Objectives and approaches

Background

Key objectives of the interventions that are being implemented by WorldFish under SUCHANA project are- • Increasedproductionoffishandvegetables• Increasedconsumptionoffishandvegetables• Enhancedincomeopportunities• Increasedadaptivecapacityinresponsetorisks

SUCHANA’smarket-based,gendersensitive,climateresilient,SocialandBehaviourchangeCommunication(SBCC)approacheswillalsoensurethefollowingsforeffective program implementation- • Gender&nutritionawarenessinbuiltwithtrainingmanuals&duringtraining

facilitation• DepartmentofAgriculturalExtension(DAE)andDepartmentofFisheries(DoF)

localstaffwillbeengagedintraining,coaching&otherevents• Provisionofqualityinputsthroughinteractionofparties(Beneficiaries&sellers)• LeadFarmersfromthecommunity&retailershavetheirtechnicalcapacity

developed • Interactionofstakeholdersandmarketactorsincreasedthrough“Linkage

Events”• Increasedcapacityofbargainingandnegotiatingforaccesstocommonwater

resources• Technicalguidebooks,accountingrecordbooksdevelopedandpracticed

ManypovertystrickenfamiliesandcommunitiesinSylhetandMoulavibazarregionaresufferingfromchronicmalnutrition.Morethan46%ofchildrenintheregion,under2yrs.aresufferingfromstuntedgrowth–asignofchronicmalnutrition,whichissignificantlyhigherthanthenationalaverage.FundedbyUKAIDandtheEuropeanUnion,Suchanaisasixyearprogrammethataimstopreventchronicmalnutritioninchildreninthefirst1,000daysoflifebyaddressingthemultiplecausesofmalnutritionsynergistically.Toimplementtheplannedinterventionssuccessfully,WorldFish,HelenKellerInternational,iDE,andotherinternationalandnationalorganizationshaveformedaconsortiumundertheleadershipofSavetheChildrenInternational.Oneoftheinterventionsaimstohelpcommunitiesgrowfishandvegetablesatthehomesteadlevelinordertoincreaseconsumptionofnutrient-richfoods.Asaresult,communities’nutritionalstatuswillbeimprovedover time.

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Factsheet SUCHANA: Ending the cycle of under-nutrition in Bangladesh

• Projectname:Endingthecycleofunder-nutritioninBangladesh

• Donor:EuropeanUnionandUKAID• Projectduration:August2015-Dec

2022• Geographies:Sylhetand

Moulavibazardistricts• ConsortiumLead-SavetheChildren• Partners:WorldFish,HelenKeller

International,InternationalDevelopmentEnterprises,FIVDBRDRS,CNRS

• Targetedtotalbeneficiaries-2,50,000• Targetedbeneficiariesfor

horticulturesupport–1,25,000• Targetedbeneficiariesforfisheries

andaquaculturesupport-75,000• TargetedbeneficiariesforFish

relatedIncomeGeneratingactivities-10,000

Key Facts

Sylhet Division

Expected Results

IncollaborationwithotherpartnersWorldFishisexpectingthefollowingchangesatthebeneficiarylevel-

• Overallnutritionstatuswillbeimprovedasaresultofincreasedfishandvegetableconsumption• Womenofthefamilyhavebettertechnicalknowledgeandaccesstopublic–privateservices• Availabilityofqualityinputsrelatedtofishproductionespeciallyfeedandotherancillaryinputshavewidelyexpandedinthe

region• Thepoorfarmershavebetterinteractionwiththemarketactorsespeciallyinputsellers,fry/fingerlingretailersandbuyers.They

willalsobebenefittedfromsystemlevelchangesintermsofgettingimprovedseeds• Womenofthefamilybecomemoreawarewhattoconsumeandwhattosell,beinganutritionmanagerfortheirhousehold• Womenaremakingdecisionfortheproductionactivitiesandincomeofthehomebasedfarming• PoorfamilieshavebetterinteractionwithUPsandpublic-privatestakeholdersforaccesstocommunalwaterresources• Poorfarmerswillbeabletocopewithclimateshocksinmanagingfarmproductivity

Strategy for Suchana HH and local community

Output market Strategy

• Links of output buyers to producer groups• Facilitate group marketing based on competitive advantage for Suchana households

Enterprises and organizations that provide the goods, services and information required as appropriate to move small farm production to consumers at economically rewarding prices

Intervention Principal for Fish and Horticulture

WorldFish BangladeshHouse-22 B,Road-7,Block-F,Banani,Dhaka-1213Phone:(+880-2)58813250,58814624Fax:(+880-2)58811151