Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey
BRAC has long been working to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. In recent years, BRAC has extended its activities to include the urban poor population living in the slums. As a continuation of this, and to be more inclusive, BRAC is...
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10361-132202019-12-05T21:01:11Z Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey Ahmed, Syed Masud Hossain, Shamim Khan, Antora Mahmud Islam, Qazi Shafayetul Kamruzzaman, Md. Poverty--Environmental aspects. Social injustice Poverty Urban poor BRAC has long been working to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. In recent years, BRAC has extended its activities to include the urban poor population living in the slums. As a continuation of this, and to be more inclusive, BRAC is going to implement innovative programmes for the street dwellers (who sleep on streets, railway terminals and platforms, bus stations, parks and open spaces, religious centres, construction sites and around graveyards and in other public places with no room in scale. BRAC Research and Evaluation Division carried out an exploratory cross-sectional survey on a sample of these populations from 10 purposely selected areas of Dhaka city to gather information on their lives and livelihoods, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Findings reveal that the street dwellers (driven by poverty and natural disasters) had to adopt a very precarious and humiliating life on the streets devoid of all basic amenities of life, under constant threat of eviction and harassment by the law-enforcing agencies and hoodlums. They were hard-working when considered in terms of working hours, but without proportionate return due to their involvement in low paying informal sector which is also irregular. They failed to improve their lot even after five or more years of street-living. According to them housing, food, and lack of jobs were the three most common problems for which they sought assistance. The implication of these findings for programme development is discussed. 2019-12-05T10:26:06Z 2019-12-05T10:26:06Z 2011-03 Research report Ahmed, S. M., Hossain, S., Khan, A. M., Islam, Q. S., & Kamruzzaman, M. (2011, March). Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey. Research Reports (2010): Economic Studies, Vol - XXVII, 134–189. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13220 en application/pdf BRAC |
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BRAC has long been working to empower people and communities in situations of
poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice. In recent years, BRAC has extended
its activities to include the urban poor population living in the slums. As a continuation
of this, and to be more inclusive, BRAC is going to implement innovative programmes
for the street dwellers (who sleep on streets, railway terminals and platforms, bus
stations, parks and open spaces, religious centres, construction sites and around
graveyards and in other public places with no room in scale. BRAC Research and
Evaluation Division carried out an exploratory cross-sectional survey on a sample of
these populations from 10 purposely selected areas of Dhaka city to gather
information on their lives and livelihoods, using both quantitative and qualitative
methods. Findings reveal that the street dwellers (driven by poverty and natural
disasters) had to adopt a very precarious and humiliating life on the streets devoid of
all basic amenities of life, under constant threat of eviction and harassment by the
law-enforcing agencies and hoodlums. They were hard-working when considered in
terms of working hours, but without proportionate return due to their involvement in
low paying informal sector which is also irregular. They failed to improve their lot even
after five or more years of street-living. According to them housing, food, and lack of
jobs were the three most common problems for which they sought assistance. The
implication of these findings for programme development is discussed. |
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Poverty--Environmental aspects. Ahmed, Syed Masud Hossain, Shamim Khan, Antora Mahmud Islam, Qazi Shafayetul Kamruzzaman, Md. |
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Ahmed, Syed Masud Hossain, Shamim Khan, Antora Mahmud Islam, Qazi Shafayetul Kamruzzaman, Md. |
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Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey |
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Lives and livelihoods on the streets of Dhaka city: findings from a population-based exploratory survey |
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