CARE Bangladesh (2007-11) strategic plan is operationalizing a program approach. A program is a coherent set of initiatives by CARE and our allies with a long term commitment to specific marginalized and vulnerable groups to achieve lasting impact at broad scale on underlying causes of poverty and social injustice.
CARE Bangladesh Project Information, 2012
Building Pro-Poor, Inclusive and Gender Sensitive Local Governance Project (EC-NSA) (Jan 2009- Dec 2012): EC-NSA is a European union funded projects aims to improve the capacity of 35 selected Unions Parishads to provide leadership for pro-poor development and facilitate better access to services and resources for the poorest and most marginalized citizens. The project is working in Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts to also empower the poorest citizens (including indigenous people and women) to participate in and benefit from development processes in their communities.
Cost of Violence Against Women (COVAW) (Sept 2008- March 2012): COVAW is USAID funded initiative working under the umbrella of CARE existing projects located in Dinajpur, Tangail and Sunamganj districts. This initiative seeks to work with communities to determine social, economic costs of violence against women to individuals, families, communities and states. COVAW will also establish causal relationships between VAW, early marriage and polygamy and highlight how such harmful practices affect individual household, communities and overall development agenda for the state.
Community Health Worker Initiative (CHWI) (July 2011 - June 2012): CHWI is a GSK Bangladesh funded project working in the Sumanganj district and selected slums in Dhaka . The project aims to decrease mortality and morbidity of women and children by increasing and enhancing the capacity of community health workers (CHWs) to engage in maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) services by enhancing their skills, competencies and supplies, as well as offering close supervision and monitoring.
Expanding Provision of Essential Harm Reduction Services for Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) (January 2008- November 2012): This is a 'The Global Fund' funded project aims to reduce HIV transmission among most at-risk population (both male and female) of Bangladesh . Currently the project is working in 10 districts under Dhaka , Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions with 5 consortium NGOs.
Enhancing Mobile Populations' Access to HIV & AIDS Services, Information and Support (EMPHASIS) (August 2009- August 2014): This is a 'Big Lottery Fund, UK' funded project aims to reduce the vulnerability of populations mobile across the borders of Bangladesh , India and Nepal , to the risk of HIV & AIDS and to mitigate the impact on affected communities, with a specific focus on women. The operational areas for this pilot intervention is Jessore and Satkhira districts.
Empowerment of Local Actors and Non-State Actors in Responding to Economic Development Opportunities and Climate Change and Disaster Vulnerabilities project (PRODUCE) (February 2010- January 2013): This is a European Union funded project that focuses on improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people and communities prone to disaster and environmental change in Nilphamari, Rangpur, Kurigram districts by engaging local actors, non-state and private sectors.
Food Security for Ultra-Poor in the Haor Region (FSUP-H Project) (Jan 2009 - Dec 2013): FSUP is co-financed by the European Union and CARE Norway .The overall objective of FSUP-H project is to reduce extreme poverty and food insecurity of 55,000 extremely poor households in Haor region. The project covers Kishoregonj, Netrokona and Sunamganj districts.
Health, Nutrition & Food Security for Marginalized Children and their Families (July 2010-March 2012): This is a DANONE Japan funded pilot initiative and will engage in to improve health, nutrition and food security conditions of 7668 marginalized children in 50 government primary schools, and their families. The project areas covers S ariakandi, Gabtoli, Sherpur, Sonatola and Sibganj Upazila under Bogra districts.
HIV and AIDS Prevention Intervention in Dhaka & Rajshahi Central Jail (June 2010 -May 2012): The project is funded by UNODC - ROSA. .This project is working in the Dhaka and Rajshahi Central Jail with prison inmates, medical service providers and prison staff to reduce the HIV vulnerability among the prison inmates and prison authorities through awareness creation and capacity building.
Improving Women's Health and Education through Effective Learning (June 2011 -Dec 2012): This is a GUCCI funded project operating in Dhaka . The overall objective of the project is to analyze the social and economic conditions of factory workers and to improve their access to health and sanitation.
Innovation through Sports: Promoting Leaders and Empowering Youth based on ARSHI achievements known as ARSHI-ITSPLEY (Jan 2009 to Jan 2012): ITSPLEY project is centered on empowering youth – particularly adolescent girls (10-14) - through sports, culture and creativity based activities. The interventions focus on building leadership skills and contributing to the empowerment of 50,000 adolescent girls in Sunamganj district through SSCN and marketplace approach.
Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative (PCTFI) (July 2007 to Jun 2012): The project is working with School Management Committees to improve conditions for the most marginalized girls, including those who have traditionally been excluded from participation in formal or non-formal education. The project also includes cross-sectoral innovations and mainly operates in Sunamganj. The project is designed as an experimental trial.
Personal Advancement and Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E) (Oct 2011 to June 2014): P.A.C.E is an innovative workplace program for female garment workers (FGWs). The project is providing foundational skills and support that help FGWs advance in the workplace and in their personal life. The project also works to create a sustainable and scalable program model that benefits all participant and contributors. The project is benefiting around 500 FGWs primarily working for Gap Inc selected Standard Group, in Gazipur.
Providing Working Children with Functional Education and Marketable Skills (WCP) (May 2008 to Apr 2014): WCP is funded by Society General. The project aims to develop the human capital of 1,000 working children by providing them with competencies and skills that are in demand, within Dhaka city. WCP is working to withdraw working children from hazardous working environments and increase livelihood opportunity in formal economic sectors through establishing the dignity and social inclusion of working children, with a focus on girls.
Safe Motherhood Promotional Project (SMPP II) (July 2011 to June 2016): SMPP providing assistance to improve maternal and neonatal health service quality and utilization in the pre-urban and rural areas. The project aims to demonstrate appropriate and replicable local implementation mechanisms for improving maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) and improving approaches within the Upazila Health System (UHS) in Narsingdi and Satkhira district. The project is working in collaboration with JICA and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Strengthening the Dairy Value chain in Bangladesh (SDVC) (Oct 2007 to Dec 2012): SDVC is a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded project working with 35,000 smallholder farmers in northwest Bangladesh to double their dairy-related incomes. The project assisting to address the major challenges to improving smallholders participation in the value chain, including farmer mobilization and education, access to markets and access to productivity-enhancing inputs in the remote areas.
Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO II) (June 2010 to May 2015): SHOUHARDO II is assisting poorest, most vulnerable and marginalized households to reduce chronic and transitory food insecurity through increasing/diversifying income opportunities, strengthening institutional linkages, risk reduction which encompasses activities including agriculture, health, nutrition, disaster preparedness and climate change adaptations, governance and women empowerment.
Social Economic Transformation of the Ultra Poor (SETU) (Mar 2009 to Feb 2015): SETU is a DFID funded project working to sustainably graduate 20,000 extreme poor households out of poverty. SETU is facilitating a community-led total development process to empower women and men in extreme poor households. The SETU approach provides a holistic and sustainable way of working by ensuring the institutionalisation of development processes within and beyond the community. The project is being implemented in Gaibanda, Rangpur, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts.
Solidarity and Empowerment through Education, Motivation and Awareness (SEEMA) (Sept 2011 to Jul 2013): SEEMA is an EC funded project working to promote and protect the rights of women worker through improving their human condition and social position. SEEMA is working with 2 Million people working in the garment sector and 100,000 sex workers to make them active in decision-making and to facilitate changes in social and institutional norms and practices that reduce violence against women (VAW), improving social safety and promotes decent working environments.
Women's Health & Education through Effective Learning Project (WHEEL) (Nov 2009 to Nov 2012): WHEEL is working to educate and empower factory workers and their communities to improve their human condition and social position; WHEEL is providing a package of capacity building, skills development and literacy training to 2000 female workers of Dhaka district, WHEEL is funded by WalMart.
Women Empowerment on the Road to Export Market (June 2011 to June 2013): The project is working with 500 extreme poor women to create sustainable income and employment opportunities in handicrafts enterprises, by building their technical capacities and linking them with export markets and support services. The project work area is based in greater Rangpur region.
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