Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study

Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study

This article was published in The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition [©2009 © INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH, BANGLADESH] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3399 The Article's website is at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pm...

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1. Verfasser: Ahmed, Syed Masud
Weitere Verfasser: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:en_US
Veröffentlicht: BMC 2022
Schlagworte:
Capacity-building
Economic assistance
Poverty
Ultra-poor
Bangladesh
Online Zugang:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16341
https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3399
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spelling 10361-163412022-03-24T05:17:26Z Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study Ahmed, Syed Masud BRAC Institute of Governance and Development Capacity-building Economic assistance Poverty Ultra-poor Bangladesh This article was published in The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition [©2009 © INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH, BANGLADESH] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3399 The Article's website is at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928093/ Microcredit is advocated as a development tool that has the potential to reduce poverty, empower participants, and improve health. Results of several studies have shown that the extreme poor, or the ultra-poor, often are unable to benefit from traditional microcredit programmes and can, as a result of taking a loan they cannot repay, sink deeper into economic and social poverty. This case study describes an intervention directed at enabling the ultra-poor rural populations to pull themselves out of poverty. The intervention integrates multiple components, including asset grants for income generation, skills training, a time-bound monthly stipend for subsistence, social development and mobilization of local elite, and health support. Results of an evaluation showed that, after 18 months, the programme positively impacted livelihood, economic, social and health status to the extent that 63% of households (n=5,000) maintained asset growth and joined (or intended to join) a regular microcredit programme. Impacts included improved income, improved food security, and improved health knowledge and behaviour. Applying a social exclusion framework to the intervention helps identify the different dynamic forces that can exclude or include the ultrapoor in Bangladesh in development interventions such as microcredit. Published 2022-02-24T06:57:00Z 2022-02-24T06:57:00Z 2009 2009-08 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16341 https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3399 en_US https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928093/ Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition BMC
institution Brac University
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topic Capacity-building
Economic assistance
Poverty
Ultra-poor
Bangladesh
spellingShingle Capacity-building
Economic assistance
Poverty
Ultra-poor
Bangladesh
Ahmed, Syed Masud
Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study
description This article was published in The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition [©2009 © INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH, BANGLADESH] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3399 The Article's website is at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928093/
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title_short Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study
title_full Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study
title_fullStr Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study
title_full_unstemmed Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A case study
title_sort capability development among the ultra-poor in bangladesh: a case study
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