Bangladesh
Title II Multi Year Assistance
Program
Program for Strengthening
Household Access to Resources
(PROSHAR)
PROSHAR Goal & Objectives
To reduce food insecurity among rural
vulnerable populations in Khulna
Strategic Objectives (SO)
SO 1: Increase incomes of poor & ultra
poor households: (ACDI-VOCA)
SO 2: Improve health and nutrition of
women & children: (PCI)
SO 3: Strengthen the resiliency to shocks
& their long term impact: (PCI)
PROSHAR Target Areas
PROSHAR is working in three Upazilas in Khulna, reaching a
total of 45,105 households: 1. Sarankhola (20% of program population)
2. Lohagara (49% of program population)
3. Batiaghata (30% of program population)
SO 2: Improve Health and Nutrition
of Women & Children (34,890 HH)
Focus Areas
1. Malnutrition prevented and
treated for PLW & children
<2 yrs
2. Integrated clinical health
services expanded
3. Household & community
response to health/nutrition
challenges improved
SO 3: Strengthen Resiliency to Shocks
& Long Term Impacts (5,502 HH)
Focus Areas:
1. Mechanisms for mitigation &
response to shocks improved.
2. Community capacity & resources to
reduce vulnerability strengthened.
3. Capacity of local organizations,
government & communities to
respond to disaster strengthened.
Comprehensive M&E Strategy
A multilayered approach to collecting data
which includes:
1. Monthly data from program activities
2. Supervisory site visits & qualitative
assessments
3. Qualitative/quantitative
baseline & annual surveys
4. Midterm & final evaluations
Illustrative Indicators for SO2 & SO3
SO 2: % of children
SO 3: # of DMCs that have
0-6 months of age
exclusively breastfed
comprehensive Disaster Risk
Reduction Plans
SO 2: % of caregivers
SO 3: # of agreements
who adopted at least
three of the
recommended
behaviors
established with key public and
private sector partners to
support implementation of DRR
plans
SO 2: # of
SO 3: # of communities (wards)
pregnant/lactating
women completing at
least 12 months of
PM2A programming.
monitoring trigger indicators
associated with vulnerabilities
identified in their Community
Risk Assessments
Overall, PROSHAR will
1. Improve livelihoods all along the
value chain through increased
productivity & market linkages
developed/strengthened. (SO1)
2. Prevent and treat child malnutrition,
expand integrated clinical health
services, & improve community/
household responses to health
challenges. (SO2)
3. Empower communities to reduce
risks & effectively respond to
emergencies. (SO3)