SHOUHARDO CARE Bangladesh Evaluation FY2009

USAID Office of Food for Peace Multi-Year Assistance Programs/Development Assistance Programs SHOUHARDO CARE Bangladesh Evaluation FY2009 Bethann Witcher Cottrell, Presenter Faheem Khan, Project Manager Annual CORE Group Conference April, 2010

Goal Sustainably reduce chronic & transitory food insecurity of most disadvantaged & hard-to-reach 400,000 HHs in 18 districts by 2009 (Char, Haor, Coast, Slum) North Char Mid Char Haor Coastal

“ I misbehaved and my father told me he would take me to the mainland and put me on a ‘Rickshaw’!” “ I was alone when my child was born - I had to cut the cord myself!”

Goals / Objectives Leading to Higher Plateaus SO1: Entitlement & Economic Growth SO2: Health, Hygiene, Nutrition SO3: Women Empowerment SO4: Disaster Management Economic Growth & Agriculture Development Democracy Education & Training Population & Health MDG 1: Eradicate Poverty & Hunger MDG 2: Universal Primary Education MDG 3: Women Empowerment MDG 7: Environmental Sustainability Environment Disaster Management SHOUHARDO SOs USAID MDGs

Take time to “understand” the context Well Being Analysis Community Maps Community Action Plans

Recognize “needs” are different!

Focus on 3 Tiers Household Community Service Provider

Strengthening “ Resiliency” to Disasters Flood Shelter Disaster Volunteers Risk & Resource Maps Mound Protection Walls Plinth Raising Early Warning System

Coverage of all 4 regions (32 villages / slums)
Unions defined by random selection villages
Unions with key interventions prioritized
Quantitative data collection from 3,600 HHs (in line with baseline)
Final Evaluation – process………

OVERALL IMPACT………………….

SHOUHARDO
44% increase in adequate food provision (5 to7.5months)
33% reduction in stunting
16% increase in dietary diversity
128% increase in income
Proven links between each one of these achievements and women’s empowerment

More Nutritious Food Higher Income Better Services Behaviour Change Less Underweight Less Diarrhea Diet Diversification Hand Washing Breast Feeding Less Migration Less Advance Labor Less Non-Formal Loans More Assets Antenatal Care Iron/Folic Acid Vitamin A Immunization Less “ Stunting”

Better Services Antenatal Care Iron/Folic Acid Vitamin A Immunization
At least 3 antenatal visits
Baseline: 16.4%
Endline: 58.6%
Difference: + 258%
More food intake than usual
Baseline: 6.4%
Endline: 53.7%
Difference: + 744.5%
More daytime rest than usual
Baseline: 25.2%
Endline: 45.9%
Difference: + 82%
Baseline: 27.8%
Endline: 80.9%
Baseline: 9.7%
Endline: 79%
Baseline: 68.9%
Endline: 84%
Difference: + 22%

Behaviour Change Diet Diversification Hand Washing Breast Feeding
Baseline: 89.4%
Endline: 92.7%
Difference: + 3.7%
Baseline: 81.1%
Endline: 98.7%
Difference: + 21.7%
- Difference: + 14.8%

Higher Income Less Migration Less Advance Labor Less Non-Formal Loans More Assets
Baseline: 42.9%
Endline: 19.6%
Difference: - 54.2%
Baseline: 15.4%
Endline: 3.9%
Difference: - 74.6%
Baseline: 48.8%
Endline: 21.4%
Difference: - 56.1%
Baseline: 697
Endline: 3,356
Income in BDT
Baseline: 1,487
Endline: 3,390
Difference: + 128%
Income Sources
Baseline: 1.32
Endline: 1.64
Difference: + 24%

More Nutritious Food Less Underweight Less Diarrhea
Baseline: 22.9%
Endline: 9.1%
Difference: - 60.1%
Baseline: 55.9%
Endline: 44.2%
Difference: - 20.9%
HHs with 3 square meals/day
Baseline: 32.2%
Endline: 74.1%
Difference: + 130%
HHs with continual stored food
Baseline: 10.3%
Endline: 52%
- Difference + 44.1%

Less “ Stunting”
Severe Stunting
Baseline: 20.7%
Endline: 12.4%
Difference: - 40.1%
- 35.7% 33.6% 52.3% Girls - 24.6% 38.8% 51.5% Boys - 29.9% 36.4% 51.9% Overall - 30.3% 36.3% 52.0% Rural - 18.9% 39.0% 48.2% Urban - 40.2% 26.2% 43.9% Coast - 29.4% 41.7% 59.0% Haor - 17.9% 40.5% 49.4% M. Char - 31.0% 35.1% 50.9% N. Char Difference Endline Baseline Stunting

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SHOUHARDO CARE Bangladesh Evaluation FY2009

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