A committee is formed to progress the school project

A public meeting is held with the people recorded and their thumb prints taken

They pass a resolution to ask CO-ID to build a school

CO-ID then inspects the area and gives the OK to go ahead

Community has to find ½ acre of land - often done with a fair amount of land exchange (People move along to different pieces of land to bring together small bits of spare land into 1 ½ acre site)

Community builds up the land above flood height

Community digs the holes for the foundations

Community provides men to help get materials to the site (may need to be carried)

CO-ID then brings in all the materials, carpenters and other skills to build the school. The school is built and fitted out.

Committee is formed to run the school and opens a bank account. To do this they have to locate 3 people in the community who can sign their own names, which is sometimes challenging.

Each month enough is paid into the account to cover the teachers' salary.

The teachers are paid and the committee makes sure the kids go to school regularly and that the teachers are doing all that is needed.

CO-ID runs a monthly meeting of all the CO-ID teachers on Bhola Island , to keep the program moving forward.

The committee also organises sports days and community use of the school building (the building is used for immunisation programs, as polling stations at elections etc)

CO-ID inspects the schools to ensure that CO-ID standards are maintained.