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9 July 2025
BRAC's presentation outlined their Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) programme that addresses extreme poverty through the "ABCs" approach: Assets (productive investments), Basic needs (consumption support), and Coaching (intensive mentorship). The programme has evolved since 2002 to integrate climate…
18 September 2020
Sharing implementation experiences from Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project, an IP category A project in Bangladesh
6 February 2020
Bangladesh works to protect its migrant workers through skills matching and pushing for appropriate legal frameworks on labor migration management.
24 April 2018
The presentation includes discussion on: (i) the importance of taking gender into consideration in urban planning; (ii) an overview of the concept of gender-responsive budgeting (GRB); (iii) how GRB is linked with urban planning; (iv) actors and stakeholders in the GRB process; (v) some experiences…
8 December 2017
Slum dwellers, rural poor, and migrant populations are seen as difficult stakeholders in water and electricity projects. Governments see providing utility services for informal settlers as legitimizing the settlements. The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program used behavior change…
18 January 2017
Migration from Asia to OECD countries continues to increase, while intra-European Union migration remains at high levels. In addition, there was an unprecedented number of asylum applications in 2015 while high levels persisted in 2016. This learning material details the increasing number of…
14 September 2016
Implemented by the Center for Injury Prevention and Research in Bangladesh, the Safe Crossings program aims to create a low speed zone, provide road safety education, and gain commitment from local communities. This presentation also offers some road safety suggestions to policymakers.
29 February 2016
Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards
Objectives: To avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of alldisplaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project…