SHOUHARDO II Program

Project	SHOUHARDO II Program
Started on (Date)	1^st faze 2006 -2010, 2^nd faze 2011- 2015
Phased out (Date)	1^st faze 2010, 2^nd faze 2015
Funded by	USAID
Implementing Partner	CARE Bangladesh
Working area	Dewangonj, Islampur&Modergonj
Goal and Objectives	Goal :Transform the lives of 370,000 Poor and Extreme Poor (PEP) households in 11 of the poorest and most marginalized districts in Bangladesh by reducing their vulnerability to food insecurity”. Objectives: SO 1 – Livelihood: “Availability of” and “access to” nutritious foods enhanced and protected for 370,000 PEP households. SO 2 – Health, Hygiene and Nutrition: Improved health, hygiene and nutrition status of 281,000 children under 2 years of age. SO 3 – Empowerment: PEP women and adolescent girls empowered in their families, communities, and Union Parishad. SO 4 – Institutional Strengthening: Local elected bodies and government service providers’ responsiveness and accountability to the PEP increased. SO 5 – Disaster Management and Climate Change: Targeted community members and government institutions are better prepared for, mitigate, and respond to disasters and adapt to climate change.
Key interventions	# Field crop production, # Comprehensive Homestead Development (CHD), # Fish Culture, # Income Generating Activities-IGA, # Vaccination Program, # Training on Capacity building of CHV, # Workshop with health & family planning department, # Mothers to mothers support group training, # World Health Day Observation, # Food/Ration distribution, #Youth Campaign, # Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), # CAP, # Leadership development training for VDC members, # UDCC meeting, #Open budget Meeting, # Training on Capacity building with UDV, # NFI distribution, # National Disaster Preparedness Day observation,
Result of intervention	# Beneficiaries have been skilled about crop production and stories, # Women’s have been involved IGA

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