MDG Acceleration Framework: Khagrachari MDG-1 (final)
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Overall MDG 1 related service delivery and development programs in CHT
1 National policies and plans Formulation of CHT
1. Formulation of district and CHT
do not
specific sector strategies strategies under the leadership of
recognize/acknowledge
and planning, linking
HDCs, RC and MoCHTA (agriculture
CHT specific needs and
with national
development strategies in place)
decentralized governance strategies/plans
2. Advocacy toward the central
in CHT
government on acceptance of the
CHT strategy, linking with national
strategies/policies
Time Frame
Institutional
Involvement
Level
2014-2015
MoCHTA, Sector
Ministries, RC,
HDC
National, CHT,
District
2
HDCs are not empowered
with the necessary
institutional arrangements
and fiscal framework to
manage services and
development programs
Intervention to develop
HDC institutional
capacity in managing
services and
development programs
1. Revision of organograms, ensuring
adequate resources
2. HDCs draft regulations
3. Design the fiscal framework
4. HDC investment plans for
sustainable agriculture development
5. Advocate at national level and
toward development partners for
finance and implementation
2014-2016
MoCHTA, Sector
Ministries, RC,
HDC
National, CHT,
District
3
Ministries do not consider
the CHT context in
allocation of budget,
resulting in insufficient
and inflexible budget
allocation
Finance study on budget
allocation and
management in MDG-1
related sectors
1. Finance study on budget
allocation and management in MDG1 related sectors
2. Advocate with the government for
increased budget allocation and
delegation of budget management
2014-2015
MoCHTA,
Relevant Sector
Ministries, HDC
National,
District, UzP,
UP
1
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Time Frame
Institutional
Involvement
MoCHTA, Sector
Ministries, RC,
HDC
Level
4
Absenteeism and
vacancies of government
officers/staff in remote
locations due to lack of
incentives
Review of HR policies for
GoB staff stationed in
remote areas of CHT
1. Include in the CHT specific sector
strategies and plans
2. Priority to local applicants in
recruitment processes
3.Include in national HR policies
4. Alternative service provision
(volunteers, private sector, etc.)
2014-2016
5
Limited coordination
between CHT institutions
(MoCHTA, RC, HDC and
traditional leaders) and
relevant sector
ministries/departments at
all levels
Policies of Financial
institutions providing
loans are too complex;
limits access to these
loans
Enhance functioning of
government
coordination
committees; Strengthen
the linkage between
committees at Union,
Upazila and district level
Review and improve
loan/credit policies;
increase access and
awareness
1. Form/reform committees as per
government circulars
2. Ensure broad participation of
government and non-government
service providers and beneficiaries
2014-2015
MoCHTA, RC,
HDC, Line
Departments,
UzP, UP
National, CHT,
District,
UzP,UP
2014-2016
MoCHTA,
Relevant
Ministries, RC,
HDC
CHT, District,
UzP, UP
Inadequate
marketing/transport
infrastructure for farmers,
fishermen and producers
Develop and implement
a marketing and
transport infrastructure
plan
1. Study on loan/credit policies in
CHT, formulation of CHT policy, 2.
Mobilize and organize relevant
government and non-government
actors, linking with global initiatives,
3. Increase awareness on
finance/credit service providers and
conditions.
1.Mobilize and organize relevant
government and non-government
actors, 2. Plan and establish
marketing and storage facilities, 3.
construction of infrastructure
2014-2016
MoCHTA, RC,
HDC, Ministries,
Line
Departments,
UzP, UP
CHT, District,
UzP, UP
6
7
2
National, CHT,
District,
UzP,UP
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Time Frame
Institutional
Involvement
MDG Target 1.A - Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day
MDG / CHT Indicator: Percentage of population below the national upper poverty line (2122 k.cal.) to 29%
Livestock - [Operational Target: CHT target groups have access to livestock services, increasing their income]
1 High price of feed and its
Establish mother plots
1. Establishment of pilot/model plot 2014-2017
MoCHTA, MoFL,
ingredients; Unavailability with hybrid fodder and
2. Pilot scheme to support farmers in
RC, HDC, Line
of seeds and cuttings for
seeds to increase the
growing maize and mustard, 3.
Departments,
hybrid fodder
supply of cuttings and
Provision of subsidized ingredients
NGO
seeds
for fodder/concentrate feed
4. Training and awareness program
2
3
Unavailability of quality
artificial insemination
inputs leads to low
production of milk and
meat
Establishment of the
parent stock farm and
hatchery to ensure
quality inputs
1. Support establishment of
pilot/model farms/hatcheries
Lack of awareness on
potential of pig and goat
farming
Promotion program
including establishment
of the pig and goat
farms/breeding stations
1. Establish pig and goat
farms/breeding stations
2. Use of good indigenous breeds
2. Awareness raising and training on
improved breed & feed management
District
2014-2017
MoCHTA, MoFL,
RC, HDC, Line
Departments,
NGO
District
2014-2017
MoCHTA, MoFL,
RC, HDC, Line
Departments,
NGO
District
2. Awareness raising and training on
artificial insemination
3
Level
No.
4
Bottleneck
Union VET health and
vaccination service
centers are poorly
equipped and have
inadequate supply of
vaccines and medicine,
limited data, information
and knowledge on
livestock diseases in CHT
hampers proper disease
management
Solution
Support union VET
health and vaccination
centers and improve the
medicine supply chain in
combination with field
research program on
livestock diseases in CHT
and training program
Activities
1. Assessment of Union VET health
and vaccination center, provide
logistic support
2. Set up the medicine supply chain
to these pilot centers
3. Train and support community
based vaccinators
5. Establish diagnostic facilities at
district and Upazila level, link with
VET centers
Time Frame
2014-2017
Crops - [Operational Target: CHT target groups have access to crops services, increasing production and income]
1 Scarcity of Jhum land
Jhum research and
1. Intensify Jhum research (field
2014-2018
causes unsustainable
extension services to
research and test-plots)
Jhum practices, leading to support gradual
2. Training and awareness-raising on
loss of land fertility and
transition to settled
improved Jhum practices and
low production
farming
gradual transition to settled farming
3. Improved technical assistance
related to agro-forestry for soil
health and conservation
4. Promote conservation practices in
Jhum farming
5. Include in the government training
and modules for farmer field schools
4
Institutional
Involvement
MoCHTA, MoFL,
RC, HDC, Line
Departments
MoCHTA, MoA,
RC, HDC, DAE,
BARI, BRRI, SRDI
Level
District, UzP,
UP
Regional,
District
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Time Frame
Institutional
Involvement
MoCHTA, RC,
HDC
National,
Cabinet
MoCHTA, MoA,
RC, HDC, DAE
District, UzP,
UP
Level
2
Limited investment in
permanent land use
practices due to land
disputes and land
insecurity
Improve land security
and land management
practices in line with the
CHT Accord
1. Advocate for the amendment of
the land resolution act
2. Support functioning of the land
commission
3. Strengthen the land management
capacity of HDCs and traditional
leaders
2014-2016
3
Lack of supply of quality
inputs (seeds, saplings,
fertilizer, etc.) and
shortage of agricultural
equipment
Support establishment
of nurseries; Improve
the government quality
control and monitoring
system for seeds and
other input supply
1. Provide training and loans for
establishment of nurseries
2. DAE to register good functioning
nurseries, regular monitoring
3. Facilitate private sector provision
of seeds, fertilizers and equipment
2014-2018
4
Lack of facilities for
community based agroprocessing hampers
profitable
cultivation/production of
spices and fruits
Promotion and support
for community based
agro-processing of fruits
and spices; Develop and
support value chains for
fruits and spices
1. Assess and develop value chains of 2014-2018
spices and fruits
2. Implement value chain
development plans
3. Capacity development and
training in agro-processing
HDC, Line
Departments
District, UzP,
UP, Para
5
Drying up of natural
streams, poor watershed
management and lack of
soil conservation
Preserve natural
streams; Integrate
watershed management
and soil conservation in
agricultural planning
1.Pilot the watershed management
approach that will coordinate
watershed use and conservation of
water sources and soils by multistakeholder agreements
2. Support management of Village
Common forests (VCF), expand
number of VCFs
HDC, Line
Departments
District, UzP,
UP
5
2014-2018
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Time Frame
6
Farmers lack knowledge
on advanced agricultural
methods
Training on advanced
agricultural methods
including vegetable
gardening, pest
management and seed
treatment
1. Review and improve the existing
government training program
2. Expand and mainstream the
training model of integrated farmer
field schools into the government
training program
2014-2018
7
Lack of irrigation facilities
and poor management of
existing facilities
Support the communityled irrigation
development program
with the aim to
maximize the
cultivatable land under
irrigation
1. Develop participatory area-based
irrigation development plans
2. Provide funds and support for
implementation, including subsidies,
technical advices and advices on
O&M
3. Improve access to low lift pumps
(LLP) and utilization of surface water
2014-2018
Fisheries - [Operational Target: CHT target groups have access to fishery services, increasing their income]
1 Insufficient suitable water Support construction of
1. Develop participatory area-based
2014-2016
bodies for creek and pond dams and ponds
fishery development plans
fishery
2. Provide funds/subsidies and
technical support for
implementation
2
Lack of awareness,
knowledge and research
on aqua-culture
Field research and
awareness/training
program on pen/cage
culture, creek fishery
and capture fishery to
come to management
practices suitable to CHT
water systems
1. Conduct the field research
program
2. Improve the government training
program with field research findings
3. Include findings in the farmer field
school training program
6
2014-2018
Institutional
Involvement
MoCHTA, MoA,
RC, HDC, DAE
Level
District, UzP,
UP
HDC, Line
Departments,
UzP,UP
District, UzP,
UP
MoCHTA, MoFL,
RC, HDC, DFO,
UzP, UP
National,
District, UzP,
UP
MoCHTA, MoFL,
RC, HDC, Line
Departments,
UzP, UP
National,
District, UzP,
UP
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
3
Shortage of good quality
fingerlings
Establish supply system
from nearby nurseries
4
Scarcity of inputs (feed,
medicine, chemical, etc.)
Improve input supplies
through
entrepreneurship
development
Activities
1. Mobilize actors involved, 2. Work
out supply system with nearby
nurseries. 3. Quality monitoring by
DFO
1. Train and support entrepreneurs
for provision of inputs (combine with
other sectors)
2. Quality control and monitoring by
DFO
Social Safety Nets- [Operational Target: CHT target groups enjoy 100% access to SSNs]
1 Complex policies are
Improve the orientation 1. Awareness sessions at community
causing low recovery rates for recipients of loans
level
on loans provided by GoB and provide follow-up
2. Provide follow up support to loan
training programs
support
recipients
(MoWA, MoSW)
2
3
Poor selection of
beneficiaries due to lack
of transparency in
selection procedures
Limited food and
allowances
supply/distribution, not
matching CHT demands
Support implementation
of new government
policy on beneficiary
selection
Expand food and
allowances
supply/distribution
programs
1. Mobilize all actors involved,
including line departments, elected
leaders, NGOs and beneficiaries
2. Orient on new policy,
1. Study/assessment on fooddeficient areas and people
2. Increase number of VGD cards and
increased VGD ration from 30kg to
100kg, 3. Increase allowances to CHT
context, 4. Expand food
distribution/supply programs 5.
Expand food distribution centers to
union level, 6. Appoint MLSS support
staff at Union parishad
7
Time Frame
2014-2018
Institutional
Involvement
HDC, DFO, UzP,
UP
Level
District, UzP,
UP
2014-2018
MoCHTA, MoFL,
RC, HDC, DFO,
UzP, UP
District, UzP
2014-2016
HDC, Line
departments
District, UzP,
UP
2014-2016
Ministries, RC,
HDC, Line
department
National,
District, UzP,
UP
2014-2018
Ministries, RC,
HDC, Line
deparments
UzP, UP
National,
Regional,
District.UzP
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Time Frame
Institutional
Involvement
,
MDG Target 1.B - Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people
MDG / CHT Indicator: Percentage of the employment-to-population ratio to 100%
Skill Development for Employment - [Operational Target: CHT target groups enhance skills and find employment]
1 Skill development not
Mobilize labor market
1. Assessment and coordination
2014-2016
HDC, Line
planned and not linked
actors and service
meetings with labor market actors
Departments,
with the labor market
providers in skill
(CHT & Chittagong Chambers of
Private Sector
development in CHT and Commerce, GoB, Industries, SMEs
surrounding areas,
and NGOs) and providers of the skill
conduct assessment to
development training, 2. Identify and
identify “marketable”
prioritize skill development
skills, and develop skill
programs, 3. Improve coordination
development training
between labor market actors and
program accordingly
skill development institutions, 4.
Provide stipends and other support
to the poor/marginalized to join skill
development programs
2
Limited employment
opportunities in CHT;
Environment not
conducive to start
small/medium enterprises
Support improved
employment generation
and entrepreneurship
development in the
areas of community
based inputs, supplies
and services , processing
and marketing
1. Identify skill development
requirements and design skill,
development programs, 2. Organize
and support entrepreneurs and
service/input suppliers through
formation of groups and
cooperatives, 3. Strengthen the price
monitoring mechanism
8
2014-2018
HDC, Line
Departments,
Private Sector
Level
Region, District
District, UzP,
UP
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Time Frame
Institutional
Involvement
Level
MDG Target 1.C - Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger
MDG / CHT Indicator: Percentage of underweight children under five to 33%
Nutrition - [Operational Target: Ensure basic calorie needs are met for CHT target groups]
Priority Intervention #1: Reduce prevalence of underweight children (6–59 months) by mainstreaming nutrition in the health and family planning system
Priority Intervention #2: All pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls and children under five including those with disabilities in selected Upazilas
1 Inadequate
1. Service/program
1. 3W mapping (who, where and
2014-2017
MoHFW,
Village(Para),
coverage/access to
mapping exercise
what) and target setting (PLW, U5,
MoCHTA, HDC
District, UzP,
essential nutrition services involving key
adolescent girls, etc.) on nutrition for
UP
and direct nutrition
stakeholders to identify
selected Unions and Upazilas
interventions (DNI)
who is doing what and
through Upazila level consultations
where
and workshops
2. Mainstream and scale 2. Implement DNIs in selected
up DNIs through existing Unions/Upazilas through CCs,
health & FP services
FWCs/UHFWCs and UHCs as well as
3. Early detection,
existing community based service
referral and
delivery points
management of SAM at
3. Community based management of
facility/community level SAM as per national guidelines and
facility based management of
complicated cases (UHC/DH/CMCH)
2 Lack of human resources
1. Develop a training
1. Ensure the nutrition training plan
2014-2017
MoHFW,
Village(Para),
capacity for nutrition
plan for key service
for health, family planning and other
MoCHTA, HDC
District, UzP,
service delivery
providers (health, FP
key nutrition service providers is
UP
andother stakeholders,
developed at district level through
etc.)
the participatory needs assessment
2. Use of standardized
2. Ensure standardized nutrition job
nutrition job aids
aids are available at different level of
(approved by NNS) at
service delivery outlets and facilities
facility and community
(CCs, FWCs, UHFWCs, UHCs, DH,
level
etc.)
9
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
Institutional
Involvement
Level
3. Strengthen human
resources capacity
development through
trainings based on
standard national
training modules
3
Lack of effective
coordination among
service providers
4
Non-existence of the
operational Nutrition
Information System (NIS)
and monitoring system
3. Trainings on mainstreaming
nutrition and DNIs for health (CHCP,
HA, HI, MO, UHFPO, etc.) and family
planning (FWA, FWV, UFPO, MOMCH, etc.) service providers and
other authorities working in the
selected districts
1. Strengthen the
1. Ensure effective coordination
coordination mechanism mechanisms arein place at district
and clarify their roles
and Upazila level among GoB and
and responsibilities
NGO nutrition service providers
2. Include nutrition as
2. Ensure nutrition is included in the
regular agenda of
agenda of monthly health and family
monthly coordination
planning coordination meetings at
meetings (as per the
Upazila and district level
NNS/IPHN instruction)
3. Ensure linkage with nutrition
3. Link with nutrition
sensitive interventions through the
sensitive interventions
multi-sectoral approach (hunger,
for complementary
poverty reduction, safety net, WASH,
effects
etc.) in DCC meetings with Hill
District Councils and other line
ministry departments
1. Orient stakeholders on 1. Agree on the standards and
standards and targets for targets for nutrition at district and
nutrition interventions in Upazila level and orient stakeholders
selected Upazilas
on them
2. Use the standard
2. Introduce standard monitoring
monitoring checklist
checklists for nutrition services and
(approved by NNS/GoB)
ensure they are utilized by health &
3. Integrate nutrition
FP authorities for routine supervision
indicators (as set by
of service delivery outlets and
Time Frame
10
2014-2017
MoHFW,
MoCHTA, HDC
Village(Para),
District, UzP,
UP
2014-2017
MoHFW,
MoCHTA, HDC
Village(Para),
District, UzP,
UP
No.
5
Bottleneck
Lack of awareness among
local population on
importance of nutrition
for child survival and
development (C4D)
Solution
Activities
NNS/GoB) with existing
and functional MIS
4. Conduct periodic
implementation and
progress reviews and act
on the gaps identified
during routine program
monitoring
5. Functional NIS
through HMIS and DGFPMIS
facilities (CC, FWCs, UHFWCs, UHC,
etc.)
3. Ensure standard nutrition
indicators are integratedand
routinely collected through the
existing and functional mechanism
and analyzed through HMIS/NIS/
DGFP-MIS
4. Nutrition activities are reviewed
on quarterly basis and progress
reports are prepared and shared
with health & FP authorities and Hill
District Councils
5. Capacity building of CHCPs, FWVs
and other community based
stakeholders on NIS and web based
reporting through HMIS and DGFPMIS
1. Form Mother Support Groups
(MSG); Organize trainings and
conduct courtyard meetings and
house hold visits through
interpersonal communications (IPC)
2. Develop and distribute IEC
materials (an integrated package) for
use by mother support groups and
community volunteers
3. Advocacy and orientations for
opinion leaders, traditional leaders,
religious leaders, local elected
representatives at Union, Upazila
Raise awareness on
importance of nutrition
for child survival and
development among
mothers and local
leaders
11
Time Frame
2014-2017
Institutional
Involvement
MoHFW,
MoCHTA, HDC
Level
Village(Para),
District, UzP,
UP
No.
Bottleneck
Solution
Activities
and district level on the importance
of direct nutrition interventions and
the 1000 days approach in child
survival and development
12
Time Frame
Institutional
Involvement
Level