b) General agenda in the somity/Group meeting
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Rules and regulations of the somity
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Selection of time and place for the meeting
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Any decision was taken for the somity
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Importance of savings usefulness and to decide the amount
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To get together and organize the poor and hardcore poor people
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To buildup awareness for establishing the rights
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To establish equality in the somity
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To have the co-operation of upper-class people of the somity
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To create employment opportunity
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To increase income
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To get rid of the bad effect of money lending
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Religious practice
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Education
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Health
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Security for Nutrition and food
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Plantation cultivate vegetables and fruits
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To use safe water and health conducive latrines
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Local environment
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To include new members
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Proposal for loan
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Proper utilization of the loan and its supervision
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Time conducive different issues
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Disaster preparedness
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Rejection of member and refunding the savings
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Distribution of loan
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Depositing the installment and saving money
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Tore solve any problem among the members of the somity
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To take a joint effort
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Rules and regulations of the organization
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Different types of opportunities
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Regarding the utilization of the local resources
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Total projection of information in the meeting
c) Meeting place/venue of somity/group
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To decide the place or room for the somity so that it is close to the houses of all members. The room for the somity cannot be established near hat, Bazaar, Mosque, by the side of the road, station and in the river erosion prone area
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It is not worthy to select a crowded place for organizing meeting
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A place where the members can move easily and independently is to be selected
d) Considerations for selecting a time for the somity meeting
For regular meeting of the somity, time is to be selected on unanimous decision so that the members are not financially looser, there is no social problem and the members can attend the meeting. The somity meeting will be held on a definite date, at a definite place and time. If necessary, considering the busy time of the members in the year the meeting time should be prefixed.
e) Members responsibility in somity meeting
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The first activity of the member is to attend the center timely
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To respect each other and sit with all maintaining discipline
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To sign the attendance register
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To deposit the installment and saving money
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To verify the deposited amount in the passbook and the signature of the staff
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To help in doing the meeting
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To supervise the loan
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To maintain discipline in the meeting
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To participate in the joint activities and decision
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To listen to the staff and to implement accordingly
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To participate in the discussion for development
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To maintain a discipline of the somity
f) The somity chief/ group leaders responsibility at somity meeting
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To attend all members to the meeting of all centers
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To start and end the meeting
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To a-certain facilities of the members
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To communicate with the organization
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To help the staff in doing his duties
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To propose loan proposal
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To help in loan disbursement
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To know about the members and if necessary inform the staff, and the concerned persons
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To collect installment and savings of all members
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To deposit saving money and the weekly installment to the staff, get signed all the pass books and to hand over all pass book to the individual member.
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To take attendance of all the members in the meeting register
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To take combined attempt for social development works
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To discuss at least one development issue in every meeting
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To discuss at least one development issue in every meeting
g) The staff responsibility of somity meeting
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To attend the meeting in time and to assist in conducting the meeting
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To exchange with the members and to know their families
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To provide training to the members
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To know the problems of the members, after verification in the field to get the solution
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To deposit the money of installment and savings
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To sign in the passbook
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To accept the loan proposal and the disbursement their of
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To study the attendance register of the meeting
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To supervise the loan
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To keep accounts properly and to inform all concerned
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To verify the passbooks with the ledger and after signing, hand it over to the group meeting
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For the sake of development to help in different work and to provide the training
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To create an opportunity for new activity and to assist in the social development
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To ensure the discussion on development issue in the meeting