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Md. Kawsar Alome
www.linkedin.com/in/md-kawsar- Head Of Department- WaSH at Action Against Hunger | ACF-France
alome-701174a3 (LinkedIn)
Summary
Top Skills
Wash Development Greetings. This is Md. Kawsar Alome. I am honoured to be
Water Supply a humanitarian worker. Presently i am working with Action
Water Against Hunger | ACF-France in BD mission as WASH Head of
Department. I completed B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and afterward
Languages MS in Environmental Science. Beside the Technical educational
Hindi (Professional Working) background, I have more than 18 years’ in-depth professional
Bangla (Native or Bilingual) experience on WaSH in development sector in both national
English (Full Professional) and international organizations in where 11 months in Nepal
earthquake response, 6 y+ in the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazaar,
Publications Bangladesh. Within my professional career, I worked with the
Field Trial of an Automated Batch different UN donors and others as well in where the budget is €9M
Chlorinator System at Two Shared +. I have proven experience on proposal & budget preparation,
Shallow Tubewells among Camps
for Forcibly Displaced Myanmar managing local partnership, NFI distribution, develop the guideline of
Nationals (FDMN) in Cox’s Bazar, Cholera Prevention, Preparedness & Response, Menstrual hygiene
Bangladesh
Management, CAP, CLTS, Child to Child Rally approach, IEC/ BCC
Biogas production in refugee camp:
When sustainability increase safety
materials, KAP, PDM, Case Study, WASH catalogue development,
and dignity introducing contextual new hygiene promotional activities. Related
training for the staffs were also carried out as a part of staffs'
capacity buildings. I also lead the WASH cluster of Cox’s Bazaar,
Bangladesh and one of the SAG member of WaSH sector.
In my professional career, I have lot of experience to work in multi-
cultural context in country and abroad with diversified challenges
that I like to face and to solve in professional way to assist the
beneficiaries. I always like to generate new ideas based on the
context and incorporate it with the program activities to boost up the
output of performed activities.
As an international staffs or humanitarian worker, I like to drive
myself to be a part of a bigger purpose in the service of humanity.
Apart from that I want to learn and discover new means of program
implementation in multi-contextual interventions. I also want to know
the different altitude of WASH program in several parts of the world
and also want to contribute my own expertise on those program
activities.
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Experience
ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM
Head Of Department- WaSH
July 2017 - Present (7 years 3 months)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The objective of the position is to guarantee the quality, relevance and scaling
up of WASH strategy and interventions of the mission, in conformity with
Action Against Hunger and international standards and national policies.
SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL
WASH Deputy Program Coordinator
September 2016 - July 2017 (11 months)
Bangladesh
The programs aim is To reduce vulnerabilities of Undocumented Myanmar
Nationals (UMNs) and host communities in rural and urban areas of Satkhira
and Cox's Bazar Districts by improving access to food, resilient livelihood
opportunities, WASH services and disaster risk management capacities.
ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM
5 years 9 months
WASH Program Manager-Emergency, Nepal Mission
August 2015 - June 2016 (11 months)
Nepal
The program “Emergency WASH program in Nepal Earthquake Response” is
continuing to cover basic WASH access for earthquake affected population
and under 5 years old children suffering from acute under nutrition including
AWD/enteric diseases prevention, preparedness and response. In where the
WASH and nutrition project is composed of 2 pillars, ranked in order of scaling
up: 1. WASH at nutrition treatment facility and 2. WASH at home for outreach
patient focusing treatment, nutrition specific intervention.
Responsibility
>Integrating WASH activities with Nutrition through identifying the needs in the
earthquake affected area as well as in IDP camps.
>Actively participated at the time of proposal and budget preparation aim to
positioning the WASH activity as well as extended the duration of the projects
>Based on the performed activities regular reporting in different donor and
authority level was continued
>Implementing the Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) aim to short out the
gaps, find out the solution of minimizing the gaps for further implementation.
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>Developing the guideline on Cholera Preparedness and prevention activities
and organizing the training aim to capitalize the skill of the Govt. staffs besides
the regular hygiene promotional activities.
>Financial follow up is always maintaining to ensure the proper use of budget
in a sense of accountability
>Ensuring to develop the standard design, drawing and estimate of the WASH
facilities
>Quality of work was also considered as priority
>Upgrading the 4W matrix in regular basis in where ACF is the Cluster co-lead
of Ramechhap district
>Communication with donor level is maintained in professional way
>Based on the context and needs different training organized aim to develop
the skill of the staffs and improve the level of the output besides the regular
monitoring and supervision of the WASH staffs
>Soft copies of all data and developed design of the WASH facilities is
summarized as a part of Capitalization
Program Manager-WaSH, Bangladesh mission
September 2013 - August 2015 (2 years)
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
The program continued in three refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar District,
Bangladesh. The main focus of the program to address acute malnutrition and
diarrheal diseases among more than 64,000 vulnerable populations through
Integrated Nutrition, WASH and Care Practices.
with in the professional period, i support Nepal for the Nepal earthquake
emergency response and cholera response from 1st May to 22nd May 2015
and from 12th August to till date.
Responsibility:
> The WASH activities in three camps integrated with Nutrition and Care
Practice was continued successfully.
> Actively participated at the time of proposal and budget preparation besides
the regular reporting in different donor and authority level.
> KAP survey is regularly conducted in each years to assess the needs and
evaluation of the impact of the hygiene promotional activities
> The guideline of Community Action Plan approach developed considering
the camp context and implemented aim to involve the community to take care
of the facilities by themselves.
> Considering the camp context, the design and implementation of the
biogas plants that connected with the communal latrine block is successfully
implemented. Considering the needs and aim to reduce the O&M cost in a
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sense sustainability, RCC slab, Geo-tex bag, disable friendly structure in
latrine blocks etc. is introduced.
> To ensure the quality of work at field level activities a Follow-up track sheet
developed and maintained.
> The safety for the volunteer work and casual workers was always considered
and ensured the use of protective equipment.
> Financial follow up is always maintained to ensure the proper use of budget
in a sense of accountability
> I lead the WASH Cluster in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh mission
> Communication with donor level was maintained in professional way.
Based on the context and needs different training organized to develop the
skill of the staffs.
> Ensue the Capitalization of the programs.
WASH Program Manager-Emergency, Nepal Mission
May 2015 - May 2015 (1 month)
Nepal
Responding the Nepal earthquake emergency, as a WASH Program Manager-
Emergency I was responsible to lead the WASH Cluster and upgraded 4W
and related documents on behalf of ACF; formulating organogram, preparing
job description and lead the interview as a part of establishing the WASH
department; need assessment of the WASH activity in the earthquake prone
area; preparing design of WASH facilities like Spring Water Capping System,
emergency toilet, mobile toilet etc.; participate in proposal writing and budget
preparation; support and integrated the activities with Nutrition and MHCP
department; finalize the different hygiene kits; market assessment, prepare the
procurement request, regular visit of the stocks collaboration with logistic and
finance department.
Deputy Program Manager-WaSH, Bangladesh Mission
October 2010 - September 2013 (3 years)
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
The program continued in three refugee camps and host community in Cox’s
Bazar District, Bangladesh. The main focus of the program to address acute
malnutrition and diarrhoeal diseases among vulnerable populations through
Integrated Nutrition, WASH and Care Practices.
Responsibilities
> To ensure the quality of work and implementing complaints procedure and
transiency reason additional required formats are introduced in the field level
> Actively participated at the time of proposal and budget preparation besides
the regular reporting in different donor and authority level.
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> The BoQ against each activity was included with the budget aim to make it
more transparent.
> Communication with donor level, Local Government Institute, Union level is
maintained in professional way.
> The design, drawing and BoQ of the WASH facilities were finalized
considering the camp and or local context.
> Water Quality Testing Lab is established in base level to ensure the safe
drinking water for the beneficiaries. The Water Quality Monitoring Calendar is
introduced to analysis the seasonal variation of the water quality parameters
> New hygiene promotional activities like pitcher washing demonstration,
games for waste management was introduced.
> Developed the WASH catalog to ensure the required quality of materials in
the field level.
> The safety for the volunteer work and casual workers is always considered.
> Introduced the Controlled Child Defecation Sites successfully to reduce the
percentage of open defecation from children.
> GPS map of the WASH facilities was developed aim to short out the needs in
the field level.
> The activity plan for the overall project period was ensured at the beginning
of the project period to complete the proposed tasks within the time-frame
smoothly
>The internal budget FU was maintained and preparing as well in line with
the project proposal.
> Involved in the recruiting process of staffs and volunteers as well.
NGO-FORUM For Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation
Project Engineer
May 2007 - September 2010 (3 years 5 months)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The program continued in eight districts of Bangladesh. The main focus of
the project was to Install arsenic removal technologies and verification of the
efficiency through regular water quality parameters test as well as improving
the sanitation coverage in the costal belt area of Bangladesh.
Responsibility
> Preparing the drawing, design and cost estimation of civil works, water
points, water treatment plants etc.
> Ensuring the water quality of various water supply technologies, maintaining
the QA/ QC protocols
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> Developing the training modules and facilitate the training of field staffs/
users on technical issues;
> Conducting Baseline survey.
> Perform and support the Community mobilization activities;
> Co-ordination & Co-operation with donor agency, DPHE, BCSIR and local
administration also;
> Data management & analysis and reporting
M/S. A R K (ATAUR RAHMAN KHAN)
Project Engineer
December 2006 - April 2007 (5 months)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
> At mobile & telecommunication sector overall supervision of the BTS &
Equipment Room
> Supervision, Monitoring and Maintaining the construction work;
> Preparing the bill of overall projects.
NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation
Technical Field Supervisor
March 2006 - November 2006 (9 months)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The program continued in seven districts of Bangladesh. The main focus of the
project was to Installation of the arsenic removal technologies and verification
of the technologies through performing water quality parameters test.
Responsibility
> Monitor and supervises the field activities;
> Facilitating the training on technical issues and software activities to boost up
the output of performed activities.
> Co-ordination & Co-operation with donor agency, DPHE, BCSIR and local
administration also
> Installation of the arsenic removal technologies and performing the test of
water quality parameters to ensure safe drinking water maintaining the QA/QC
protocol.
> Data management, processing, tabulation and analysis to measure the
impact and reporting.
Poverty Eradication & Environment Program (PEEP).
Water Resources Engineer
November 2004 - March 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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> Performed feasibility study and conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal
(PRA) in the different areas of Bangladesh under SSWRDSP (II) Project,
LGED (Local Government Engineering Department);
> Preparing the reports of different projects of LGED.
Education
University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi
Bachelor's Degree, B.Sc. in Civil Engineering · (1998 - 2004)
State University of Bangladesh
Master’s Degree, M S in Environmental Science · (2007 - 2008)
Activity
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