Consultative meeting held at Union Level
ECDO organized a Consultative Meeting with the Union Parishad to review their action plan progress for the past and coming year. ECDO is taking such initiative to make sure that Indigenous Peoples gain by ensuring equity in the disbursement of Union Parishad (UP) resources approved from the central government. The Union Parishad chairman reviewed the last year’s action plan and listed their achievements for the year, what is still being implemented and assured that those objectives not met will be accomplished in the coming year.
The indigenous people expressed their appreciation to the UP chairman for the work that has been done already and said they were very happy with the progress of the last year. 
For the coming year the UP chairman committed to building a Temple at Goabari village, Jaintapur upozila, under Sylhet district. Finally, ECDO on behalf of the Indigenous Community requested the UP chairman to ensure that the Social Safety Net Program (SSNP) such as Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) and Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) were properly distributed to the community. Mentionable that ECDO arranged like this consultative meeting at 5 Union Parishad in Sylhet Districts Northeastern part of Bangladesh.
ECDO formed a pressure group named Subidha Banchito Nagorik Odhikar Forum (Citizens Forum for the Rights of unprevilezed Group) on the 28th March, 2009. The objective of the formation of this group was to ensure justice and empowerment of Indigenous Peoples. For many years the Indigenous People have been silent when they have been victims of Human Rights violation, and the group realizing the need to protect these victims was formed to take charge in reporting cases of human rights violation to relevant officials. OXFAM GB is offering its support by setting aside a small budgetary concession to ensure justice of victims of Human Rights violation. The group is comprised of 12 members from different civil society organizations such as Academicians, Advocates, Medical and Media professionals, Development workers and Human rights Activists. These members will be holding a bi monthly meeting at ECDO office in Sylhet town to discuss matters arising in Human Rights and act as a watchdog for the upholding of Human Rights in Sylhet region, Bangladesh.
ECDO organized a two days long Khasi cultural program to celebrate the Hoktoi Festival on the 2nd of February, 2009 with support from OXFAM GB. The festival is carried out to honor past ancestors and the Khasi community people arrange indigenous cultural programs with song, dance and sports to commemorate the occasion. 
In the recent past this festival has been slowly fading out and realizing the need to revamp this ancient traditional festival, this year ECDO gathered journalists and well renowned leaders to attend the festival. The festival managed to attract a record of over 3000 people, the highest ever, including newly elected Upozila chairman (2nd layer of local government institution), several prominent local leaders and local journalists who published the day’s celebration. A publication named HOKTOY was also published on the occasion of this festival 
