Women vaccinators: driving changes in rural Bangladesh
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English - May 14, 2024 12:56 - 10 minutes - 25 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsNature Science Society & Culture africa asia fao hunger policy target unfao water agriculture development Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In rural Bangladesh, 75% of farmers rear poultry in their backyards, mainly women. However, this vital income and protein source faces threats from emerging diseases, leading to high mortality rates due to poor hygiene and lack of vaccination. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, and its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh, implemented the Upazila to Community (U2C) program in 2016. This initiative trains women as poultry vaccinators, empowering them with independence and skills. The program also strengthens food security, increases farmers’ incomes, and improves rural livelihoods.
Credits:
Producers: Flora Trouilloud, Ruki Inoshita, Heriberto Araujo, Humayra Nowrin, Kamrun Naher
Sound: Eric Deleu
Presenter: Danielle Rurawhe
Voices: Hoore Jannat, Rukshan Ratnam
Editorial assistance for translation: Hoore Jannat
Editorial supervision: Tszmei Ho
Photo: © FAO / Asif Jilani
Music: Audio Network