United Purpose / Self Help Africa (Bangladesh)

United Purpose (UP) is an international NGO known for its innovative and sustainable approach to development, working towards a society where everybody can achieve their potential. In August 2021, UP merged with Self Help Africa (SHA) to strengthen the capacity and scale of both organisations, aligning strategies and values. They are delivering more than 100 projects in 17 countries, funded by a range of institutional donors, including the EU, Irish Aid and WFP, independent trusts and foundations, and through public donations.

They work in partnership with communities to deliver high quality projects, including improving agriculture and food systems, facilitating access to markets and financial services, and providing access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation.

In 2022/2023, the Eurofins Foundation is providing funding to the LEAN project (Leadership to Ensure Adequate Nutrition).

UP launched the Leadership to Ensure Adequate Nutrition (LEAN) project in 2018 with core funding from the European Commission to address the disproportionately high levels of malnutrition in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.

The project has three overall objectives:

To improve the delivery of nutrition services at government and policy level through improved cooperation, integration, capacity and funding for nutrition;
To increase local awareness of, demand for and consumption of nutritious foods;
To increase the availability of nutritious foods through diversified, scaled-up local farming systems.

This project contributes to the following United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

Country