1. In 2009, as part of Canada's new aid effectiveness agenda, Bangladesh was selected as a country of focus.

The BRAC Education Program Phase II project will address these challenges. Canada supported the first phase of this project, which resulted in improved access to quality, non-formal education for 1.32 million children. The second phase will improve the quality of state-supported schools focusing on improved enrollment, and the training of primary and secondary teachers. Complementing these efforts, CIDA is supporting the Strengthening Public Expenditure Management Program, which will strengthen the Bangladesh Government's capacity in economic planning, budgeting and financial resource management. It will also improve the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General as well as many parliamentary committees with fiscal oversight responsibilities. This project will help the government deliver public services such as education and health care and stimulate sustainable economic growth. Bangladesh is one of CIDA's countries of focus for international development assistance. CIDA's support for these two projects, totaling $40 million, will achieve sustainable results that will make a difference for those living in poverty in Bangladesh.

Children and youth

In education, CIDA focuses on:

Improving the quality and delivery of education Increasing access and retention rates in primary schools Reducing gaps between girls and boys

Selected examples of expected results

One million poor children not in the formal school system will receive a basic education Some 20,000 youths will receive employment training Some 500,000 children will improve their capacity to learn as a result of better nutrition through school meals initiatives

In health, CIDA focuses on:

Ensuring that healthcare and medicines are delivered efficiently Improving maternal and child health delivery systems Providing essential drugs and medicines

Selected examples of expected results

Some 2,000 public health employees will be trained annually at national and local levels to manage systems for procuring medical supplies Each year, some 1,800 nurses will be trained to provide maternal and child health care Essential drugs, vaccines, micronutrients, and contraceptives will be procured and distributed efficiently, transparently, and equitably to 5,000 public health facilities in 64 districts

Accomplishments 2009-2010
Children and Youth

Helped 17,000 newly recruited teachers complete their certificate in education degree and helped more than 2.6 million children (60 percent girls) complete the pre-primary program. Helped purchase $1.5 million in vaccines, primary health care, and emergency drugs. Helped provide polio vaccinations for 69,000 children under the age of one, thereby preventing an estimated 3,450 deaths.

Economic growth
CIDA focuses on strengthening the enabling environment for the growth of employmentintensive industries and for the promotion of international trade. This includes:

Increasing access to skills for employment, particularly for youth Streamlining legal, fiscal, and regulatory frameworks for business development Improving public financial management

Selected examples of expected results

New jobs and businesses will be created through increased access to skills, trained people, new technologies, resources, and information Entrepreneurship will be increased and improved through support to public and private efforts and mechanisms, including business development and financial services, technical/vocational institutions, and credit services

Sustainable Economic Growth

Helped in the formation of 4,542 Village Poverty Reduction Committees, resulting in the repair of 2,558 houses, the installation of 36 tube wells for drinking water, the construction of 533 sanitary latrines, the enrolment of 101 children in school, the birth registration of 3,014 children, and the provision of medical services to 1,182 people. Helped 4,048 poor households increase their income by providing such assets as cows, goats, and chickens.

Bangladesh UK Aid & Development: For Bangladesh, UK is the single largest bilateral development partner and for UK, Bangladesh is the second largest recipient of development assistance next to India. UK's development program is the significant part of UK's relationship with Bangladesh. Over the past three year UK through Department for International Development (DFID has spent more than 350 million in different development projects aimed at poverty alleviation, rural infrastructure development, primary education, urban development etc. The Department for International Development (DFID) has one of its largest programmes in Bangladesh. On current plans, the UK expects to spend 114 million in the year to 31 March 2008. A major share of the development assistance is used for human development and institutional strengthening with an increasing emphasis on governance. Remittance from UK: Bangladesh government recognises that foreign remittance from expatriate Bangladeshis are vital in maintaining a healthy foreign exchange reserve and having a surplus in the current account balance. During the year 2009-10 Bangladesh received remittance of US$ 10.90 billion. The contribution of remittance from UK is particularly significant as it is around 8% of the total remittance received in Bangladesh. Total remittance from UK during the financial year 2009-10 stood at US$ 827 million. UK is the fifth largest source of remittance next to Saudi Arabia, USA, UAE and Kuwait. Remittance inflows to Bangladesh from UK
(in million US$)

Year 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009

Amount 54.04 71.79 55.70 103.31 220.22 297.54 375.77 517.39 886.90 896.13 788.85

2009-2010

827.25