GABRIEL TRIPURA
gabriel.tripura@gmail.com
Bandarban, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
I have been involving, working, experiencing and implementing the various significance community development programs in Bandarban Hill District with 26 years around. Throughout the years I have been serving successfully all the community development programs directly with entire indigenous groups and mainstream communities specially on communities livelihood development, Human and Indigenous rights, Good governance, Education, Health, water and sanitation, emergency responses, disaster management, Child and women development and empowerment, Youth and Adolescent development, Climate change, community empowerment, Social Awareness raising, motivation and mobilization, Advocacy and networking, establishment of community voice, sports for development, communication for development, rights of information and so on. All the mentioned were supported by CARITAS, WFP, UNDP, Manitese, Manusher Jonno Foundation, HOPE87, SONNE International, Prince Clause Fonds, Australian High Commission, DANIDA, German Embassy, Land is Life-USA, Helen Keller International and European Commission.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• June’2011 to till to date : Executive Director, KOTHOWAIN
(a local NGO for vulnerable people dev. Org.)
• Oct’2017-May’2018 : Focal Point, Camp Management at 11 & 12 camp, Humanitarian
Crisis Emergency Response (Rohingy Refugee) in Cox’s Bazar,
ActionAid and IOM
• Dec’2014-March’2015 : Project Evaluation on Community Empowerment Project-UNDP,
• March’2013-June’2013 : National Consultant on MDG-02 acceleration, UNDP
• February-March2012 : Team Coordinator, South east region feasibility study, JICA
• Oct’2012-Dec’2012 : Consultant on Primary Education Strategy formulation in
Bandarban Hill District, & UNDP
• 18th Aug- 31th De’13 :National Consultant on Community Mobilization and village
mapping in Bandarban, (CHTRDP II) ADB
• Nov’2006-April’2011 : Executive Director, TOYMU ( a local NGO), Bandarban
• 2006 (Feb-Nov) : Project Coordinator, Education, Training and Self employment
Program-HOPE’87 Austria and European Commission
• Jan’ 2004-2006’ March : Logistic Assistant, Admin Officer, Assistant Project Coordinator
and Out Reach Coordinator, MSF-Holland
• 1998-2003 : Program Coordinator, TOYMU-Bandarban
• 1991-1992 : Community Mobilizer, CARITTAS, Bandarban
Education:
2008: EMBA, Southern University, Chittagong
2001: M.A. Chittagong College, National University
1998: B.A, Lalmai College, National University
1994: H.S.C. Notre Dame College, Dhaka Board
1992: S.S.C. Sodaha Keochia High School, Chittagong Board
Attended workshop/seminar/training/study tour in abroad:
• Land use planning through 3D model-Meghalaya-India, Organized by ICIMOD-Nepal,
• Workshop on Mulitilingual-Benkok-Thailand, Organized by Save the Children-UK & UNDP,
• Study tour on Land Rights of Indigenous-Medan, Kalimangtan, Jakarta-Indonesia, organized by VSO-Bangladesh and AMAN-Indonesia
• Community development Workshop-Nepal
• Tribal and Indigenous : Rights and Development in Turin, Italy
• Cultural Diversity in Agartala, India
• Global Member Meeting in Casablanca, Morocco for ending early child marriage organized by Girls Not Brides-UK
• Youth Exchange visit-Sri Lanka
• International Youth Leadership Camp-Bangladesh
• Ending Child Marriage through Youth Partnership in Malaysia,
• Knowledge adaptation on climate change-Sri Lanka
• Cultural Speed Date and partners meeting- Amsterdam,
• Eco system and Climate Change-Nepal
• UN mechanism- Sabah, Malaysia
• Climate Change and Disaster Management, CTCN and Green Climate Fund- Bali Indonesia
• Global Members Meeting,Mountain Partnership-Rome, Italy
• Mountain Partnership – Aspen, Co. USA
• GNDR Asia Program -Bengkok, Thailand
• Global Summit, GNDR- Nairobi, Kenya
Languages:
English, Bangla, Chittagonian and local Indigenous Lanaguage
Membership/Partner:
1. Bangladesh National Youth Council, Dhaka
2. Chittagong Hill Tracts Women Foundation Network
3. Girls Not Brides (ending early child marriage), UK
4. Executive Member, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Bandarban Unit
5. YSA-USA
6. Bangladesh Youth Network (BYN)’-Jaago Foundation and UNDP
7. Servas International
8. The World Indigenous Tourism Alliance (WINTA), New Zealand
9. End Violence against Children-New York
10. The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) -CANADA
11. Women Thrive Alliance - Washington, D.C
12. CIVICUS
13. United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
14. Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)
15. Global Legal Empowerment Network (Namati)- USA
16. Mountain Partnership-Italy
17. Netzkraft Movement
18. The Adaptation Fund NGO Network-Germany
19. NAHAB (National Alliance of Humanitarian Actors, Bangladesh)
20. Dianova International -Switzerland
21. GNDR
22. Together to end FGM
23. Advisory Member, Initiative for Equality-USA
24. Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)-Switzerland
25. Regeneration International Network
26. International Peace Bureau-Germany
27. Climate Action Network-South Asia
28. Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) -Switzerland
29. UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism
30. Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People
31. International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) - Geneva, Switzerland
32. GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice is a global network of organisations-Germany
33. Joint Organizing Secretary, Bangladesh Tripura Kallyan Sangsad (Central Committee)
BANGLADESH
34. Global Constituency of Youth for Environment - the UNEP Major Group for Children and Youth
35. The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
36. Social Science and Humanities Research Association (SSHRA)
37. Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) hosted by Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome-Italy