Shukhi Jibon

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, this project provides adaptive, needs-driven technical assistance and systems strengthening at national, divisional, district, and upazila levels. Accelerating Universal Access to Family Planning, known as Shukhi Jibon in Bangladesh, reaches those most in need of family planning services and information—districts and divisions with lower modern contraceptive prevalence and populations facing the greatest barriers. Shukhi Jibon will: 1) accelerate commitment and momentum for family planning use and uptake by ensuring that there are skilled, responsive, and respectful providers in the public sector; 2) work with young people and their communities to transform norms surrounding sexual and reproductive health information and services; 3) partner with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to put in place a flexible implementation model; 4) build up the National Institute of Population Research and Training as a leader in training and mentoring family planning providers using state-of-the-art curricula, training methodologies, and certification programs; 5) advance the government of Bangladesh’s FP2020 commitment to the right to health for adolescents, youth, and all Bangladeshis; 6) build the quality and quantity of human capital in the health system by integrating robust adolescent and youth-friendly health services into target area’s facilities and communities; 7) strengthen the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s ability to provide information and services to adolescents and youth; and 8) create sustainable, equitable, and responsive systems that will result in lasting impact on national systems and family planning use.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

South Asia

Bangladesh

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2018 -

Partner(s)

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Mentorship
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Fathers, Girls (both in school and out of school), Mothers, Other caregivers

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • N/A

Other populations reached

  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Health and childcare services

  • Sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning)

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors

Other

  • Coordinated Action

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health