Strengthening Health and Education of Children and their Families of Sundarban in Bangladesh II

Project Location: Dacope Upazila, Khulna and Assasuni Upazila, Satkhira District
Project Period: October 2024 – September 2025
Financed by: Fondazione L’Albero Della Vita Onlus, Italy
Total Amount: BDT 10,893,641.00

Direct Beneficiaries: 13,778

Objective(s)

To provide 2,507 children with decent and inclusive education and facilities through a self-sustaining community approach
To ensure the minimum standard of health care enabling the children’s well-being and development

Activities:

Assessment and Capacity Building of 22 Learning Centers Management Committees
Strengthening of protection mechanism by the 22 LCMCs
Distribution of Recreational and Educational Materials
Health & Hygiene Promotion
Distribution of Nutritional Food
Training of teachers on Pedagogy and TLM
Sponsor of Vocational Training of Dalit students
Advocacy meeting for Dalit Youth inclusion for technical skills with technical Institutions at Upazila and District level
Advocacy meetings with public authorities and local stakeholders on early marriage and impact on SRH, community clinic, Union Health & Family Planning Centre
Awareness-generation sessions on early marriage and impact on SRH with adolescents, parents and LCMCs
Sanitary pads distribution to adolescent girls
Creation of 7 and strengthening of 22 “Water Management Committees”
Basic health camp at village level
Referral transport system to patients with severity
Installation of Water Points
Homestead gardening for production of nutrition-dense vegetables