Suchana- Ending the Cycle of Undernutrition in BD

Suchana is a large-scale, multi-sector nutrition programme that aims to reduce the incidence of stunting among children under two years-of-age by breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition in Sylhet and Moulvibazar districts, Sylhet division, Bangladesh, and catalyse the provision of support from the government and other stakeholders to achieve a coordinated, multi-sectoral approach to undernutrition nationally.

Suchana is working with 235,500 poor and very poor households, women and adolescents in 157 unions across twenty upazilas (sub-districts) in Sylhet division. The programme employs a multi-sectoral approach, which includes interventions to improve poor people’s access to essential health and nutrition services, increase their income, and empower women and girls to make better choices about food and nutrition at home.