Bangladesh: Response to COVID-19 crisis Through the proposed project, Oxfam will be working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and decrease the effects of the virus on themost vulnerable populations in Bangladesh through public health promotion, provision of water and sanitation, assessing and managing protection risks (including gender based violence (GBV)), advocating for the protection of rights of those affected, tackling the immediate socio-economic effects through cash and supporting markets, and providing support through emergency foodand livelihoods activities. Women will be encouraged to participate in decision making processes and responses in order to prevent gender inequalitiesfrom being reinforced. Gender will be mainstreamed through the project, and equitable partnerships and the leadership role of localand national humanitarian actors (Local Humanitarian Leadership agenda) strengthened. Project interventions will be tailored to thelocal circumstances.

Expected Country-level Outcomes:
# Contribution to the prevention andreduction of COVID-19 infection risk forthe most vulnerable populations through the provision of hygiene items; personal protective equipment (PPE); safe water and sanitation; trusted, clear and effective communication; and meaningful engagement with targeted communities;
# Provision of immediate and medium-term food security for vulnerable households;
# Reduction of protection threats linked to COVID-19 in targeted communities andincreased access to emergency and protection services, strengthening referrals related to gender-based violence;
# Strengthening ofLocal Humanitarian Leadership, with community and local actors having increased capacities,

Specific Outcomes:
1. Ensure that communities at risk (including marginalized and vulnerable) haveaccess to accurate information, in the right language/local dialect, through trusted communication channels # such as through radio. Oxfam will undertake tailored public health promotion activities to support people to adopt positive hygiene behavior andpractices. 10,000 individuals will be reached with public health messages through Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials, 120 fishermen/women will receive COVID-19 training on safety at workplace in Chandpur, Dhaka, and Mymensingh city.

2. Provision of hygiene items for the most vulnerable, through in-kind distribution of tailored COVID-19 hygiene kits. Kits contain soap, Dettol, detergent, masks, and (re-usable) sanitary pads. 1,460 COVID-19 adapted hygiene/Non-Food Item (NFI) kits,will be distributed, benefitting 7,300 individuals in Chandpur, Dhaka, and Mymensingh city.

3. Provision of infection control materials. These materials include PPE for medical and non-medical staff who are involved in the management of health care waste, supplies and materials, as well as to vulnerable households, cooperatives, staff and partner staff. 120 boat workers (fishermen/women) and 30 partner staff will receive materials.

4. Immediate food assistance for the most vulnerable populations,athousehold level, in quarantine centres and elderly centres. Food parcels will contain fresh food and processed agricultural products purchased from farmers# cooperatives, mainly women#s cooperatives. 2,000 households with 10,000 individuals will receive immediate food assistance in Chandpur, Dhaka, and Mymensingh city.

5. Multi-purpose cash grant to the most vulnerable households that have suffered income losses due to COVID-19 (control measures) or as a preparedness measure for the most vulnerablehouseholds (Burkina Faso, South Sudan). 7,300 individuals will receive cash grants.

6. Develop and strengthen local protection committees, women leader groups, marginalized groups and networks, and share information on priority protection risks regarding COVID-19, service points, new/existing barriers affecting access to services such as gender and power dynamics, culture, beliefs, and physical distancing (South Sudan). Beneficiaries will be 120 fishermen/women, as well as 876 domestic workers, sex workers and transgender people trained/awareness raised on their human rights.

7. Gender impact assessment of COVID-19, on the impact group will be conducted to understand the effects of the lock down on families, interhousehold dynamics and Gender relationships. One assessment will be held in Chandpur,Dhaka, and Mymensingh city.

8. Strengthening of Local Humanitarian Leadership, through training and supporting local humanitarian actors with the development of communal COVID-19 related contingency and preparedness plans. 3 partner organizations will participate in the training.