By Sadia Afrin Suvra
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The “Women’s Empowerment through Livelihoods, Skills and Economic Agency: A Qualitative Study of SWAPNO Beneficiaries in Cumilla” examines how the SWAPNO Project contributes to the economic and social empowerment of vulnerable women through an integrated combination of livelihood support, technical and vocational skills, savings and financial management, health and nutritional awareness, and confidence building. Drawing on field-level evidence from 27 key informant interviews with beneficiaries participating in formal sector training, the study explores changes in women’s economic participation, household decision-making, financial agency, social recognition, wellbeing,...
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Bangladesh is seeing remarkable growth and progress across all sectors. Per capita income is increasing year over year, millions of citizens are being...
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In line with Bangladesh’s national goals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is prioritizing on successfully...
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The constitutional provision of the right to social security and the people-centric socio-political commitment of the Government, coupled with Bangladesh’s rapid progress towards Middle...
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The broad-ranging benefits of cash transfers are now widely recognized. However, the evidence base highlights that they often fall short in achieving longer-term...
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The paper is a Policy Research Brief by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, jointly supported by the United Nations Development Programme...
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Social protection is defined as a broad range of public, and sometimes private, instruments to tackle the challenges of poverty, vulnerability and social...