Investment Component of Vulnerable Group Development (ICVGD)- II
Duration: 01 October 2019 to 31 December 2020
Goal: To eradication of extrteme poverty and improving food security and nutrition of rural poor women in bangladesh.
Objectives:
- To Enhance capacity of the implementing organizations for proper implementation of ICVGD programme.
- To provide guidance and mentoring support to the staff of the implementing organizations to implement the ICVGD programme.
- To support to enhance capacity of the respective DWA officers of 16 Upazillas of 16 Districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions.
- Generated evidence to inform necessary adaption to the programme and related policies in order to scale up the programme at national level.
Implementing areas: 16 upazila’s under 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions.
The name of upazila under Rajshahi division- 1. Shajadpur of Sirajganj 2. Bera of PAbna 3. lalpur of Nator 4. porsha of Noagoan 5. Panchbibi of Joypurhat 6. Sherpur of Bogura 7. Godagari of Rajshahi and 8. Chapai sadar of Chapai Nawabganj
The name of upazila under Rangpur division- 1. Gangachara of Rangpur 2. Rjibpur of Kurigram 3. Shaghata of Gaibanda 4. Ghoraghad of Dinajpur 5. Panchagar Sadar of Panchagar 6. Thakurgoan sadar of Thakurgoan 7. Nilphamari sadar of Nilphamari and 8. Hatibandha of Lalmonirhat.
Implementation process:
The ICVGED project implementing by DWA under the guidance of MoWCA under a letter of understanding (LOU) signed between MoWCA/DWA and WFP. In order to ensure good quality implementation of improved VGD, WFP deployed five (to serve upazilas in clusters) NGOs as lead NGOs. These lead NGOs contributing to build capacity of the 32 implementing NGOs selected by MoWCA and DWA. As one of the strategic NGOs NDP support to implement the project in cluster-4 (Rangpur and Rajshahi division) 16 upazila of 16 districts.
Major activities:
Impart orientation , training , technical support, entrepreneurship development , market linkage, business promotion, value chain management , IGA training , scale up the existing grievance mechanism, behavior change communication and support to creation of enabling environment for VGD women.
Donor: United Nation World Food Programme- UNWFP
SDG matching:
SDG-1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
SDG-2: End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.