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Project ID: | 00084692 | Description: | SUN 02/BGD/001 “Civil Society" |
Fund: | Start Date *: | 7 Dec 2012 | |
Theme: | Country Catalytic Programmes |
End Date*: | 31 Dec 2015 |
Country: | Bangladesh | Project Status: | Financially Closed |
Participating Organization: | WFP - World Food Programme |
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Scaling up nutrition by civil society in Bangladesh
NEW Download the Bangladesh Project Progress TableBACKGROUND Malnutrition in Bangladesh is among the highest in the world and remains a serious public health problem. According to the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), approximately 9 million Bangladeshi children aged between six months and five years suffer from under-nutrition, with 43% of children stunted, 41% under-weight, and 17% wasted. Over one in three children are born with low birth weight (National low birth weight study of Bangladesh, 2003-2004), with high maternal under-nutrition at 30% (BDHS 2007). Bangladeshi children also suffer from high rates of micronutrient deficiencies, particularly vitamin A, iodine and zinc. Malnutrition has a cumulative negative effect on the health parameters and hence the economic development of the country. To overcome this situation, the government of Bangladesh has recently formulated the next five-year sector plan, entitled “Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Development Program (HPNSDP)”, wherein nutrition has been mainstreamed through a separate operational plan titled “National Nutrition Service (NNS)”. This is a major shift of the government’s previous strategy for combating malnutrition. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The proposal seeks to create a strong, coordinated and vibrant civil society constituency in support of the further development and wider implementation of a nutrition agenda that will result in the sustainable improvement in the nutrition status of the people of Bangladesh. NGOs and Civil Society Organizations have been contributing to successful implementation of large-scale government interventions like Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project (BINP), National Nutrition Program (NNP) for more than 25 years. During this time, they have gathered experiences and learning. However, there are relatively few CSOs with focus or capacity regard to nutrition as a development sector. Further, CSOs do not have any formal platform to raise their voice in the nutrition policy arena, although some CSOs do participate in a network entitled the ‘Nutrition Working Group’ which is largely driven by government agencies, donors, bilateral partners, international NGOs and UN organizations and does not represent CSOs exclusively. The strategy proposed aims to create a strong, coordinated and vibrant civil society constituency in support of the further development and wider implementation of a nutrition agenda that will result in the sustainable improvement in the nutrition status of the people of Bangladesh. Using a multi-stakeholder platform including grassroots network, the CSA will work from national to sub-national level to raise awareness about malnutrition, influence policy, share evidence, coordinate in integrating inter-ministerial activities and enhance mutual accountability in order to contribute to improved nutritional status across all populations. OUTCOMES and main ACTIVITIES The project seeks to achieve the following 4 outcomes: 1) A CSO Network in Bangladesh that is fully operational and successfully influencing nutrition policy making by 2013 2) Enhanced sharing of evidence based information, research findings and resources among stakeholders to achieve effective implementation of nutrition programs 3) Comprehensive, coherent and adequately financed national nutrition plan adopted by mid of 2013 and implemented by the Government by mid-2014. 4) A joint tracking system established to monitor progress of NNS with the active support from CSA for SUN BD by mid-2013. These outcomes will be achieved by: Outcome One:
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