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By Arju Afrin Kathy
The report titled “Strengthening Bangladesh's Child Protection and Social Welfare Ecosystem” presents the outcomes of a policy dialogue between the Department of Social Services (DSS), Ministry of Social Welfare, and the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme supported by UNDP.
The dialogue aimed to enhance coordination, integration, and effectiveness of child protection and social protection systems in Bangladesh. It highlighted that while Bangladesh has a strong legal and institutional foundation for child protection—anchored in the Constitution, the Children Act 2013, and international commitments—significant challenges remain in...
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A variety of means and mechanisms have been recommended to assist with the implementation of projects aimed at allowing the extreme poor to...
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The paper explores the linkages between ‘Education’ and ‘Poverty’ and the possibility of poverty reduction through better employment opportunities. The paper proceeds with...
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This report addresses the recent dynamics of poverty in rural Bangladesh with particular focus on two groups of the poorest - the chronically...
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COnditiOnal Cash transfers (CCts) are prOgrams that transfer cash, generally to poor households, on the condition that those households make prespecified investments in...
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Economic, moral and political reasons may underlie the choice between targeting and universal models of social provision. In the debate about universal versus...
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Recent years have seen a perceptible increase in interest in social safety nets with in developing countries. Although many critics have questioned social...
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Demand for social protection is growing in low income countries and fragile situations. In recent years, the success of social protection (SP) interventions...
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This paper develops and discusses a Proxy Means Test (PMT) based household targeting system for Bangladesh. The PMT model derived from household survey...