Institute Name:

Plan International Bangladesh

Name of the Organization: Plan International Bangladesh

Address: Plan International Bangladesh House 14, Road 35, Gulshan – 2 Dhaka-1212 Bangladesh

Phone: + 880-2-9860167

Fax: N/A

E-mail: Plan.bangladesh@plan-international.org

Website: https://plan-international.org/

Year of Establishment: 1994

Area Coverage:	Division	District	Sub District
Area Coverage:	1	2	2

Target Group	Beneficiary (Total)	Beneficiary (Female)
Adolescent Nutrition	216400	0

Nutrition related Project Information

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:

JOINT ACTION FOR NUTRITION OUTCOME (JANO)

Project Status:

running

Target group:

Target Group	Beneficiary (Total)	Beneficiary (Female)
Adolescent Nutrition	216400	0

Geographical coverage (district)

Rangpur, Nilphamari

Number of sub-district (Upazila):

Donor of the project:

N/A

Time period:

2018-09-01 to 2023-08-31

Other partners (if any):

N/A

Project Objective(s):

The Overall Objective of JANO is to “Contribute in ending malnutrition of children under five-years of age, together with addressing the nutritional needs of Pregnant and Lactating Women and adolescent girls.” To meet this objective, JANO’s Strategic Objective is to “improve maternal and child nutrition through implementation of multi-sectoral approaches and strengthened nutritional governance in Nilphamari and Rangpur districts of Northwest Bangladesh.”

Expected outcomes from the project:

• ER1: Women and adolescent girls in communities, through Community Support Groups, are empowered to demand and utilise both nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific services • ER2: Coordinated and resourced sub-national and local government structures recognise, respond to, and are accountable to the demand of poor and marginalised communities • ER3: Increased productivity and income growth, through nutrition-sensitive value chains and affordable access of households, to nutritious products and services • ER4: Government departments, both vertically and horizontally, are connected through effective ICT platforms leading to better planning, coordination, monitoring and accountability

Expected outputs from the project:

Train teachers across 330 primary and secondary schools, to effectively teach topics on gender equitable and resilient health, hygiene and nutrition, as part of the school curriculum; and implement 330 school gardens growing nutritious crops through climate-smart-agriculture techniques

Focal Person:

Name: Dr. Ikhtiar Uddin Khandaker , Designation: Head of Health Programme
Mobile: 880-2-9860167, Email: Plan.bangladesh@plan-international.org