Poverty and Development

Child nutrition is getting proper focus in the development discourse of Bangladesh. Studies suggest that interventions related to Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) and Social Mobilisation are instrumental in addressing malnutrition. To extending understanding of nutrition, Primary School Forums were formed under an EU-funded project titled ‘Food Security 2012 Bangladesh-Ujjibito’, implemented by PKSF < www.pksf-bd.org >. These forums aim to improve their knowledge of nutrition by establishing well-equipped nutritional corners. An independent evaluation reveals that primary school students, most of whom are under 10, are worked as ambassadors for promoting nutritional education at the family level. Anecdotal evidence suggests that early orientation on nutrition has positive effects on children’s later lives. The attached document portrayed some facts related to that intervention. It can be accessed from PKSF’s website at  <https://pksf-bd.org/web/wp-content/uploads/2014/0

Despite significant progress on key indicators of child and maternal health, maternal and child mortality rate is still high in Bangladesh. Besides, proper physical and mental growth of children is also affected in the rural communities where the rate of stunting and wasting among the children is high. Among others, the 1000 days of intensive care intervention addresses the gap of doorstep MNCH services in Bangladesh. The first 1,000 days of life – from conception to the second birthday of a child -- is a unique period of opportunity when the foundations of optimum health, growth and neurodevelopment across the lifespan are established. The right nutrition during this 1,000 days window has a profound impact on a child's ability to grow, learn and thrive. It has a lasting effect on a nation's health and prosperity. The impact of poor nutrition early in life has lasting effects that can transcend generations. Activities related to the first 1000 days of life were implemented unde

PKSF completed the ‘Ultra Poor Programme (UPP)-Ujjibito’ component of the ‘Food Security 2012 Bangladesh-Ujjibito’ project, funded by the European Union. The UPP-Ujjibito was implemented in 1,724 Unions of Bangladesh through 36 POs. The working areas include all unions of Barisal, Khulna, and Rajshahi divisions, and the coastal Unions of Lakshmipur, Noakhali, Chattogram, and Cox’s Bazar districts of Chattogram division. The project focused on the reduction of hunger and poverty of extremely poor people of Bangladesh in a sustainable manner. PKSF took various initiatives (e.g. agro-based, non-agricultural, technical training, technical assistance, awareness development, risk management fund, etc.) for sustainable progress of approximately 325,000 extreme-poor households of the areas noted above through ensuring nutrition security, developing the capacity of purchasing power of non-food products, resource generation as well as improvement of social status. It can be accessed through  htt