SHOUHARDO: Measuring Success

2004 - CARE, USAID and the Bangladesh government launched the SHOUHARDO program to reduce child malnutrition in Bangladesh's poorest communities. The program's success stunned researchers. In less than four years, child stunting within the program's target population dropped 28 percent. Data showed SHOUHARDO's single most effective intervention was women's empowerment. Learn more: http://www.care.org

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[Purba Andaleeb]

I find it very strange that no Bangladeshi was chosen to report on these these women and their children. I myself am I a Bangladeshi and I am not officially employed even though I have written on gender issues extensively on Facebook. But I see Americans are reporting on these issues depriving me of my rightful place in this country. What kind of "care" is this? Why should they ask people to donate to agencies that are managed by Americans mainly? How much of the money is left for Bangladesh?

[careusa]

90% of our employees are natives of the countries where they work. You can learn more about the Bangladeshis we worked with on this project by visiting our website care. org

[leonmol]

It's sad to see how poor they are :S

[Purba Andaleeb]

A lot of intellectual theft happened through Brac University here in Dhaka. I have asked for an explanation but no one gave me any explanation. Why am I being used here as an American representative of Bangladesh? Why do I have to go around asking for people's charity while my ideas keep getting stolen through websites like these? What kind of unjust hypocrisy is this?