Annual Report 2012 of World Vision Bangladesh

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Our vision for every child,
life in all its fullness;
Our prayer for every heart,
the will to make it so.

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Mailing Address
World Vision Bangladesh
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34, Kemal Ataturk Avenue
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Bangladesh
Phone: +88 02 9821004-11
Fax: +88 02 815180
Queries and Feedback
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Group Director, Program Support Services
Report Compilation
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Editing
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Design
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
Message from the National Director
About World Vision
About World Vision Bangladesh
Executive Summary
A Snapshot of 2012
Our Work
Maternal and Child Health
HIV and AIDS
Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs
Education
Food Security and Economic Development
Gender and Development
Child Rights
Institutional Development
Financial Report
Letter from the Auditor
Balance Sheet
Income & Expenditure
Our Visitors
People We Reached
Major Intervention & Key Achievements
National Strategy 2013– 2017
Working Area MAP
List of ADPs
Some of Our Media Hits
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ADP- Area Development Program
ARI– Acute Respiratory Infection
BRRI- Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
CBAS– Community Based Action towards the Sustainability of the Sundarban
CEDC– Child Especially in Different Circumstances
CHN– Child Health Now
CSBAs– Community Skilled Birth Attendants
C-IMCI- Community based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
CBOs- Community Based Organizations
ECB– Emergency Capacity Building
ECD– Early Childhood Development
GOB– Government of Bangladesh
HEA- Humanitarian Emergency Affairs
HSC– Higher Secondary School Certificate
IYCF- Infant and Young Children Feeding
IPM- Integrated Pest Management
IRRI– International Rice Research Institute
LSBE- Life Skill Based Education
MDGs– Millennium Development Goals
NFF– Non Formal Education
NGO– Non Government Organization
PD Hearth- Positive Deviance
RC– Registered Children
SMC- School Management Committee
SSC– Secondary School Certificate
STI– Sexually Transmitted Infection
SWOP– Social Welfare Outreach Project
TTBAs– Trained Traditional Birth Attendants
TMSS- Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha
WASH- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WVB- World Vision Bangladesh
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In 2012 World Vision Bangladesh continued its valuable
developmental services to the children of Bangladesh, their
families and communities. We have 183,000 sponsored
children in Bangladesh and together with their families and
the communities they live in we could render services to a
few million people in Bangladesh. Our developmental works
include the following sectors: Education; Health and
Nutrition; Water and Sanitation; Child Protection; Economic
Development; Disaster preparedness and responses and
also Urban programs. At the center of all our work across
the country in more than 70 locations our focus remains
children and to work with communities and partners to
create a better life for children.
This annual report reflects some of the work we do and the
programs we deliver in Bangladesh. We reviewed our
country strategy in 2012 and will strive to ensure the highest possible quality services to the children
and communities in Bangladesh in our areas of operation. I am confident that we will continue to make
a difference in many lives across the country.
My sincere gratitude goes to the various government structures that we work with, on local and national
level and specifically the Office of the Director General in the NGO Affairs Bureau has been a great
support to us in 2012. I have a great team that I work with and I am thankful for such a dedicated team.
We are also thankful for the continued support we receive from our World Vision sponsors and support
offices across the globe who enables us financially to render our services in Bangladesh. A big thank
you also goes to many institutions we work with in Bangladesh as partners in development of this
nation.
My prayer for Bangladesh and her beautiful people is that our Almighty God will protect the children and
families of this nation and that prosperity and a better life for all will come to all people in Bangladesh.
Jan de Waal
National Director
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World Vision at a Glance
World Vision is a Christian (humanitarian) organization dedicated to the well-being of children,
especially the world’s most vulnerable children, their families and communities. It is committed to
serve and partner with people in need regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender or ability.
Founded by Dr. Bob Pierce in 1950 the organization is working in nearly 100 countries across six
continents. It mainly focuses on response to humanitarian emergencies, programs promoting
holistic and sustainable transformational development as well as changing policies that hinder
the development of children to their fullest potential. Development philosophies, approaches and
processes of World Vision have been evolved over the years but its focus on child wellbeing has
remained intact.
Vision and Core values
The mission of World Vision is to follow the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the
poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the
good news of the kingdom of God. The vision of the organization states: "Our vision for every
child, life in all its fullness; our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so".
World Vision works on six core values:
i) Being Christian we find our call to Ministry from the abundance of God's love
ii) We are committed to the poor
iii) We value people
iv) We are stewards
v) We are part of a global partnership and
vi We are responsive.
Focusing on Child Wellbeing
During the span of time the strategic interventions and modalities of WV have changed,
however, its prime focus on child wellbeing has remained the same. WV is working for fulfilling
its four child wellbeing aspirations, which are for children to:
 Enjoy good health
 Be educated for life
 Experience love of God and their neighbor
 Be cared for, protected and participating
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About World Vision Bangladesh
World Vision first stepped in Bangladesh in 1970 in response to a devastating cyclone in the
coastal belt. During the liberation war it provided relief to the refugees staying in Indian
camps and later, assisted the Government of Bangladesh in rebuilding the northern part of
the country. The organization started its operation in 1972 as World Vision Bangladesh.
Currently, WVB is working in 30 districts with its 71 Area Development Programs (ADPs)
and 28 special projects. It is serving four million people directly and indirectly, while driving
for transformational development in the communities of nearly 183,000 registered children.
During the fiscal year 2012 WVB focused on eight major areas of intervention following the
country strategy of 2009-2013:
 Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition
 HIV/AIDS
 Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs
 Education
 Food Security and Economic Development
 Gender and Development
 Child Rights
 Institutional Capacity Development
This year WVB has updated its Country Strategy for 2013-2017 with a new objective
‘promoting better life for every girl and boy in Bangladesh’. It is focusing on 6 major areas in
the upcoming days:
1. Improve health status of mothers and children
2. Improve access and quality to education
3. Ensure children are protected and cared for
4. Create economic opportunities for the poor
5. Address urban abject poverty, and
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In 2012 WV Bangladesh celebrated 40 years with its steadfast commitment for transforming the
lives of millions of people all over the country. During the celebration, speakers from the
Government of Bangladesh appreciated World Vision’s contribution for achieving the benchmarks of
the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. They also stressed exploring more bilateral
working scopes in the future for better child wellbeing and transforming lives of the poor and
vulnerable people. In the event Senior Management from WV International thanked the government
and community people for providing the scope to serve the nation.
The organization has chalked out 6 new working areas by developing a country strategy for
2013-2017. It projected a few new drives for the organization, including eliminating abject urban
poverty and strengthening advocacy while removing the previous working focus on HIV and AIDs.
During the fiscal year WVB’s health program reached more than 1,254,000 program participants
including children under five. An inclusive child nutrition program (PD hearth model) involved
community people for improving malnutrition status of 5,231 children. Among them 66% of children
have gained expected weight. A total of 11,000 hygiene latrines and 1,000 tube wells were installed
for serving thousands of households.
WVB’s Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs (HEA) related interventions reached 329,705 program
participants during the span of 2012. The organization launched a new intervention ‘Our Forest, Our
Life’ in promoting biodiversity of the Sundarban reserve forest with financial support from the
European Union. This project is working for poverty reduction and food security of more than half a
million people (6 lakhs) who are partially or fully dependent on the Sundarban for their livelihoods.
WVB worked comprehensively for raising awareness on quality education, strengthening expertise
of teachers and management committees as well as providing non-formal education to vulnerable
children. As a result the pass rate of exams has increased and the drop-out rate has been reduced
significantly in the working areas. For example, 1,209 (86%) Registered Children (RC) passed with
outstanding result in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination.
In addition, WVB facilitated a total of 471 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that are ensuring
economic sustainability of around 200,000 members during the 2012 fiscal year. The organization
also addressed disability issues in some of its interventions during the fiscal year by providing
health, education and livelihood support to 3,000 children and adults with disabilities. The
organization also facilitated 47,727 children as change agents for development under 580 child
forums. WVB provided support to nearly 183,000 registered children and their families directly.
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A Snapshot of 2012
WV Bangladesh Celebrates 40 Years
2012 was an outstanding year for WV Bangladesh that has crossed 40 years with its
steadfast commitment for transforming lives of 4 million people including half a million
children directly or indirectly. The organization has reaped utmost acknowledgment for its
achievements in child well-being as well as community development through education,
maternal and child health, water, sanitation, disaster and economic development
interventions.
On 10 May of the fiscal year WVB celebrated its 40th anniversary at the national and local
levels with active participation of high officials of the government of Bangladesh, World Vision
International, CBOs, child forums, development partners and community participants. The
national level event was graced by Mr. H.T. Imam, Honorable Advisor to the Prime Minister
on Public Administration as Chief Guest while WVI Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer Mr. David Young was present as Guest of Honor of the event. Honorable State
Minister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Md. Nurun
Nabi Talukdar, Director General, NGO Affairs Bureau and Mr. Trihadi Saptaodi, Regional
Leader, South Asia and Pacific Region, WVI enlightened the event as special guests.
During the event speakers from GOB appreciated that the activities of World Vision are
contributing significantly to achieving the benchmarks of the MDGs and Vision 2021. It was
also stressed in the celebration to explore more bilateral working scopes in the forthcoming
days for reaching the uppermost stage of child wellbeing. In this event WV leaders expressed
their gratitude to the government for providing the opportunity to serve the children, poor and
most vulnerable people of the community. They were thankful to the community people of
Bangladesh who have been in the leading role for their own development. They also
mentioned that WV Bangladesh has only facilitated the process for moving the community
people one step forward in their expedition of advancement.
The celebration covered discussions, grand rallies, gallery walk, cultural shows, exhibiting of
documentaries and opinion sharing from stakeholders. Through these initiatives WV
Bangladesh’s history, activities, successes and challenges were reflected to the audience.
Guests are inaugurating 40th Anniversary of WVB
Adviser to the Prime minister HT Imam visits a photo exhibition at Osmani Memorial
auditorium in Dhaka after inauguration of 40th anniversary of WVB

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A Snapshot of 2012
Thanks giving ceremony of Tarash and Kaliganj
During 2012 WVB provided thanks and
gratitude towards the community people, local
government and other stakeholders in Tarash
and Kaligonj, two area development programs
respectively under Sirajgonj and Gazipur
district. These two program area have been
phased out after 24 years of service towards
the children and community considering
improved and sustainable development of the
area.
The celebrations kicked off in August 2012 at
the field locations with the auspicious presence of
Members of Parliament, high government officials, Senior Management Team
members of WVB, local CBOs and Child Forum leaders. The events were held to celebrate the
progress made by WVB in collaboration with community people, along with providing thanks to the
Government, NGOs, community people and children for extending their support to WVB.
During the ceremony, speakers appreciated WVB’s contribution by describing that in many aspects,
such as sanitation, education and malnutrition status, Kaligong and Tarash are far ahead of the
national average, where WVB has worked exclusively. In this event senior management of WVB
also requested the government, CBOs, NGOs, community people and other stakeholders to carry
forward the development activities of WVB for a better life for children and community people in the
respective areas.
Honorable guest with WVB management during closing cere-
mony of Kalliganj
A CBO Member is speaking towards audience during closing
ceremony of Tarash
Meher Afroj Chumki, MP, is speaking during
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During FY 2012 WVB has made remarkable progress towards its goal, one of the imperative
child well-being outcomes: Enjoy Good Health. Concentrating on enjoyment of good health
for mothers and children WVB has implemented a series of interventions mainly in four major
areas: Nutrition; Maternal and child health, Community–Integrated Management of Childhood
Illness (C-IMCI) and Water and Sanitation Programs (WASH).
Nutrition
For tackling malnutrition, one of the major problems among children under five and mothers
in Bangladesh, WVB is working for addressing root causes by raising awareness and
undertaking poverty reduction interventions. Growth monitoring sessions, awareness
sessions for mothers, supplementary feeding program, and Positive Deviance (PD) hearth
programs amongst other interventions are extensively contributing to improve nutrition status
of mothers and children. During the reporting period PD heath programs that encourage
community people for using locally available foods to combat malnutrition has been
implemented in 55 ADP working areas covering 21,851 children under the program. Among
them 66%children have gained weight.
Adding to regular program intervention in combating malnutrition WVB has given special
drive with its Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) project covering 5 ADPs of Sherpur,
Mymensingh and Netrokona districts by reaching 61,750 program participants. During the
reporting period IYCF Project has worked for improving nutritional status of under 2 years’
children through improved breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. Major
interventions included counseling mothers, growth monitoring promotion and referral services
for regular medical check-ups.

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Maternal & Child health and C-IMCI
WVB is driving relentless programs for keeping children under five protected from preventable 8
killer diseases, water borne diseases and acute respiratory infection (ARI). The organisation also
works for decreasing the possibility of infection of pregnant mothers and women of reproductive age
for ensuring child wellbeing aspirations.
WVB is creating awareness on immunization, implementing national immunization programs in
collaboration with local government and conducting C-IMCI sessions for mothers and caregivers of
children under five. WVB has contributed to full immunization of 30,091 children (12-23 months) for
six preventable diseases and 17,594 women of reproductive age with vaccines.
According to the final evaluation report of the IYCF project, WVB has made notable progress on
early child feeding practices including breast feeding. Findings of this report showed that, the
percentage of early initiation of breastfeeding is 96%, exclusive breastfeeding rate is 94% and
colostrum feeding rate is 98% following introduction of complementary feeding after 6 months is
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Child Health Improvement Project (CHIP)
WVB is implementing a Child Health Improvement Project (CHIP), a two years pilot initiative
in two unions under Mymensingh and Sherpur districts. This project is working for improving
the survival of newborn babies through reducing maternal mortality by focusing on three major
areas: (i) improve maternal and newborn health care, (ii) improve household level maternal
and newborn health practices and (iii) improve child nutrition.
As a first initiative the project has completed capacity development of 12 Community Skilled
Birth Attendants (CSBAs) in September 2012 through facilitation of a six months training
program for them. Meanwhile, within one month after completing the training CSBAs have
conducted 8 deliveries safely including 4 referrals for pregnant mothers to government service
providers. The CSBAs equipped with necessary kits are ensuring antenatal and post natal
care, safe delivery at home, referrals etc. This project has also introduced community vehicles
(rickshaw vans) for minimizing the challenge of delayed transportation of pregnant mothers.
Networking initiatives
With the objective to make health programs successful and sustainable WVB is utilizing
community based organizations (CBOs), different committees e.g. Positive Deviance (PD)
committees, C-IMCI committees. WVB is also maintaining strong networking with local NGOs
and the Government service providers for better program implementation and referral
services.
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Advocacy
Child Health Now (CHN) is a major advocacy
initiative of WVB in FY ‘13 for upholding the
status of maternal and child health. This
campaign aims to mobilize the community
including various stakeholders for better
access to government health services,
combating malnutrition and other maternal and
child health related problems. Aligning with its
global initiative and concentrating on the
International Child Day, WVB recently
mobilized more than half a million (632,422)
people including 352,675 Muslim religious
leaders who demonstrated their commitment
by raising hands in support of helping children
survive age five.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program (WASH)
WVB has significantly improved water and sanitation status of the community through awareness
sessions, installing sanitary toilets, tube-wells, rain water harvesting plants and developing garbage
disposal systems amongst other activities. During the fiscal year 11,000 hygiene latrines and 1,000
tube wells were installed for serving thousands of households.
Support to Critical Illness
It is 2012, when a golden ray shines in the lives of Razzaq (8), Momota (13) and Mahmuda (7)
like many other children who were suffering from critical illness. To them, when it is a struggle
for having three meals, facing dire poverty, expensive treatments for critical diseases appears as
a lavish dream. SWOP project, WVB has been extending treatment supports for critical illness
for poor children and people since 1985.
Since its inception, SWOP project has ensured healthy lives of 21,029 critically ill people
including 1,156 in FY-12. These curative services reached to WVB program participants
Including sponsored children and their family members. The project arranges consultation of
specialized doctors, medicine supports, hospitalization procedures and all other cares
comprising short term accommodation, diet, counseling, visits and recreation etc. for the
patients.
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Following WVB’s Country Strategy 2009-2013, for the last couple of years the organization
has been concentrating its efforts to build up a healthy community by halting the spread of
HIV and AIDS among high-risk people, and the general population. During the fiscal year the
HIV and AIDS project has reached 194,877 people in 13 project locations. Major interventions
of these projects include raising awareness on HIV and AIDs, information centre, peer
education, counselling, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) case management, health care
services, referrals, networking and day observation.
In addition, these projects have emphasized some demanding issues including reducing
stigma and discrimination, orientation on reproductive health for youths and safe & voluntary
blood donation. Mass awareness campaigns by sharing posters, leaflets, messages in cable
line, slide show in cinema halls and newspaper advertisements also played a vital role in
increasing knowledge on HIV and AIDS transmission including prevention among different
program participants.
These projects have also taken attentive measures in increasing gender equality and child
protection issues. For gender equality, projects are conducting different sessions with the
spouses of different group members on reproductive health, STI, HIV transmissions along
with inclusion of women in various advisory committees. Additionally, child protection issues
have been highlighted during different gatherings of community people and mothers. The HIV
and AIDS project in Dinajpur also came forward with a Child Especially in Difficult
Circumstance (CEDC) Centre near an Indian border of Hakimpur. This centre provided
education and entertainment support to 25 children who were previously involved in illegal
trade for reducing their abuses and vulnerability to HIV and AIDS. This centre is aiming to
absorb these children in mainstream education and therefore, maintains strong networking
with the education department of local government and a local NGO.
At the end of FY-12, all HIV and AIDs interventions of WVB have come to an end as the new
Country Strategy has removed it considering the low prevalence rate in the country.
HIV and AIDS
A peer educator of Fulbari ADP has been teaching a sex-worker
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WVB’s disaster related interventions have given priority towards sustaining the gains of
development initiatives, as well as increasing community resilience and coping ability to disaster.
Climate change issues were also inextricably linked with WVB’s Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs
(HEA) related programs during the fiscal year.
For restraining negative impacts of disaster WVB has facilitated developing community level
contingency plans. It has developed early warning communications materials including billboards on
flood, cyclone, earthquake, fire and wild elephant attack. The organization also distributed
necessary equipment among disaster management committees and volunteers.
WVB has provided efforts on capacity development of 125,705 people including volunteers and
disaster management committee members with the aim of increasing positive behaviours on
disaster preparedness & mitigation. Knowledge and best practices on disaster preparedness was
shared with people including community leaders, CBOs, village doctors, teachers, students and
vulnerable community members during village preparedness sessions. Active participation in
disaster simulation sessions has remarkably enhanced practical knowledge of community people,
students and relevant stakeholders on personal and group safety measures.
During the fiscal year WVB provided shelter, safe drinking water and health services to 34 flash
flood affected families in Bandarban. The organization also coordinated with the municipality for
ensuring food support among these families. In Sariakandi WVB distributed relief among 4,000
families with food and other supplies following the breach of the embankment of river Jamuna under
Bogra district. Furthermore, WVB constructed 3 box culverts, repaired 3 damaged embankments
and improved 10 kilometres road during the fiscal year.
Registered children under Muktagacha ADP are happy with blankets
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Joint Efforts and External Engagement
WVB is actively engaged with various humanitarian and government actors across the
country. It is fully engaged with the UN-led Cluster Mechanism at all levels. The organization
was actively engaged with a Joint Needs Assessment mechanism that was championed by
the Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) consortium, later endorsed by the Government of
Bangladesh.
During the reporting year the organization actively participated in the national level events
including the observation of International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. In September 2012
WVB was engaged with and participated in the Earthquake Simulation jointly organized and
conducted by the Bangladesh Uniformed Forces and the US Navy in old and new areas of
Dhaka. WVB also maintained close networks with the fire service and civil defence authority,
Bangladesh Cyclone Preparedness Centre, the Bangladesh Meteorology department,
Upazila, Union and Ward level Disaster Management Committees, community volunteers and
other stakeholders.
CBAS project
‘Our Forest, Our Life: A Community-based Action towards the Sustainability of the
Sundarbans Reserve Forest (CBAS-SRF), is a new intervention of WVB with the financial
support from European Union. This three year project is being implemented in three upazilas
of the Southwest coastal region of the country since February 2012.
The CBAS-SRF project is working for improving the biodiversity of the forest, reducing the
risk of disaster in Sundarbans dependent communities and developing alternative
livelihoods for the targeted communities. The project is addressing poverty and food
insecurity of 6 lakhs (6,00,000) people who are partially or fully dependent on the
Sunderbans for their livelihoods.
During the first year, with guidance from the Government of Bangladesh forest department,
the project has identified community people for short term income generation or cash for
work for 30,000 man days in 14 unions. The project has identified 70 income generation
groups consisting of 1,700 members for fish culture, crab fattening, goat rearing, poultry
rearing and tailoring amongst other activities. A total of 1000 drop out children who are
mainly engaged for fish fry collection were identified and selected for Non-Formal Education
(NFE) and vocational training.
Around 800 people from adjacent communities were made aware of climate change issues
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Small Savings Reducing Vulnerability to Disaster
Sakhina Begum (41), housewife of Kutubjury village in Cox’s Bazar, invites women in her community every
two months to discuss disaster preparedness. Now women of this village are encouraged to take
responsibilities for their families with their savings during any emergency. Situated on the bank of river
Bakkhali, this village is prone to cyclone, tornado, sudden flash flood and high tidal surge. It is also exposed
to climate change hazards. The disasters that occur often cause massive loss to crops, livestock and
properties.
Kutubjury is one of the villages where World
Vision Bangladesh established its disaster
risk reduction program. Three years ago,
WVB organized a disaster preparedness
session in this village, made up mainly of
fishermen and day laborers. Later, following
the community’s request, with the tech-
nical support from Cox’s Bazar ADP of
WVB, the Union Disaster Management
Committee members conducted Family
Preparedness Sessions with 20 women of
this locality. In these sessions participants
were impressed to know about emergency
saving funds which could be used to solve
some urgent issues during a disaster.
Prior to this the villagers had never been aware of disaster risk reduction strategies. The preparedness
sessions succeeded in raising awareness about women’s role as agents of change in reducing disaster risks.
They realize that even a small saving can help them in many ways. They also need not borrow money with
high-interest during any emergency. Comprehending its importance, the motivated women started to save
cash in a money box (penny bank made from mud or plastic) for times of emergency. Women who used to
be occupied with house chores are now involved with disaster mitigation activities. Sakhina is one of those
women, who persuades the community women and actively works to raise awareness regarding disaster risk
reduction in her community.
Initially 20 women started initiatives in December 2010 and saved a total of 40.50 dollars (3,275 BDT).
Despite poverty and spending some money for several emergency purposes, the group members have
increased to 60 with a striking amount of 378 USD (30,312 BDT) at the end of 2012. “Now we don’t think to
ask for relief aid. We hope to help each other” Sakhina says.
Reflecting on the importance of this small savings initiative, Sakhina said “It is like a magic. Now we also feel
encouraged to do something. World Vision has opened our eyes. This has significantly boosted our
confidence and ability to combat disaster in an organized way. ”
Like women of Kutubjury village, 130,000 members of WVB facilitated 471 CBOs are saving regularly in dis-
aster management fund at community level. They are also confident and well prepared for combating the
impacts of disaster and climate change in their own territory by optimum use of this fund.
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WVB is working towards its goal ‘Quality education for children, enabling competency
acquisition for transformational development’. The organization worked comprehensively for
raising awareness on quality education, improvement of pre-schooling, strengthening
expertise of teachers and management committees as well as providing non-formal education
to vulnerable children including disadvantaged ethnic groups.
Developing Expertise of SMC and Teachers
WVB has built up proficiency of School Management Committees (SMC) on leadership and
management issues while teachers received technical knowledge on modern teaching
practices and methods. This expertise is bringing positive changes in educational institutions.
Trained SMC members are conducting dialogues with parents, teachers and students on a
regular basis for improving quality education and developing a child friendly environment at
schools. As a result, students have become more attentive in classes; attendance and pass
rates have increased while an appreciative relationship has also been developed between
teachers and students. In addition, SMC members are working to reduce the dropout of
children, conducting advocacy against child labor in the community and assisting the ultra
poor children with the opportunity to pay tuition fees. It is evidenced that all of these initiatives
have significantly contributed in increasing passing rate of primary schools to 98% while the
secondary level pass rate is 90%. It is worthy to mention that 65% of SMCs are working
actively to ensure quality education in targeted educational institutions.
School Improvement Program (SIP)
WVB successfully has been implementing School Improvement Program model in different
ADP locations. This SIP model aims to ensure support to every aspect of a school essential in
creating the best learning environment for children. It is also promoting active participation of
parents, SMCs and thus make them accountable in enhancing the quality learning outcomes.
It is found that this model is working efficiently in most the schools. For example, like many
other schools Kotalipara S. N. (Sachida Nanda) Institute of Kotalipara ADP came under SIP
since 2010. There is a status of gradual achievements for SSC examination of this institution
when 88.23% students succeeded in SSC examinations in 2010 that boost up to 92.11% in
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Education
SSC & HSC Result Analysis
WVB is providing educational and scholastic materials support to community children along
with its 183,000 registered children throughout the year. They are studying at different
educational classes from preprimary to college level. Among them in 2012, they have
achieved outstanding results in both Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher
Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examination.
SSC-2012
A total of 4,527 students passed out of 5,272 in the SSC examination in FY-2012 and the
pass rate is 86%. Among the students who have successfully passed are both WVB’s
registered children (2,288) and community children who received educational assistance.
In this examination 91 students graded to A plus, 651 graded to A and 586 students were
graded to A minus.
HSC 2012
Registered children (RC) of WVB have achieved outstanding results in the HSC
examination. A total of 1,209 (86%) RC passed in HSC examination this year out of 1,480
examinees covered by WV Bangladesh. Among them 69 passed with the marking of A+,
the highest ranking in the exam results. This year, boys have done better than girls in terms
of the pass rate (girls 47%: boys 48%). RCs under WVB working area in Nalitabari of
Sherpur district achieved the top most pass rate with 100% success.
Need based Education support to students and Schools
For ensuring better quality education to all, WVB provided needs based education support to the
poor children along with children lagging behind in quality education. The organization provided
educational fees, scholarships, school materials, special academic care and co-curricular activities
to 163,904 students. Extra care in lessons preparation has helped the children continuing their
education, performing well in exams.
Apart from assisting students, WVB provided infrastructure and materialistic supports to 985
educational institutions. This includes school construction, school cum disaster shelter construction,
renovation, ground raising of school premises, developing child corners, subsidizing teachers’
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Education
Early Childhood Development (ECD)
In line with the government’s steps for pre-primary education, WVB also provides special
drives through an Early Childhood Development (ECD) program for 3-5 years children. This
program aims to nurture their physical, social and cognitive advancement. It is also helping
the children in being ready for school in the early years. The foremost objectives of the ECD
program are:
 Creating a child friendly learning environment for education.
 Ensuring physical, social and cognitive growth as per standard of age.
 Motivating mothers to ensure balanced food for their children
 Strengthening community’s ownership and responsibilities to the young children for their
better future.
Young children get the opportunity to learn alphabets, basic counting and drawings though
having fun and games under this program. WVB also makes parents, community and
Integrated Village Development Committee Members aware of young children’s needs for
love, security, respect and special cooperation for sending the young children to ECD centres.
During the fiscal year 15,000 young children were enrolled in 761 ECD centres. Among them
2554 children have enrolled in mainstream primary education.
Under the ECD program WVB is facilitating child friendly community centres where children
can grow up amid fun, cultural activities and with an orientation to nature. For their cognitive
development these ECD centres use various local and cheap resources including locally
made swings, stairs made of bicycle tires, water pot, pipes, sands, clay, bottle etc. Not only
that, for sustaining the livelihood of vulnerable young children’s parents, WVB linked them
with various income generating activities including homestead gardening, livestock and
poultry rearing.
‘’While struggling for daily needs takes full attention,
thinking for special care of young children is always
kept aside. This was the story of our family earlier.
Since then, WVB has provided us hens for raising our
income, to use the extra money for our child. Her
mother is now intentional to leave her job as maid,
rather using this time for rearing hens and better care
of our daughter.
---- Amullow Roy, father, Anonya (6), Khokshabari
village, Nilphamari. It is one of the villages where WVB runs the
ECD program.

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Education
Vocational Skill development
With the objective of generating self-employment and raising family income during the reporting year
WVB provided vocational training to 11,305 youths. WVB facilitated generating skills in numerous
areas including basket, mat, candle, doll, soap, fishing net making, book binding, food processing,
hand looming and computer and other electronics servicing. This vocational education has created
huge opportunities for self-employment and income raising.
Access Challenged Students
Access challenged children education program is brining hopes to working children, street children,
school dropout children and children from broken families. During the reporting time, 5,334 students
with disabilities received assistive devices and education support while 308 students with disabilities
received vocational training from WVB. A large portion of these vulnerable children covers poor
children residing in waste dumping areas, children working in bidi factories or being engaged in
hazardous labours.
University Girls’ Scholarship program
The University Girls education program generates the opportunity for empowering girls by
completing their higher education. This program provides support to girls studying at university,
medical or engineering institutions including stipend, educational assistance, exposure tour etc.
They also receive orientation to women’s rights issues, professional and life skills development as
well as get opportunity for relations development with different professional institutions. A total of
325 girls have received educational assistance under this program during the fiscal year 2012.
Education on Life Skills
During the reporting period 33,063 children and adolescents were supported by Life Skill Based
Education (LSBE) with the aim to make them capable of facing the challenges of life. This education
plays an imperative role in decision making in their personal life, raising their voice against early
marriage, dowry, trafficking, problem solving, managing stress and anxiety.
They also become aware of gender and development issues i.e. bad impacts of early marriage,
dowry, rules and regulations on children and women rights, domestic violence and birth and
marriage registration. Apart from self-awareness, participants of this education program share these
issues with neighbours for bringing changes at the community level. It is empowering children in
decision making, their dignity is being upheld and this enables them to protect themselves from
gender discrimination, domestic violence and other societal injustices.

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WVB envisages that economic development can directly contribute to child wellbeing
aspirations. An economically sound family can ensure nutritious food, schooling and medicine
amongst other things for their children. Considering this philosophy WVB has enhanced
livelihood capacity of community households.
With the goal ‘sustaining food and economic security as well as resilience to disaster’ during
the reporting period, WVB has driven four strategic interventions:
• Growth in primary agricultural production
• Diversifying income sources
• Increasing market access
• Forging private-NGO-Public interventions
Growth in Primary Agricultural production:
With the objective to increase production, WVB mainly focused on increasing knowledge and
skills in farming, fisheries and livestock rearing. A total of 19,175 farmers were provided
orientation on modern techniques of producing cereals, vegetables, pulse, fruits, spices,
homestead gardening, Integrated Pest management (IPM), soil improvement and irrigation.
Accordingly 15,249 farmers received orientation on livestock rearing e.g. cows, goats, poultry
and livestock medicine. 2,063 farmers were oriented to a range of modules on fish culture,
while 1,497 cultivators have been oriented on forestry, for example: tree plantation, quick
growing fruits, mixed orchards etc.
For better production WVB also provided different inputs to the farmers following their
orientation. Seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, irrigation pumps, tillers and drum seeders were
provided to 17,520 farmers while cattle, poultry birds and medicines were provided to a further
27,194 farmers. A total of 830 farmers received fingerlings and fisheries materials while
36,169 farmers received seeds, saplings and irrigation equipment.
Enhancing practical experience on farming
WVB organized demonstrations on crop production, livestock, fisheries and forestry during
2012. 2,360 demonstration plots were organized on various crops as well as 1,392
demonstrations for livestock, 255 demonstrations for fisheries and 650 demonstrations for
forestry. These demonstrations have enhanced the scope of farmers and community people
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Diversifying income sources through non-farm activities
For diversifying income sources WVB provided training to 11,305 program participants on non-farm
activities. This year it has been found that the highest number of participants (3,379) attended
tailoring training, the second highest numbers of participants were provided embroidery training and
the third highest numbers of participants were trained in block boutique. Product marketing training
also drew 1,408 participants. Computer literacy training was also provided to 1,231 youths. All of
these initiatives have facilitated wider scope for self-employment and household income raising.
In some program areas WVB provided direct support to the poor families of registered children who
are involved in small businesses (e.g. street hawker, tea stall owner, fruit seller etc.) for increasing
their capital. During the fiscal year it was revealed that the income of these families increased
through revolving the little amount of money in their small business.
Strengthening networking, partnership and market linkages
With the objective of increasing market access WVB provided technical knowledge on value chain
approaches to local producers and entrepreneurs including community based organizations. Apart
from improving product features these skills are helping them to strengthen their linkage with key
market actors.
WVB also strengthened its linkages with BRAC, TMSS (Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha), IRRI
(International Rice Research Institute) and BRRI (Bangladesh Rice Research Institute) amongst
other organizations. In the private sector WVB has developed relations with ACI, Square, Lal teer,
Syngenta and Renata for expanding agricultural and veterinary supports. WVB also expanded its
market linkages process through being an observer in the Market Development Forum, a forum of
international development agencies.
In urban areas WVB organized a number of job fairs for creating linkage of potential and skilled
youths with key job providers e.g. manufacturing associations, ship building companies and
garments companies. This has created synergy in job employment through communication and
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WVB provided fervent drive in all interventions for promoting Gender and Development issues
as a cross cutting subject for sustaining development initiatives. The organization is working to
bring changes in social perception on the role of men and women and their involvement in
different socio-economic and decision making initiatives.
For promoting gender equality WVB is addressing three major areas:
 Decreasing the level of violence against women and supporting its victims
 Reducing discrimination and ensuring equal access to services
 Fostering equality in decision making
During this reporting period WVB was diligent about ensuring girls and women’s participation
in the development and leadership arena. With the objective to promote equality of girls,
WVB’s sponsorship program maintained girls and boys ratio of 55:45% within its total
registered children (183,000) during 2012. Also, among the child forum members’ girls and
boys ratio is 57: 43 % while WVB facilitated CBOs have been maintaining 85:15% for female
and male members.
WVB is yearning to improve awareness on women and children rights and legal issues
including participation of underprivileged women and children for upholding their equality.
Child forums are also empowering boys and girls to attain equal treatment and protection in
their own families and communities. Drives for increasing male involvement in gender related
issues, observation of different days, coordination with government, NGOs, civil societies as
well as community are also assisting WVB in promoting gender parity.
As a special initiative WVB is implementing one Gender and Development project in Satkhira
considering its socio-economic context including trafficking issues. The project has contributed
impressively in creating a very cohesive environment in the community for reducing early
marriage, domestic violence as well as child and women trafficking. Under its advocacy
program on legal rights the project oriented nearly 10,560 CBO members and community
people.

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Child Rights
WVB has rendered its utmost integrated development services to bring fullness of life to all children,
their families and communities. Currently WVB is serving children in the area of child protection,
participation and growth.
While working closely with children WVB facilitates an enabling environment for upholding child
rights and their empowerment as social agents of change. In this purpose WVB facilitates 580 child
forums having a total of 47,727 members. These forums create a common ground for children
where they can learn and reflect together about their rights, self-progress of studies and develop
future aspirations for democratic leadership from childhood. They also act as champions for raising
awareness on various social issues.
Child forums are supporting children to raise voices for their protection and well-being along with
nurturing their potentials as future leaders. Active participation in different programs including
planning and implementation enhance their leadership skills. Apart from encouraging children to
attend schools regularly, child forum leaders raise awareness in the community on child rights, early
marriage, trafficking and child labor. In some areas they jointly work with WVB and CBOs for
stopping early marriage and child labor amongst other rights based issues.
Child Forum Information
SL Name of Division Child Forum Boys Girls Total Members
1 Khulna 86 8639 11064 19703
2 Barisal 54 5918 7520 13438
3 Mymensingh 189 2209 3198 5445
4 Rangpur 38 467 686 1153
5 Rajshahi 95 720 1004 1724
6 Chittagong 57 989 1218 2207
7 Dhaka 61 1748 2309 4057
TOTAL 580 20,690 26,999 47,727

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Child Rights
Child Safety Net project
WVB’s Child Safety net program has been working for prevention, protection and restoration
services for the victims of trafficking and abuse as well as reducing the vulnerability of
children. During the reporting period this project worked in 11districts under Khulna, Barisal
and Dhaka Divisions and served 472,271 people including 228,928 children with its various
interventions.
During the reporting period, the project developed a technical partnership with Dhaka
Ahsania Mission for sheltering support to the survivors of trafficking. The project also reaped
membership of the National Anti- Trafficking Task Force Committee and initiated a cross
border collaboration with World Vision India and other like-minded Indian NGOs to ensure
repatriation of Bangladeshi victims of trafficking. For forging advocacy initiatives this project
organized a series of dialogues with the top level government, non-government
organizations and media on a regular basis. Five video clips on anti-trafficking issues have
been developed to be aired on television and for projection during community level
discussion.
Along with other significant accomplishments, the project has developed 20 child friendly
spaces, provided support to rescue and reintegration of 28 victims of trafficking and
developed income generation skills of 522 vulnerable women to improve their livelihoods
and income.
Advocacy program with Khulna Metropolitan Police
Advocacy program with Judge

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WVB envisages that facilitating economic growth and capacity development of new and existing
CBOs will make them engage effectively to champion child well-being issues. With this perspective,
WVB works tirelessly for enhancing CBOs’ leadership, management and financial sustainability.
During the 2012 fiscal year focusing on the theme “Partnership, Creativity and Good Governance for
CBOs Sustainability” WVB facilitated a number of learning events and leadership conferences at the
divisional level. These events provided scope to CBO members for exchanging experiences and
learning on leadership development, improved service delivery standards, value chain process and
networking etc.
WVB facilitated 471 CBOs having 190,806 members in the fiscal year 2012. Among them WVB
provided skills development training or orientation to 18,172 CBO members. It was revealed that
during this time savings, members and income generation activities of the CBOs have improved
significantly. Some CBOs also joined different divisional or district level fairs for displaying their
products and earned good recognition. Their linkages with government Cooperative Authority, local
government institutions, livestock and agricultural department, other NGOs and community people
has also strengthened during this time. Additionally, these CBOs took an active role in upholding
women’s and children’s rights, health and education at the community level.
Nearly 30,000 child members are also contributing regularly to CBO’s saving activity along with adult
members. This initiative is encouraging their saving practice for better planning and preparation for
future interventions. It is also gearing up their self esteem to be a responsible citizen in the
community.
CBOs have received warm acceptance amongst community people as development centers. The
community people come to the CBOs for their savings and involvement in different types of income
generating activities. In addition, most of the CBOs are operated by community women and this has
created opportunities for strengthening women’s leadership as well as reinforcing women’s rights.
Name of Division Total No. of
Registered CBOs
Total No. of Members Total Capital in
TakaMale Female Boys Girls
Dhaka 93 1310 32737 4164 5252 270,682,571
Chittagong 69 727 22763 1611 2081 78,329,696
Khulna 73 2231 41271 3746 4487 156,474,902
Rajshahi 128 3836 22901 3375 3524 108,017,414
Mymensingh 108 7312 25647 847 984 71,388,586
Total 471 15416 145319 13743 16328 684,893,169
WVB Facilitated Registered CBO Status

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HUMANITARIAN AND
EMERGENCY AFFAIRS
2%
MATERNAL AND
CHILD HEALTH
AND NUTRITION
16% HIV/AIDS
2%
EDUCATION
17%
FOOD SECURITY &
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
19%
GENDER
1%
CHILD RIGHTS
3%
INSTITUTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
3%
CUSTOMER SERVICE
11%
ADMINISTRATION
26%
1 HUMANITARIAN AND EMERGENCY AFFAIRS 864,754.32 69,546,869.15 2.14%
2 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION 6,504,198.95 524,139,890.64 16.14%
3 HIV/AIDS 666,890.42 53,518,215.90 1.65%
4 EDUCATION 6,826,169.48 548,430,750.00 16.89%
5 FOOD SECURITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 7,652,093.06 617,708,224.51 19.02%
6 GENDER 318,855.75 25,603,821.23 0.79%
7 CHILD RIGHTS 1,263,446.30 101,636,968.44 3.13%
8 INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1,355,033.64 109,306,069.26 3.37%
9 CUSTOMER SERVICE 4,565,364.23 365,510,540.91 11.25%
10 ADMINISTRATION 10,426,020.73 832,344,279.93 25.63%
TOTAL: 40,442,826.88 3,247,745,629.97 100.00%
SL Strategic Program Sectors Expenses in USD Expenses in Taka %
Financial Report

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Our Visitors
Gwang Ki Lee, a well-known actor in Korea, is working as a good will
ambassador for World Vision Korea. He himself is also sponsoring children of
World Vision since 2009 after the lost of his son due to swine flu. As a part of
sponsorship program promotion Lee visited Bangladesh in 2012.
WVB always remains enthusiastic in facilitating Donors and Sponsors’ visit to community for
developing close relationship and bondage to each other. Exchanging views, experiences of
success and personal information creates a good learning environment at community level.
Visitors also reap the opportunity to witness how their fund is using for upholding the
socio-economic status of the poor and vulnerable communities.
During the span of 2012, a total of 244 guests visited the activities of WVB including 35
sponsors and donors. These visitors belong to Australia, Germany, Canada, Japan, South
Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Philippines, Srilanka, French,
Indonesia, Malaysia and USA. Through this visit sponsors meet their children to whom they
are sponsoring along with updates on WVB’s regular activities, community people.
Among others Ms. Naomi and Mr. Peter a couple from Australia visited their sponsor child
Nayon Das, a child of Satkhira ADP during the fiscal year. Ms Naomi expressed, ‘I am very
pleased to visit my sponsored child and his family. It is also the great privilege that all the
supports have been provided to community by WV is ensuring the well being of children in
the community. We have spent a wonderful moment with WVB team and our sponsored child
in Bangladesh.’
Sponsor AN Byeong Sun, Korea visited Swapna’s Family
at Laksham ADP
Bangladeshi born US Sponsor Mr. Abu Sarwar and his wife visit
their sponsored child Md. Ashik
Canadian Sponsor Mr. David & his daughter Leilani Evans with sponsored child
-Sajoni at Sribordi ADP

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People We Reached
People we Impacted- 2012
41,91,842
Total
12,53,959
1,94,877
HIV and AIDS
3,29,705
6,08,096
Education
2,41,917
7,51,648
7,83,127
Child Rights
28,513
Special Initiatives 2012
Maternal and Child Health, Critical Illness, HIV and AIDS, WASH
Treatment support to critically ill patients including registered
children and their families
196288
Involving community in improving nutrition status of children,
promoting breast and supplementary feeding to infants, devel-
oping mother support group, safe delivery and new born care
Peer education, counseling and referral linkage on HIV & AIDS
and STI
Sanitary latrines, tube wells, arsenic mitigation and rain water
harvesting plant installation at community level
Child care and Protection
Education and health care support to street children, child labor-
er, advocacy and networking on women & child trafficking, shel-
ter & rehabilitation support to the victims 367168
Promoting child rights, medical and counseling support to Juve-
nile development centers
Education
Provide support to higher education of girls studying at universi-
ty level, professional skills development and linkage with institu-
tions for their empowerment
325
HEA, Climate Change, Bio diversity
Pollutions mitigations by supporting schools for solar system,
providing energy saving light to poor households 23076
Protecting biodiversity of Sundarban reserve forest by reducing
dependency of local inhabitants to the forest
Economic Development
Skills development of WVB facilitated CBOs, value chain devel-
opment support to community, small scale producers and micro
-entrepreneurs, milk & honey cultivators
8908
Initiatives and Program Participants

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Major Interventions and Our Key Achievements
Health and Public Health 1448836
Primary Health Care 434402
Secondary Health Care/Hospital Activities 8592
Nutrition 235695
Communicable Diseases 24251
Water (Hardware: tube-wells, LLPs, DTWs etc.) 23719
Sanitation (Hardware) 32477
Arsenic 8535
HIV/AIDS Care & rehabilitation 194877
Other activities related to Health and Public Health 486288
Education, Youth and Culture 602872
Early Child Development, Pre-primary & Primary 183517
Adult and Mass Education 42331
Technical & Vocational Education 4767
Secondary & Higher Education 233923
Youth development 32589
Other activities related to education 11135
Social Welfare, Women and Child Affairs 751648
Social safety-net 4930
Development of persons with disability 36492
Early marriage & dowry prevention and awareness 39472
Women empowerment/gender mainstreaming 492189
Activities relating to child labor 42029
Street children 2322
Anti-trafficking 4295
Other activities related to Social Welfare, Women and Child Affairs 129919
Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock 224576
Agriculture Development 50889
Food security 8957
Irrigation and water management 7057
Poultry & livestock development 44573
Fisheries development 1577
Other activities related to Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock 111523
Disaster, Relief & Rehabilitation and Housing 825062
Preparedness & Mitigation 130780
Rehabilitation (livelihood) 930
Rehabilitation (infrastructure) 202
Shelter/Multipurpose Shelter 5559
Plantation/Afforestation/Social Forestry 50358
Environmental preservation 602575
Climate Change 594
Other activities related to Disaster, Relief & Rehabilitation 34064
Major Intervention People Impacted

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During the fiscal year WVB revisited its strategy and set a new milestone for embodying its activities
within 2013-2017. With the aim of building a better life for girls and boys in Bangladesh, the new
strategy has picked out six major areas to carry forward in the forthcoming days:
1. Improve health status of mothers and children
2. Improve access and quality to education
3. Ensure children are protected and cared for
4. Create economic opportunities for the poor
5. Address urban abject poverty, and
6. Respond to disasters and the impact of climate change
In harmony with the country strategy World Vision Bangladesh intends to bring transformational
development of communities to change the socio-economic landscape with the following specific
focused areas:
1. Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition
Maternal, newborn, and child health is a central element of World Vision’s global health strategy to
improve the health and nutrition status of children and mothers while lowering mortality rates. The
new country strategy of World Vision Bangladesh focuses on three major areas:
 Improve nutritional status of pregnant and lactating mothers and children under five
 Increase access to safe, potable water and practice of proper hygiene & sanitation
 Improve proper community health related practices with emphasis on behavior change
2. Education
World Vision Bangladesh’s education programs focus on resources and initiatives for improving
educational quality and learning environments. The education sector objectives are to:
 Improve cognitive and psycho-social development of pre-school age children.
 Enhance access and quality of primary and secondary education (age 16)
 Create education opportunities for out of school children.

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3. Child Protection
World Vision Bangladesh concentrates on survival, development, protection and
participation rights of children for enabling them to be agents of transformation. The major
objectives for child protection and care are:
 Uphold the rights of children to protection from physical and emotional harm
 Ensure a child’s right to participation in decision making and provisions guaranteed by
the State
 Improve living conditions and access to basic services for street children and other
children in difficult circumstances, including those with disabilities.
4. Economic Opportunities for the poor
WVB’s economic activities largely focus on sustaining food security and income, thereby
enhancing livelihood capacity of the poor and extremely poor. The new strategy of WVB has
given priority to the following sectors:
 Increase income and economic resilience for poor households
 Increase the value of economic assets of the community and promote a viable
business, entrepreneurial environment
 Empower women to access markets, opportunities for employment and equal wage.
5. Addressing urban abject poverty
WVB’s new country strategy has taken initiatives to address the urban abject poverty by
giving emphasis on the following areas:
 Enhance education and skills training opportunities for vulnerable urban children
 Enhance basic living conditions in the poorest urban areas
 Strengthen the capacity of urban poor communities to defend their basic rights and
access services.
6. Respond to Disaster and mitigate climate change
The new strategy of WVB has chosen the following objectives in the area of responding to
disaster and mitigating climate change:
 Engage in timely relief, recovery and rehabilitation in the event of disaster
 Improve community-based disaster management and risk reduction
 Increase community and household resilience to shocks and disasters including
adaptation to climate change.

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List of ADPs
SL District Thana Name of ADP
1 Barisal Agailjhara Agailjhara
2 Barisal Barisal Sadar Barisal
3 Bandarban Bandarban Bandarban
4 Bagerhat Chitalmari Chitalmari
5 Bagerhat Mongla Mongla
6 Bagerhat Morelganj Morelgonj
7 Bogra Bogra Bogra
8 Bogra Sariakandi Sariakandi
9 Chittagong Panchalish Chittagong
10 Chittagong Hathazari Hathazari
11 Chittagong Patenga Patenga
12 Comilla Laksam Laksam
13 Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar Chowfaldandi
14 Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar
15 Dhaka Badda Dhaka East
16 Dhaka Demra Kamalapur
17 Dhaka Mohammadpur Dhaka Shishu
18 Dhaka Nawabganj Nawabganj
19 Dhaka Savar Savar
20 Dhaka Dhaka Mirpur
21 Dinajpur Dinajpur Sadar Dinajpur
22 Dinajpur Biral Biral
23 Dinajpur Birampur Birampur
24 Dinajpur Birgonj Birgonj
25 Dinajpur Fulbari Fulbari
26 Dinajpur Ghoraghat Ghoraghat
27 Dinajpur Kaharole Kaharole
28 Faridpur Faridpur Sadar Faridpur
29 Gazipur Joydebpur Gazipur
30 Gopalganj Kotalipara Kotalipara
31 Gopalganj Muksudpur Muksudpur
32 Gazipur Kalliganj Kaliganj( Closed in
September 2012)
33 Joypurhat Joypurhat Sadar Joypurhat
34 Joypurhat Panchbibi Panchbibi
35 Khulna Dacope Laudob
36 Khulna Boyra Sundarban
37 Madaripur Kalkini Kalkini
38 Mymensingh Fulbaria Fulbaria
SL District Thana Name of ADP
39 Mymensingh Bhaluka Bhaluka
40 Mymensingh Dhobaura Dhobaura
41 Mymensingh Haluaghat Haluaghat
42 Mymensingh Muktagacha Muktagacha South
43 Mymensingh Muktagacha Muktagacha
44 Mymensingh Phulpur Phulpur
45 Mymensingh Kutuali Mymensingh
46 Mymensingh Mymensingh Nandail
(Assesment)
47 Narayanganj Narayanganj Narayangonj
48 Netrokona Durgapur Durgapur
49 Netrokona Kalmakanda Kalmakanda
50 Netrokona Kalmakanda Nazirpur
51 Netrokona Purbodhola Purbadhola
52 Naogaon Dhamoirhat Dhamoirhat
53 Nilphamari Nilphamari Nilphamari
54 Nilphamari Kishorgonj Kishorgonj
55 Pirojpur Bhandaria Bhandaria
56 Rajshahi Godagari Godagari
57 Rajshahi Tanore Tanore
58 Rajshahi Paba Paba
59 Rangpur Mitha Pukur Mitha Pukur
60 Rangpur Pirgonj Pirgonj
61 Sherpur Shribordi Sribordi
62 Sherpur Jhinaigati Jhinaigati
63 Sherpur Nalitabari Nalitabari
64 Sherpur Sherpur Sherpur
65 Satkhira Assasuni Assasuni
66 Satkhira Satkhira Satkhira
67 Sunamganj Tahirpur Tahirpur
(Assessment)
68 Sunamganj Sunamganj Sunamganj
(Assessment)
69 Sylhet Sadar Sylhet Sylhet
(Assessment)
70 Sylhet Goainghat Goainghat (Seed)
71 Sirajganj Sirajgang Tarash (Closed in
September 2012)
72 Tangail Modhupur Jalchatra
73 Thakurgaon Thakurgaon Thakurgaon
(Assessment)
Updated– February, 2013

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things that break the heart of God.”
—Bob Pierce,
World Vision founder

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