Example from Bangladesh

Performance Objectives from the Community-Based Family Planning Services Project

Fieldworker (Each Fieldworker has an assigned geographical area.)

• During the initial period of the project, identify currently married fertile couples in the assigned area through a benchmark survey and couple registration. Visit 15 to 25 couples per day (usually Saturday through Wednesday) until all couples have been visited.
• When all couples have been identified and registered, visit them again in numerical order, according to a pre-scheduled workplan. Provide family planning education, contraceptive supply, reassurance, and referral for clinical methods, and arrange for immunization for mothers and children.
• Once a week (usually on Thursday), revisit couples that could not be contacted during the week, follow-up the acceptors of clinical methods, participate in community education activities, and accompany clients who are interested in clinical methods to the clinic.
• Keep accurate records of daily visits, contraceptive distribution, and referrals.
• Submit Fieldworker's Daily Records to the respective Field Supervisor at the end of each month.

Field Supervisor

• Spend six days in the field each week: verify acceptors and home visits, and provide in-service training to Fieldworkers.
• During the benchmark survey, assist the Fieldworkers in mapping the assigned areas, planning the order in which homes will be visited, assigning serial numbers to couples, and introducing the Fieldworkers in the community.
• Verify the benchmark information collected by the Fieldworkers by selecting one couple at random to revisit and then revisiting every tenth or eleventh couple. Check that the information is correct, make corrections if needed, and inform the Fieldworker(s) of any errors.
• When the benchmark survey is complete, spend at least two days verifying active users without accompanying Fieldworkers and at least two days accompanying Fieldworkers during their home visits.
• When the Fieldworker is on leave or in training, visit the eligible couples in the Fieldworker's place. Accompany each Fieldworker to at least eight homes each month, to provide guidance to the Fieldworkers on counseling and educating couples.
• While in the field: arrange community education activities; arrange to accompany clients for IUD insertions, injections, or sterilizations; organize immunization sessions.