Project Name	Health Education and Livelihood Support Program for Ultra poor (HELP UP) households
Project Duration(From to )	1 Jan-2009 to 30 September 2012
Project Location	Taragonj, Kunia and Gongachara Upazilas under Rangpur district
Project Description	Islamic Relief Worldwide, Bangladesh has been implementing the HELP-UP project in three vulnerable upazilas of Rangpur district with the sharing fund of European Union and Islamic Relief. The project targeted 10,000 female headed ultra poor households for enhancing their capacity for better surviving as this group is in most vulnerable position in Bangladesh. The main objectives of this project are to develop and manage sustainable income generating activities, establish sustainable livelihood and adequate income, ensure beneficiaries access to food, improve the utilization of food, enhance rights and entitlement of destitute women and improve their access to social justice, promote and mainstream gender equity, promote and mainstream environmental issue and improve crisis coping up mechanism during disaster and to reduce related food insecurity.
Overall aim and objective	Overall Objective: To improve food security of the rural ultra poor especially women headed households and to contribute towards achieving the 1st Millennium Development Goal Specific Objective: To reduce extreme poverty and food insecurity of the ultra poor households, with priority to female headed households, in the 3 most vulnerable Upazillas of Rangpur District.
Expected result	Household income, productive asset value and entrepreneurial skill sustainably improved through development of income generating activities (IGA's) Household income, productive asset value and entrepreneurial skill sustainably improved through development of income generating activities (IGA's) Improved utilization of food from better access, awareness, and nutritional practices. Enhanced access to rights and services Enhanced awareness and improved practices in health and environmental issues. Improved crisis coping mechanism throughout the project period.
Key activities of the project	Group formation Group led saving mobilization Provide skill development training to the targeted beneficiaries Provide livelihood means Provide subsistence allowance Organize Vaccination programme for both human and livestock Awareness on different issues like, health and hygiene, DRR, HIV/AIDS, nutritious food, cooking, Numeracy literacy programme Linkage with different institutions
Target Beneficiaries	10,000 Ultra-poor female headed household
Donor	European Union and Islamic Relief Worldwide