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25 million people in Bangladesh live in extreme poverty. They face a plethora of challenges which we are examining through our Manifesto for the Extreme Poor campaign. In order to help understand these challenges better and to share with you ... Read More »
Help us develop a manifesto for the extreme poor
In June 2012, shiree began the process of collecting recommendations to feed into the Manifesto for the Extreme Poor. Over the last six months, we have received over 200 recommendations from a variety of stakeholders – international donors, NGOs, government ... Read More »
Radio program on Manifesto for the extreme poor
The extreme poor face a multitude of challenges that affect their ability to start and to sustain a movement out of extreme poverty. On the basis of the experience of multiple projects working with extreme poor households these challenges can ... Read More »
Extreme Poverty Day 2012
Date: Friday November 30, 2012 | Time: 9 am – 5 pm Venue: Basundhara Convention Centre-2 (previous year’s venue) at Basundhara Residential Area, Dhaka Theme: Manifesto for the Extreme Poor Host Partner: WaterAid Bangladesh Background 2009 – Bangabandhu International Conference Centre – ... Read More »
Policy dialogue on Manifesto for the Extreme Poor
Shiree in association with WaterAid organized a policy dialogue at The Daily Star on Saturday October 20, 2012. The title of the policy dialogue was “Developing a Manifesto for the Extreme Poor.” The policy dialogue was a part of the ... Read More »
Exclusion from public services
The extreme poor face the challenge of accessing much needed public services including health care, education, agricultural support, legal services and a variety of social safety nets. While the poorest have a great need and as much right as the ... Read More »
Insufficient economic opportunities
A lack of year round opportunity to earn a living wage is the basic constraint that pushes families into extreme poverty and prevents them from graduating from this state. The extreme poor typically have no land, no education or marketable ... Read More »
Vulnerability to external shocks
External shocks affect households, communities and even entire regions and when these shocks occur it is the extreme poor who are most severely impacted and least able to recover. The shocks may be naturally occurring (e.g. cyclone, flood, river erosion) ... Read More »
Health and nutrition vulnerability
The extreme poor suffer a disproportionate burden of disease. They find it more difficult to access health care and when they do it is more likely to be of inadequate quality. 15% of Shiree beneficiaries suffer chronic illness at enrollment ... Read More »
Gender and minority specific risks and vulnerabilities
Despite large strides in gender equality in Bangladesh, the country continues to be a highly patriarchal society where gender discrimination is present at all levels of the community. Women are still rendered dependent on men because they are not economically ... Read More »