Bangladesh Enhancing Investments and Benefits for Early Years (BEIBEY) Project

The development objective of the Enhancing Investments and Benefits for Early Years (BEIBEY) Project for Bangladesh is to provide consumption support to vulnerable households with pregnant women and mothers of children under 4 years of age and increase knowledge of nurturing care services that contribute to early childhood development (ECD). The project comprises of three components. The first component will support expanding coverage of the mother and child benefit program (MCBP) and strengthening program systems. The second component, supporting implementation of the MCBP consists of following sub-components: (i) enhancing MCBP outreach and monitoring; and (ii) project implementation, monitoring, and coordination. The third component, contingent emergency response is included for situations of urgent need of assistance. In the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, the component will contribute to providing an immediate and effective response.