World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Under-nutrition is a major public health and economic challenge in Bangladesh. WFP is working with the government to improve the nutrition status of women and children. Efforts are focused on the first 1000 days of life, when under-nutrition can lead to irreversible damage to bodies and minds. 

Bangladesh is one of the most at-risk countries to climate change and natural disasters. The poor are the hardest hit. The ER programme offers cash and food for work and training to women and men in vulnerable communities for the planning and building of community assets such as embankments, roads, and canals. 

This document provides an insight on how WFP Bangladesh  works in collaboration with Government to prioritise women and girls and achieve food and nutrition security.

This factsheet provides an overview of how WFP is strengthening its focus on gender in Bangladesh. It provides a summary of the key findings from a comprehensive gender assessment undertaken in late 2010.