By Md Nipun Afridi, Sadia Afrin Suvra, Takia Islam Toma
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On the morning of 10 March 2026, the T&T playground in Banani, next to the Korail area, hosted theinauguration of Bangladesh’s Family Card Programme. Women from nearby communities gathered at thevenue along with government officials and representatives from different organizations to witness thelaunch of the new Social Protection initiative.For many of the women present, the programme meant more than just introducing a new policy. Inhouseholds where income is often uncertain and savings are limited, the possibility of regular financialsupport...
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Social protection initiatives are as much at risk from climate change as other development approaches. They are unlikely to succeed in reducing poverty...
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Microfinance is about extending financial access to poor and excluded people. However, apart from a few notable exceptions, microfinance has not typically reached...
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This compendium brings together two companion papers on inclusive development. The first paper uses the global literature to formulate a conceptualisation of inclusive...
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The study deals with two questions: what role infrastructures can plan in promoting paid work opportunities for women and what specific type of...
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This paper provides a meaning for the term chronic poverty ‘in a nutshell’ and explores the concepts of poverty, vulnerability and poverty dynamics that...
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Is there a conspiracy afoot? Practitioners of social protection have long debated the relative merits of conditional and unconditional cash transfers. Now the...