Narrative Description of the Project:
The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), Ministry of Food. The mission of the agency to protect consumers’ lives and health by monitoring the safety of the food supply chain and coordinating the work of the many official food-controlling agencies to ensure the effective and uniform enforcement of food regulations. To achieve that mission IPTM organized an overseas study tour/visit program in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Bangkok, Thailand for 06 government officials from January to February 2020. The main objective of this assignment was to increase the capacity of government officials related to the food safety processing system, regulatory, challenges, public awareness, and education in the context of Indonesia & Thailand, and that experience was applied in the Bangladesh Food Safety System.
Key Activities:
- Design, development, and delivery of the briefing session
- Collection of Government Order (G.O.) and Note Verbal
- Identification of program objectives
- Assistance for Passport renewal or issue, visa processing and air ticket
- Health and travel insurance assistance
- Pre-departure formalities
- Airport Coordination and accommodation arrangement
- Arranged Welfare guide & translator and land surface transport
- Arranged refreshments, working lunch with welcome and closing dinner
- Orientation to the course/program
- Arrangement of expert-led lecture session
- Arrangement of appointments, meetings, and field visits with relevant officials
- Sightseeing and cultural tours
- Monitoring and evaluation of the program
- Program report development and submission at the project