When the project started in 2006, this remote rural community in Bangladesh was facing many challenges. Many children were malnourished, less than half of parents were literate, and women were dying in childbirth from a lack of healthcare. Families struggled to earn enough income from farming to meet their children’s needs.
Thanks to your support, children in the Sherpur community have improved access to quality education, good healthcare and nutritious food. Families now have improved skills and opportunities to earn reliable incomes and invest in their children’s future. This would not have been possible without the generosity of child sponsors like you.
Disclaimer: The before and after achievements are from World Vision reports and other related government documents. The achievements represent change over various time periods within the program lifecycle when our work to address each specific development challenge took place.
Child malnutrition dropped by 33 percent following health, nutrition and sanitation projects
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Mothers have access to pregnancy health checks and are now more than twice as likely to give birth with the help of a trained birth attendant, greatly reducing the risk of death in childbirth.
Children were immunised, their growth was monitored, and they gained access to basic healthcare including the treatment and prevention of common illnesses such as diarrhoea.
97 percent of households have safe drinking water after local water sources were improved.
Families have the skills and materials to build safe toilets and gained essential hygiene knowledge such as hand-washing to prevent waterborne diseases.
Secondary school enrolments increased from 41 percent to 97 percent
95 percent of children are now literate, up from 50 percent at the start of the project.
Seven schools were renovated and 28 early learning centres supported to improve the development and school readiness of 2,530 children.
Teachers were trained in improved teaching techniques to raise the quality of education.
Community awareness around ending child labour, child marriage and violence against women helped reduce discrimination against girls and women.
Farmers were trained in improved livestock rearing techniques and newer farming technology to grow more crops and vegetables
90 percent of households can now afford three meals a day, up from 56 percent.
22,937 people benefited from the livelihoods project, which included learning about livestock and fish farm management, and improved farming techniques and technology on demonstration farm plots.
Small business training in areas such as tailoring, auto servicing, electrical and handicrafts helped families diversify their incomes.
- Hasina, businesswoman and advocate for ending child marriage