In-kind support distribution (edible oil)
Project: “Urgent Support to Women and Girls in Noakhali District and Bhasan Char (Island): Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Service”
Supported by: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Concerned Women for Family Development (CWFD) provides in-kind support, specifically edible oil, to 1,000 adolescent girls at risk of child marriage every quarter across five Kishori Resource Centers (KRCs) in Noakhali District. For the current quarter (April – June 2024), this support was delivered as follows:
- One KRC: Mridhar Hut KRC received edible oil on April 22, 2024.
- Four KRCs: The remaining KRCs received supplies on June 11 and 12, 2024.
The distribution of this support is managed through the Humanitarian Distribution Management App developed by UNFPA.
Distribution Information
| Sl. # | Name of the KRC | Beneficiaries | Distribution Date | Distributed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mridhar Hut High School | 200 | 22.04.2024 | 200 |
| 2 | Shantir Hut High School | 200 | 11.06.2024 | 200 |
| 3 | West Charuria Model High School | 200 | 11.06.2024 | 200 |
| 4 | Islamgonj Janata High School | 200 | 12.06.2024 | 200 |
| 5 | Panamia TF High School | 200 | 12.06.2024 | 200 |
| Total | 1000 | |||
In addition, in-kind support was provided to four beneficiaries (adolescent girls) through the nearest vendor, Sohag Store, at Mridhar Hut KRC to assess their understanding of the process and gather feedback on the mobile application.
Monitoring and Vendor Collaboration
Md. Nazmul Huda (M&E and Documentation Officer, A&Y, CWFD, Dhaka) and Nure Alam Siddiqi (Field Manager, Noakhali) were engaged in monitoring and inspecting the entire process across all KRCs. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with 4 vendors near Kishori Resource Centers (KRC) on June 11-13, 2024, so that in-kind support (edible oil) can be provided through these vendors.
Challenges
- Ensuring the presence of tenth-grade students was difficult due to pretest schedules.
- Issues with scanning QR codes, as many beneficiaries did not properly keep their QR codes, and connectivity issues disrupted scanning in remote areas.
- Adolescent girls found it challenging to stand for long periods in the hot weather.
- It was not feasible to provide in-kind support to all targeted beneficiaries in a single day.
Solutions
- In-kind support was provided around students’ exam schedules, particularly in the morning before exams.
- Multiple staff members were deployed at each KRC to facilitate the distribution process, especially during QR code scanning, to minimize the wait time for the adolescent girls.
