Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers

Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers

This study was undertaken to explore the socioeconomic status of coastal char (polder) dwellers as a benchmark estimate for the BRAC-CDSP-III (Char Development and Settlement Project). A survey was carried out on 795 households in July 2007 for this purpose. It investigated household demography, edu...

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Main Author: Barua, Proloy
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division 2022
Subjects:
Char development
Coastal settlement
Education
Households
Poor
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16194
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spelling 10361-161942022-02-08T21:02:09Z Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers Barua, Proloy Char development Coastal settlement Education Households Poor This study was undertaken to explore the socioeconomic status of coastal char (polder) dwellers as a benchmark estimate for the BRAC-CDSP-III (Char Development and Settlement Project). A survey was carried out on 795 households in July 2007 for this purpose. It investigated household demography, education, income and assets as key livelihood indicators of the char dwellers. Apart from this, the study tried to identify the factors affecting the well-being of char households. I found that 78% of the respondents were poor. The disparity was observed between poor and non-poor in terms of different livelihood indicators. The study considered per capita annual income as a proxy of household well-being that greatly influenced by household demography especially age of head, member to earner ratio, number of adult male and productive assets. Water and Sanitation (WATSAN), education and Human Rights and Legal Education (HRLE) drew serious attention of pertinent authorities, as an outreach of these services were found to be at a sub-optimal level. 2022-02-08T09:07:27Z 2022-02-08T09:07:27Z 2007-12 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16194 en_US application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division
institution Brac University
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language en_US
topic Char development
Coastal settlement
Education
Households
Poor
spellingShingle Char development
Coastal settlement
Education
Households
Poor
Barua, Proloy
Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
description This study was undertaken to explore the socioeconomic status of coastal char (polder) dwellers as a benchmark estimate for the BRAC-CDSP-III (Char Development and Settlement Project). A survey was carried out on 795 households in July 2007 for this purpose. It investigated household demography, education, income and assets as key livelihood indicators of the char dwellers. Apart from this, the study tried to identify the factors affecting the well-being of char households. I found that 78% of the respondents were poor. The disparity was observed between poor and non-poor in terms of different livelihood indicators. The study considered per capita annual income as a proxy of household well-being that greatly influenced by household demography especially age of head, member to earner ratio, number of adult male and productive assets. Water and Sanitation (WATSAN), education and Human Rights and Legal Education (HRLE) drew serious attention of pertinent authorities, as an outreach of these services were found to be at a sub-optimal level.
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author Barua, Proloy
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title Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
title_short Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
title_full Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
title_fullStr Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
title_full_unstemmed Mid-Term evaluation of BRAC-Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP)-III: Livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
title_sort mid-term evaluation of brac-char development and settlement project (cdsp)-iii: livelihoods of coastal char dwellers
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