Vice President for Resource Development and Management in the International Programs Group of World Vision – US field visit to Nobo Jatra
Jed Hoffman, Vice President for Resource Development and Management in the International Programs Group of World Vision – US visited Nobo Jatra working areas in Dacope Upazila and surrounding villages in December 2016. Read more →
South Asia and Pacific Regional Senior Leadership Visit to USAID’s Development Food Assistance Program Nobo Jatra
A high profile delegation of World Vision leaders comprising the Regional Leader, National Directors and senior leadership from the South Asia and Pacific region visited Bangladesh from 16th-19th January 2017. Embedded within the itinerary was a day long field visit to USAID’s Development Food Assistance Program (DFAP) Nobo Jatra with the full delegation travelling to Dacope Upazila (sub-district) in Khulna located in the southwest part of the country. Read more →
Technology, Transparency and Accountability in Nobo Jatra
At last count, within the 856,116 direct beneficiaries, Nobo Jatra further aims to target approximately 26 categories of beneficiaries through its diverse and holistic range of interventions. Challenges surrounding accurate tracking and recording of beneficiaries along with minimizing overlap between the numerous interventions have been at the fore since day one. Accountability and transparency of the selection procedure and the process and system used to capture, aggregate and disseminate data further underpins all program strategies. Read more →
Additional Secretary Field Visit
Parallel to broader coordination strategies, Md. Zakir Hossain Akanda, Additional Secretary (Relief), Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief undertook a field visit to Khulna and Dacope from the 22-24 October 2016. The overall goal of the visit was to firmly position Nobo Jatra as a government supported program and increase ownership of the program at the local administration level simultaneously strengthening buy in from local communities and beneficiaries. Read more →
Nobo Jatra Launch Event
“We are optimistic that when Nobo Jatra comes to a close it will successfully bring visible changes to the lives of 856,116 beneficiaries covered through the four program working sub districts.” Honorable Minister, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Government of Bangladesh
“We will only be truly successful in our efforts by working together, building strong and fruitful partnerships and sharing the knowledge we have with each other to bring tangible change to the lives of our 856,116 beneficiaries”. The US Ambassador to Bangladesh
Formal launch of ‘Nobo Jatra – new beginning’ USAID Food for Peace Title II Development Food Assistance Program in Bangladesh Read more →
A Letter from the Chief of Party
Dear friends and colleagues,
2016 has proved to be an exciting year for us at Nobo Jatra with some thrilling highs such as the signing of our Host Country Agreement in August coupled with the fantastic execution of our milestone program launch event in November. Read more →