Shushilan Health & Nutrition Project and its overview

Focus on: Organizational H&N capacity

Sk. Amirul Islam - Adviser

Shushilan H&N focus

Contribute to:• Reduction of maternal and child mortality and morbidity

• Address malnutrition and household food insecurity

in light of government system which can be sustained by the target communities.

What are the basic problems

Health and Nutrition status in Rural / coastal zone is vulnerable

water born diseased

Child mortality

Malnutrition

RTI

Maternal mortality

Hemorrhage

Eclampsia,

complications of

abortions

Obstructed labor

Malnutrition

55 – 60% Poor

Squire male

Absolute poverty(> $1 / day)

limited access to health and nutrition services, water and sanitation and communication problems

Poorest families live in single room shelter, unhygienic environment

malnutrition is a silent and invisible emergency

Awareness

Health and Nutrition project

Total No. of H&N project implanted to date: 29 Current H&N project: 6

Saving Women from

Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe

MR

MYCNSIA

MDG F (MDG Achievemen

t Fund) Focus on

Malnutrition

MDG F (MDG Achievement Fund) Food

Security

IMCN & CMAM

Food for Education

(School Feeding)

H& N projects / program

Project: Saving Women from Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe MR

Project period: Oct 2012 to Dec 2015

Funded by: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

The project is implementing through consortium. The consortium are:

1. Shushilan2. Association for Prevention of Septic Abortion, Bangladesh (BAPSA)

3. Marie Stopes Bangladesh

Lead Organization

4. Phulki

District Upazila Number of Union

Narail

Lohagara 12

Kalia 12

Narail Sadar 13

Khulna

Paikgasa 10

Dumuria 14

Batiaghata 07

Terokhada 06

Saving Women from Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe MR cont……

Saving Women from Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe MR cont……

Capacity development of Public, private and NGOsIncreased demand for safe MR, FP, post MR care services among the women, adolescents

Increased quality and capacity for delivering safe MR, FP, post MR services in public, private and NGO facilities

Safe MR topics include in app. 25 NGOs module

More than 3,00,000 participants will be benefited in different way

“Protecting and Promoting Food Security and Nutrition for Families and Children in Bangladesh”

Implementing partner

Project period: March 2011 – June 2013

Funded by:

Health & Nutrition Project / Program cont……

MDG F – Supported by WFP, UNICEF: April ‘11 – June ‘13 (3 years will continue)

Location: Barguna

Major Activities:

Improve mother and Children Nutritional status

Work with community as change agent

Capacity development of government service providers and local government

MNP. SFP, RUTF, Iron tab distribution

SAM, MAM, PLW management

Anemia Prevention

BCC

Referral Management

Coverage whole community with

especial focus on 10,000 Mother, Children, Adolescent

Health & Nutrition Project / Prograe cont……

Food Security under MDG F– Supported by FAO: Feb ’11 – June‘13

Location: Barguna, Bhola

Major Activities:

Coverage 5000 Pregnant, lactating and under 5 year

Homestead gardening

School gardening

Seeds, fartiliser and agriculture material

supply

IGA Support (asset transfer like Goat, Duck)

Nutrition education

Maternal and Young Child Nutrition Security Initiative in Asia (MYCNSIA)

Specific Expected Results of the Cooperation Contribute to improved nutritional status and reduction in micronutrient deficiency among women of child bearing age, infants and children 0-23 months old in Bhola

Duration of the agreement:Total agreement period is for two years from 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2013

The project together implementing with:Shushilan, Family Planning Department, ICDDR’B & Local government

The project funded byUNICEF with the support of EU

Health & Nutrition Project / Program cont……

MYCNSI cont....................................

Increase capacity of community clinic management committees to analyze and respond to nutrition multi-sectorally

Conduct regular home counseling and peers support groups on maternal nutrition, infant and young child feeding, hygiene and care practices for households with pregnant woman or with child 0-35months old

Conduct awareness campaigns on maternal and infant and young child anemia

Screen and refer children with severe acute malnutrition

Introduce “Tippy – Tap”

Conduct behavior change communication campaigns

Monitor utilization and behavior change in households that receive conditional cash transfer (3169 mother / 40 Tk. Day / 6 months X 2 times)

Major working area

IMCN and CMAM:

Duration: 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013

The project funded byWFP, ACF

Working 4 upazila of Satkhira

Covering: 1 40 000 familiesMain target: SAM, MAM & PLW

Major work:Screening Support SAM, MAM, PLWRUTF, WSB++, Vegetable oil supportWork with government & Local governemnt

Health & Nutrition Project / Program cont……

Health & Nutrition Project / Programme cont……

Food For Education (School Feeding Programme) – Supported by WFP, GOB : Oct. ‘’08 – cont.

Location: Barguna, Patuakhali, Satkhira

Major Activities:

Increase nutrition and school attendee

Coverage 1323 school, 2,22,211 students

High energy biscuit distribution

H & N Education

Home gardening

SMC Capacity development

Community awareness – parents, adolescent

Sanitation and hygiene

Teacher training on home gardening

Health & Nutrition Project / Programme

NNP – Supported by GOB: May ’08 – May ’11

Location: Khulna (Batiaghata, Dacop) & Pirojpur (Sadar, Zia Nagar, Sorupkhati)

Major Activities:

Support Adolescent Girl (28604), Newly Married Couple 4099), Pregnant Women (7702), Lactating Women (5076), Under 2 yrs Children (31002) total: 76,482,

Meeting with District Nutrition Management Committee (DNMC), UNMC, UP NMC, MNMC, Community Nutrition Centre Management Committee (703)

Adolescent reproductive awareness, health awareness, involve with social development

Community capacity dev. & Training: Basic, Refresher

Supply: MNP, SFP, Iron tab, worms medicine

IYCF: BF

BCC

Referral management

Health & Nutrition Project / Programme cont……

Safe MR – Funded by Netherlands Govt. And assisted by WHO:

Location: Satkhira – Debhata, Kaliganj, Shamnagar (29 unions)

Major Activities:

Advocacy meeting with FP department, Service providers

Meeting – community, stakeholders

Quality assessment

Court year session with married couple, eligible women, father, mother

Adolescent group & Education - Early Marriage, Menstrual period’s personal hygiene, Women torture, Women & Child trafficking, Reproductive Health, Shuvoshakti activities

Training – religious leaders

Health education – IEC materials

Health & Nutrition Project / Programme cont……

Promoting and utilization of sustainable soil Management and participatory agricultural Development practices to improve household food Security in coastal Bangladesh supported by Ministry of Agriculture Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh / EU: July ‘10 to December’12

Location: Kaliganj, Shyamnagar,Dacop,Koyra,Sharonkhola, Mongla, Nesarabad,Amtoli,Barguna Sadar, Kolapara, Golachipa, Subarnachar & Teknaf

Activities:

Contribute in food security

Agricultural development

Impute distribution

Soil nutrition

Farmers group

Farmers education

Coordination

Health & Nutrition Project / Programme (Completed)

Bladed Food – Supported by UNICEF, WFP, UNDP: July ’10 – April ’11, in Satkhira and Khulan (4 Upazila), Coverage 2900 mother and children

Bladed food coverage: 72,381 family at Barguna with the support of WFP after SIDR during Jan ’08 – April ’09

Nutrition Intervention Coverage: 1490 people at Barguna, 1600 at Satkhira with the support of WFP & FAO during May – Oct ’09 (Food ration support)

MNP coverage: 6215 person at Bhola with the support of WFP during Oct’ 09 – July ’10

Blended food coverage: 42, 643 person at Barguna with the support of UNICEF during Feb ’08 – July ’09

Staff strength Cont……

Designation No. of staff

Expertise

Adviser 01 Master in Management, INGO H&N program management, In country & Abroad training

Nutritionist 02 Master in Nutrition, Project Experience

Manager & Coordinator

09 Master, H&N training, project experience

TBA Trainer / Family Planning

01 Degree, Trained on TBA

Basic H&N trainer 01 Master, H&N training, project experience

Supervisor 33 Master/B Sc/BA/Diploma in Agriculture, Nutrition project experience

Field Organizer/CNS 60 Master/BA/Diploma in Agriculture/HSC, Nutrition project experience

Total 107

Volunteer 888 SSC - HSC

Organizational capacity

Multi donor

partnership

Experience

High communit

y acceptan

ce

Joint working

with GOB, L.GOV &

other actors

Trainer (H&N,) Experien

ce & Expert staff

TBA & Mother & Child Health Guidelin

e

Gender &

Equality Existenc

e

Picture Drama

Demand in the

area

Quality project implementatio

n with GOB, LGOV & other

actors and participants satisfaction –

keeping in mind the

sustainability is the main

means of our project

strategy

Thanks