Sustained Opportunities for Nutrition Governance (SONGO) Two districts of Rangpur Division Gaibandha and Kurigram are the most disaster-prone area and a good number of land of these districts are in the riverine side and char land. The people of these area are to face flood or other natural disasters each and every year as a result they are to count a good amount of loss, outbreak of diarrhea and other diseases are found, scarcity of safe drinking water are also found, crops and WASH structures are damaged and finally livelihoods are greatly hampered. As a result the nutritional status are poor of these areas compared to the other districts. SONGO has been working with the people of riverine side and char land of this areas to improve maternal and child nutrition through strengthening local nutrition governance mechanisms in operation, improved maternal and child health practices, improved WASH and hygiene practices, and improved household access to nutritious food covering the multi-stakeholder planforms since 2018. To improve maternal and child nutrition through effective upazila level nutrition governance mechanisms in operation, improved maternal and child health practices, improved WASH and hygiene practices, and improved household access to nutritious food. SONGO project is implemented in 18 unions of 6 UPZs in Kurigram and Gaibandha district under Rangpur division.
The details about beneficiaries are as follows:
Household-112000, Women with Reproductive Age (WRA)-95000, Male Adult-90000, Adolescents-80000