Project Brief:
Mundas are one of Bangladesh’s major forest based tribes having a distinct indigenous way of living. The majority of them settled in Bangladesh’s south-west region, the ecological zone of the Sundarbans. Living in this country’s one of the most vulnerable areas, the Munda people of Sundarbans are facing challenges of subsistence, survival, and prejudice. Every year, they face enormous challenges from saline intrusion, tropical storms, tidal surges, and other natural calamities, making their lives harder. The project intends to develop a socio-economically sustainable Munda settlement by increasing the resilience, adaptability, and affordability of their houses, households and hamlet in an effective way to withstand climate challenges with the help of their indigenous knowledge and construction techniques. This may also aid in the enrichment of their indigenous culture, as well as the introduction of their heritage to the rest of the world.
Munda Community of the Sundarbans:
As a forest dependent community, the mangrove ecology supports them for their subsistence. Due to many climatic disasters and the scarcity of livelihood their direct dependence on Sundarbans is increasing. When the Bengali settlers arrived in this area at the end of the colonial era, they forcibly took away their land, taking advantage of their lack of Bangla language understanding. Even now, discrimination against Munda people exists in schools, workplaces, and social engagements.
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Image : An overview on Munda community
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