Mirpur, Dhaka - BRAC

1 Is one of the prominent regions of Dhaka city. Estabished in 1962, it is located to the north-east of the city. It currently occupies a total area of square kilometers and has a residing population of 632,664. mirpur is bounded by Mohammadpur to the south, Kafrul to the east, Pallabi to the north and Savar upazila to the west. It is mostly known for its diverse historical sites. The Dhaka Zoo, Grameen Bank s head office, the National Botanical Garden, Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium and mirpur Cantonment all are located here. It also includes top educational institutions like Military Institute of Science and Technology, bangladesh university of Professionals, Dhaka Commerce College etc. Renovations were carried out in various places of mirpur when the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium was chosen as the venue for World Cup 2011.

2 Culturally, mirpur is very well-renowned for the origin of traditional Sarees known as Banarasi . mirpur also accommodates large number of Banarasi outlets, stores and showrooms together, popularly known as the Banarasi Polli . BRAC presently offers a variety of programmes like Microfinance, mirpur , DhakaIn mirpur , BRAC offers a variety of programmes including education, health and credit: BRACG eneral informationPopulation 632,664 Household 187,6 2 6 Area sq kmAt a glance As of December, 2014 Microfinance (Dabi)Village Organisations 380 Members 13,851 Borrowers 9,476 Outstanding 189,972,425 Average Loan Size 3 5,152 HNPPM anoshi(Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Project)Health volunteers 502 Health workers 101 Urban birth attendants 77 BRAC delivery centres 34 BRAC maternity centres 3 Education, Health, Nutrition and Population (HNPP), Gender Justice and Diversity (GJD), Targeting the Ultra Poor (TUP), Migration and Urban Street Children Programme in every effort has been made to include and verify the accuracy of relevant information in this fact sheet, users are urged to check independently on matters of specific interest.

3 Report any discrepancies/suggestions to This document was last updated on 31 December 2014, is revised yearly and made available on delivered Total babies delivered 81,837 At delivery centre 30,785 At home 13,476 H o s p i t a l (BRAC referred) 37, 576 Antenatal care provided 63,292 Postnatal care provided 60,056 Education Pre-primary schools 149 Present Students 4,470 Primary schools 98 Present students 2,932 Course completed students 3,035 ADP Clubs/members 13/390 Gender Justice and Diversity(SNEHALOY Project)Day Care Centers 9 Total Slum Coverage 4 VAWC Committee 3 Gender Justice Educator 270 Enrolled children in DCC 270 Total population coverage 60,750 Targeting the Ultra Poor ProgrammeNumber of slums 2 STUP participants 200 OTUP participants 200 Women received life skill development trainings 400 Women received assets 200 Women received soft loans 200 Slum Poverty Reduction Committee 2 MigrationUnion 6 Communication Worker 1 Volunteers 8 Urban Street Children Programme Total children centres 9 Total children 900 Children received non-formal Education 900 Children received Life skill training 900 Children received Vocational training 71 Children received Health support 900 Children received treatment 900 Children having Savings 684 Local community development committee (LCDC) 9