Meta Analysis Report: Country Strategic Plan Indicators (Save the Children Bangladesh, 2026)

This meta-analysis synthesises national and district-level statistics with Save the Children in Bangladesh’s programme evidence to assess progress against the indicators of the Country Strategic Plan (CSP). Drawing on recent public datasets – including MICS 2025, UNICEF and UNESCO estimates, and national surveys – alongside internal monitoring, evaluation, and outcome-assessment reports, the analysis maps available evidence across the CSP’s strategic indicators, spanning education and early childhood development, child protection, birth registration and access to services, adolescent and youth employment and life skills, climate-resilient livelihoods and services, gender norms, civic engagement and child rights, humanitarian accountability, and the organisational capacity of local and national partners. For each indicator, contextual national benchmarks are presented side by side with Save the Children’s targets and achievements, identifying where programme data demonstrate measurable contribution and where evidence gaps remain.

The report is directly anchored in the CSP: its structure mirrors the plan’s results framework, allowing each strategic commitment to be read against the best available national and programme evidence. In doing so, it serves not only as a monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) instrument, but also as a policy tool – situating Save the Children’s contribution within the wider national landscape, informing strategic and resource-allocation decisions, and providing an evidence base for policy dialogue and advocacy with government and development partners throughout the CSP period.