Marginality. Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology

Type Book Section - Experiences in Targeting the Poorest: A Case Study from Bangladesh
Title Marginality. Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
Page numbers 257-268
Publisher Springer
URL http://www.ergonline.org/documents/Marginality.pdf#page=261
Abstract
This chapter examines the program “Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction” (CFPR) implemented by the Bangladeshi non-governmental organization BRAC. The program aimed to lift participants out of extreme poverty within 2 years and facilitate their entry into mainstream development programs. To achieve this, the program combined interventions specifi cally tailored for the ultra-poor with interventions to create an enabling environment for the ultra-poor. Experiences show that a participatory process involving the local community, and accommodating local knowledge and wisdom, is the most pragmatic way of identifying the poorest households in a community. However, meticulous implementation by a motivated workforce was also key to the success of the effort.

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