Economic Reporter :
The government and the World Bank (WB) on Sunday launched a cash benefits program for 600,000 of the country’s poorest mothers and pregnant women in exchange for their participation in activities to improve their children’s nutrition and cognitive development.
The WB has committed US$300 million for the program, which will benefit over one million children, said a media release.
At the launch of the ‘Jawtno Program’, 51 poor mothers received their first payment through biometrically-secured Post Office cash cards.
The beneficiary mothers and pregnant women will receive quarterly electronic cash transfers for utilizing services related to their children’s health and development, including antenatal care visits, child growth monitoring and early learning activities for children under the age of five at the community clinics.
“The Jawtno Program will contribute to the empowerment of women, which will help Bangladesh achieve Sustainable Development Goals and reduce poverty,” said LGRD and Cooperatives minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain while speaking at the launching program.
The government and the World Bank (WB) on Sunday launched a cash benefits program for 600,000 of the country’s poorest mothers and pregnant women in exchange for their participation in activities to improve their children’s nutrition and cognitive development.
The WB has committed US$300 million for the program, which will benefit over one million children, said a media release.
At the launch of the ‘Jawtno Program’, 51 poor mothers received their first payment through biometrically-secured Post Office cash cards.
The beneficiary mothers and pregnant women will receive quarterly electronic cash transfers for utilizing services related to their children’s health and development, including antenatal care visits, child growth monitoring and early learning activities for children under the age of five at the community clinics.
“The Jawtno Program will contribute to the empowerment of women, which will help Bangladesh achieve Sustainable Development Goals and reduce poverty,” said LGRD and Cooperatives minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain while speaking at the launching program.
