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Barriers of Accessing Social Protection...

View Document Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes...

From Strategy to Impact: An...

By Arju A. Kathy, and A. Arifeen View...

Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes

View Document Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes for the Poor and Marginalized is a diagnostic research study by Dr. Abdur Razzaque, Dr. Syed Mortuza Ehsan, and Md. Imran Hossain Bhuiyan. The report explores the challenges faced by disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh when trying to access government social protection schemes. Despite the Government’s strong commitment to reducing poverty and inequality through social safety nets, many poor and marginalized groups remain excluded due to bureaucratic hurdles, lack of awareness, complex application processes, geographical inaccessibility, and social discrimination. The study emphasizes that without...

Barriers of Accessing...

View Document Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes for the Poor and Marginalized is a diagnostic research study by Dr. Abdur Razzaque, Dr. Syed Mortuza...

From Strategy to...

By Arju A. Kathy, and A. Arifeen View Document The Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme has been at the heart of Bangladesh’s journey to modernize...

Journey Towards an...

View Document Prepared by Arju Afrin Kathy and Aminul Arifeen This document, prepared by the Social Security Policy Support Programme (SSPS), provides an in-depth analysis of...

Qualitative Findings from...

View Document As part of efforts to better understand the real-life impact of social protection programmes, the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme team conducted...

Capacity Building Workshop...

View Document The two-day workshop titled "Disability Rights and Inclusive Reporting," held on 12th and 13th May 2025 in Rangpur, was a joint initiative by...

Understanding Urban Poverty...

View Document The urgency of addressing urban poverty and vulnerability in Bangladesh stems from rapid urbanisation and rural-to-urban migration, which are reshaping the country’s economic...

Social Spotlight- Amplifying...

Social-SpotlightDownload As we welcome a new year, the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme is proud to present the inaugural issue of its quarterly newsletter,...

Workshop on National...

View Document On 19-20 February 2025, a two-day workshop titled "National Social Insurance Scheme (NSIS) of Bangladesh: Capacity Building and Stocktaking" was held in Dhaka....

Disability Rights Landscape...

View Document The three-day residential workshop on the disability rights landscape in Bangladesh provided a critical platform for reviewing the status of disability rights and...