JP Bangladesh SAFE 

Objectives

Fund scope

SAFE Bangladesh contributes to food and nutrition security in Cox’s Bazar by boosting the resilience of 125,000 refugee and host community households. Responses are layered, taking intersectional issues (like environmental degradation) into account. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), and World Food Programme (WFP) pilot various alternative energy, food, and livelihood solutions designed to empower host communities and refugee populations.

Market-based, income generation activities help raise household incomes, assist local agri-businesses and farmers in increasing production outputs for high-demand and high-nutrient crops, and results in more nutritional diets. To rehabilitate forests and agricultural land damaged during the refugee exodus, Participating Organizations are teaming up with the Bangladesh Forestry Department to kick-start a multi-year, coordinated response. Funds are used to pinpoint existing gaps and coordinate multi-sector responses for addressing AMR at regional and country levels.

Strategic and results framework

By using a multi-disciplinary and sector approach, SAFE Bangladesh supports the implementation of sustainable solutions that improve the livelihoods of refugee and host communities living in and around Cox’s Bazar.

The SAFE PLUS strategy is designed to:

• Reach women-headed and vulnerable households, decreasing their monthly firewood costs and increasing the nutritional intake of household members.
• Strengthen social cohesion through skill development activities for 25,000 vulnerable households.
• Engage 1,440 local agriculturalists and agri-businesses in the market and create flows for capital.
• Provide 200 host communities with training on sustainable fishing practices.
• Mitigate environmental effects through land/forest rehabilitation.
• Provide 30,000 refugees skill development training.

Additional outcomes include the job creation (158,400 cash-for-work days), restoration of 100 environmentally affected sites, and establishment of 20 nurseries that results in the creation of 200 forestry-related positions.

Governance

Governance arrangements

Governance arrangements are based on standard practices for pass-through MPTFs and United Nations Sustainable Development Group best practices. The Technical Supervisory Body (TSB), Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) and Dhaka based Steering Committee oversee communication, reporting, and project implementation. The TSB and PIU are comprised of staff from FAO, IOM and WFP that meet monthly. The PIU is responsible for daily coordination of the project and meets once a week.

IOM has established a joint reporting mechanism that is harmonized across organizations to ensure coherent and transparent fund management between partners. Individual agencies utilize their specific management systems to transfer funds to coordinating partners, pending their capacities. For cash transfer activities, provisions outlined under the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) or other agreements covering cash transfers apply.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is comprised of SAFE Bangladesh donors, heads of Participating United Nations Organizations, the Resident Coordinator for Bangladesh, and relevant government representatives. It meets twice a year and provides strategic guidance on Fund direction and new areas of operation.

Administrative Agent

The Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office is the Administrative Agent for the Fund, providing support and administrative services to participating organizations on behalf of the Anti-microbial Resistance MPTF, using a pass-through modality). Provided they meet the fiduciary and organizational requirements outlined in the memorandum of understanding and Terms of Reference, United Nations organizations can apply their own procedures.

Projects

JP Bangladesh SAFE

JP Bangladesh SAFE is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

JP Bangladesh SAFE

Results

A results-oriented and evidence-based Fund, SAFE Bangladesh contributes to food and nutrition security in Cox’s Bazar by empowering 125,000 refugee and host community households. Intersectional responses improve access to community needs and provide responses to anthropogenic environmental degradation. Activities are monitored and evaluated against respective workplans, timelines, and frameworks.

Contacts

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