🌿 CEA CAN Coordination Meeting – Cumilla 🌿

To strengthen the ongoing collaboration among partner organizations working on agroecology and community enterprise for climate resilience, SHISUK organized a Coordination Meeting of the Community Enterprise and Agroecology for Climate Action Network (CEA CAN) on 7 October 2025 at Page Development Centre, Cumilla. A total of 21 participants representing partner NGOs from different upazilas attended the meeting. The session began with welcome remarks from Mr. Md. Zillur Rahman, who thanked all participants for their continued engagement and dedication to promoting agroecology-based practices in their respective areas. He invited participants to share updates on field-level progress, challenges, and best practices. The discussion also focused on how to make the CEA CAN network more effective, inclusive, and sustainable. During the meeting, several key points were discussed, including the importance of regular coordination, improving accountability among program staff, and ensuring timely financial and technical support to implementing partners. Participants proposed revising the schedule of online meetings to encourage greater participation and recommended advance fund disbursement for smooth project operations. Representatives from Holodia Mohila Unnayan Sangstha suggested assigning a new NGO for the Nangalkot upazila to ensure better coverage, while Social Development Association of Chandina upazila reaffirmed their renewed commitment to rejoin and actively contribute to the network. Additionally, two MAC member NGOs expressed their willingness to join CEA CAN, reflecting the growing interest and confidence in the network’s collaborative approach. The meeting concluded with a collective decision to hold monthly online coordination meetings, with mandatory participation of Executive Directors from all partner organizations. The participants emphasized continued cooperation, transparency, and mutual learning to strengthen agroecological practices and promote climate-resilient community enterprises.
Key Outcomes: 1. Strengthened coordination and communication among network members.
2. Renewed participation of inactive NGOs and interest from new organizations. 3. Agreement on monthly online coordination meetings. 4. Commitment to expand agroecology practices and community enterprise initiatives