Nutrition related Project Information

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Bangladesh MIYCN Home Fortification (HF) Programme Phase II
Project Status:	completed
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Children Under 5 3450000 0
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2013-07-01 to 2019-04-30
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	To reduce the prevalence of anemia by at least 10% among children aged 6-59 months
Expected outcomes from the project:	The overall aim of this project is to reduce prevalence of anaemia by at least 10% among children 6-59 months in Bangladesh by reaching 4 million children along with 1 million effectively covered over the period of 5 years
Expected outputs from the project:	1. National policies, regulations and relevant guidelines exist and/or are amended to enable home fortification as a key strategy to fill in the nutrient gap in IYC diets and/or reduce child malnutrition 2. There is enhanced consumer and intermediary organisations' (doctors, NGOs, civil society, community leaders, etc.) knowledge of and interest in home fortification and infant feeding practices 3. Government’s knowledge, support and ownership for home fortification has increased and allows use of MNP as part of the public delivery channel in addition to marked-based delivery channels 4. The market is enlarged for MNPs, and is more coherent on pricing and offering 5. Global agenda informed by evidence generated by the project (HFTAG) 6. Perception of use of MNP from treatment to prevention shifted (along the continuum of care) 7. Front-line health workers known as Shasthya Shebikas (SS) of BRAC are received necessary skill and capacity on IYCF with home fortification and promoting adequate utilization and compliance of MNPs in households; and ensuring monitoring/ compliance of MNP 5 usage.
Focal Person:	Name: Moniruzzaman Bipul,   Designation: Portfolio Lead Mobile: +88 01712671206,   Email: mbipul@gainhealth.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Nourishing Dreams
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Adolescent Nutrition 1000000 500000
Geographical coverage (district)	Narayanganj
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	1
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2017-07-01 to 2020-12-31
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	Improved intake of safe and nutritious food by adolescents in Bangladesh
Expected outcomes from the project:	To shift food behavior among adolescents so that they make nutritious and safe food choices that are informed without compromising with taste.
Expected outputs from the project:	• Healthier and safe food behaviors of adolescents • Merchants with improved food options • Market at scale produce better options – improved food system
Focal Person:	Name: Detepriya Roy,   Designation: Program Associate Mobile: 01711272718,   Email: dchowdhury@gainhealth.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Strengthening Workers’ Access to Pertinent Nutrition Opportunities (SWAPNO)
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Workplace Nutrition 30000 16000
Geographical coverage (district)	Dhaka
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	1
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2017-07-01 to 2020-12-31
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	? Increased access to safe and nutritious food and nutritional supplements at the workplace for RMG factory workers. ? Continued business commitment by RMG factories to invest in nutrition interventions for their workers.
Expected outcomes from the project:	? Improved consumption of safe and nutritious foods of female RMG factory workers. ? Build further evidence on the importance of nutrition programs in the workplace.
Expected outputs from the project:	? Increased knowledge, awareness and commitment of factory management to invest in healthier diets for their workers.
Focal Person:	Name: G.M. REZA SUMON,   Designation: Program Associate Mobile: 01714970190,   Email: gsumon@gainhealth.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Scaling-Up Rice Fortification
Project Status:	completed
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) All people of the country 100000000 50000000
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2017-04-01 to 2018-12-31
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	An assessment of the facilities available to monitor the quality and specifications to support rice fortification – Scaling up Rice Fortification Initiative
Expected outcomes from the project:	a. Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current regulatory, monitoring and production mechanism for fortified rice in Bangladesh, and b. Consider how they can be improved to scale up the production, commercialization and distribution of fortified rice
Expected outputs from the project:	a. Develop QA/QC protocols to produce fortified rice kernels in Bangladesh, b. Develop protocols for national laboratories to test the six MN in Bangladesh, c. Analyse the current policy and regulatory mechanism in relation to fortified rice and explore options, and d. Develop capacity for the national laboratories, such as NFSL, to conduct the tests
Focal Person:	Name: Dr Rudaba Khondker ,   Designation: Country Director Mobile: 01753702624,   Email: rkhondker@gainhealth.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Universal Salt Iodization
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) All the people of Bangladesh 160000000 80000000
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2008-04-01 to 2016-03-31
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	Increase the coverage of adequately iodized salt through improvements in the regulatory framework (including equipment and mobile court support); dissemination of the icddr’b salt iodization survey; and support the draft of the new salt law
Expected outcomes from the project:	a. Improved enforcement through the capacity development of BSCIC field inspectors b. More updated and comprehensive legal framework for the salt iodization project
Expected outputs from the project:	a. Increased availability of adequately iodized salt in Bangladesh b. Increased compliance by the salt producers with the regulations for salt iodization
Focal Person:	Name: Dr Rudaba Khondker ,   Designation: Country Director Mobile: 01753702624,   Email: rkhondker@gainhealth.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Fortification of Edible Oil in Bangladesh (Phase-III)
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) All the people of Bangladesh 160000000 80000000
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2017-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	To contribute to the reduction in prevalence of vitamin-A deficiency in the population of Bangladesh through consumption of vitamin A fortified edible oil. This will contribute to progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Seventh Five Year Plan FY2016-FY2020 through contributing to reducing the Under-five Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Ratio.
Expected outcomes from the project:	• Fortify 100% refined edible palm, soybean and rice bran oil in the country within the acceptable range as per the standard to reach all of the population especially among children age 6-59 months, girls age 5-14 years and women of reproductive age. • Strengthen the capacity of project implementing partners like Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), Project Management Unit (PMU) of Ministry of Industries (MoI), Oil Refineries and other stakeholders • Awareness building among mass people on the benefits of using fortified oil through workshops, seminars and campaign. • Find way out of drum tractability in order ensure the supply of fortified edible oil to the consumer.
Expected outputs from the project:	• Knowledge and capacity development of PMU under MOInd to manage fortification program including MIS • Capacity development among industry on fortification including QA/QC • Value chain map of open oil producers to ensure mandatory fortification of bulk oil • Knowledge and capacity among stakeholders of compliance monitoring and enforcement methods increased • Awareness raising among civil society increased to inform the public on benefits of fortified oil
Focal Person:	Name: Dr Rudaba Khondker ,   Designation: Country Director Mobile: 01753702624,   Email: rkhondker@gainhealth.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network (SBN)
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Business actor 50 10
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
Donor of the project:	N/A
Time period:	2018-06-01 to 2020-06-30
Other partners (if any):	N/A
Project Objective(s):	The primary objective of the Programme is to facilitate the initiation of SBN platform of Bangladesh. The specific objectives are a. Convene private sector to develop forum of dialogue on improving nutrition and food safety situation in Bangladesh; b. Asses private sector needs and facilitate partnerships c. Evidence informed policy advocacy on nutrition and food safety
Expected outcomes from the project:	Sustainable business models are built to address malnutrition in Bangladesh.
Expected outputs from the project:	A. Strengthened private sector capacity to improve nutrition practices B. Improved enabling environment with policies and regulation in place to gear private sector to become more responsible with respect to nutrition and food safety C. Increased consumer awareness and demand for nutritious food
Focal Person:	Name: Syed Muntasir Ridwan,   Designation: National Coordinator SUN Business Network Mobile: +880173217084 ,   Email: smridwan@gainhealth.org

 

Nutrition Projects:

Name of the project:	Leadership to Ensure Adequate Nutrition (LEAN)
Project Status:	running
Target group:	Target Group Beneficiary (Total) Beneficiary (Female) Children, Adolescent and pregnant and lactating women 282000 182000
Geographical coverage (district)	Null
Number of sub-district (Upazila):	0
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 is to contribute to improved maternal and child nutrition in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The project has two specific objectives: a. to create an enabling environment for improved and sustained pro-poor nutrition security service delivery and awareness will address the institutional determinants of undernutrition in the CHT which include the political and policy framework for nutrition, and the coordination and service delivery structures; b. Specific Objective-2: to improve smallholder farmer and micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) friendly value chains through scalable innovations to increase availability and consumption of diversified, safe and nutritious food will address the demand and supply determinants of undernutrition in the CHT.
Expected outcomes from the project:	a. Create an enabling environment for improved and sustained pro poor nutrition security service delivery and awareness b. Improve smallholder farmer and micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) friendly value chains through scalable innovations to increase availability and consumption of diversified, safe and nutritious food
Expected outputs from the project:	a. Activating, strengthening and replicating effective governance systems b. Increasing nutrition sensitive awareness, demand and behaviour change at community level c. Promoting nutrition sensitive and climate smart value chains
Focal Person:	Name: Md. Moniruzzaman (Bepul),   Designation: Portfolio Lead Mobile: +88 01712671206,   Email: mbipul@gmailhealth.org