violent winds, no tidal surge; • Tree smashed into house: walls gave way, roof collapsed; • Family inside saved by sacks; • Only minor injuries; • Most furniture & household goods severely damaged; • Neighbours houses similarly damaged.

  4. The Following Week • Cleared tree, salvaged households goods, tin and wood. • Took tree to sawmill and cut for frame timber. • Re-shaped bent tin with scrap wood. • Reconstructed house at 15’ by 13’ using old tin, new & old wood, old window and door frames. • Tools: Hammer, screw driver, old hacksaw. • Sundries: Nails, washers, screws, jute. • Labour: Self, father-in-law, brother for two days; Self for further 4 days to finish-out.

  5. The Cost

  6. What Else Would Mujibar Have Liked to Have? • Tools: Proper saw & chisel[+ Spade & pillar hole digging tool]* • Materials: New tin (CGI sheet) for roof: 2 “bundles” = Tk. 9,000 = $132. • More time to complete verandah and kitchen. • [ Funds to replace damaged household goods. ]* * Ideas added by FH staff

  7. Building Back Better: An example for debate Better: • RCC Pillars • Brick Plinth But: • Smaller: 14’x20’ • Still mud floor Per: Reza Muhammed Galib, BSc Eng (civil)

  8. Resource Availability May be available in local Union small businesses: • Tin – CGI sheet • Tools • Sawmill • Skilled Labour Need to go to Upazilla town for: • Large supply of Tin • Cement and rod for RCC pillars; • Bricks

  9. Is Mujibar Typical? • Has a regular job; • Male relatives available to help; • Used to work as a building site labourer; • No land for cultivation (lives on father-in-law’s land); • No water damage from tidal surge. Conclusion – a median case, but many will need livelihood support; BUT: some, particularly those vulnerable before the cyclone, are much worse off. Vulnerable family before Cyclone

  10. Some Strategic Issues • Affordability:- 1.2 million homes? • Preserving Local Markets for Materials. • Stifling or Enhancing Initiative. • Cyclone Proof = ?? Wind Proof, or Tree Fall Proof, or Tidal Surge Proof. • Land Availability. • Most vulnerable often live outside embankments. • Migratory Fisher-families. • One size fits all? Vulnerable family before Cyclone

  11. FH Bangladesh • John Marsden, Country Directorjmarsden@fhi.net 017 1156 8754 • Saleh Uddin, Disaster Preparedness & Response Coordinatorsalehuddin@fhi.net 017 1152 5775 • Rafique Masud (Rony), Logistics Coordinatorrmasud@fhi.net 017 1300 8813 FH Shelter rehabilitation following tornado in 2004

More Related