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A journey towards development: the impact of local NGO programmes on women living in the char lands of Bangladesh
JOURNAL: Development in Practice
VOLUME: 18 ISSUE: 1
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AUTHOR:
Nusrat Jahan Chowdhury
EDITED BY:
Deborah Eade
ISSN: 0961-4524 E-ISSN: 1364-9213
STOCK CODE: 002J1267
AVAILABILITY:
Available online only
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT:
Downloadable PDF
(pp: 7)
PUBLISHED:
Feb 2008
READERSHIP:
Activists and Campaigners, Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Professional and Practitioners,
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ABSTRACT
Both national and international policy-making institutions have acknowledged the contribution of NGOs in alleviating poverty, through empowering the poor and continuing to support their endeavours. In Bangladesh NGOs are working at national and local levels, but very few are working with the poorest and most vulnerable groups who live in the riverine and coastal areas, known as the char lands. These areas are unlike other parts of the country in terms of their physical, economic, and social structures, and they require a different approach in order to address the unique set of problems facing those who live there. Using experimental and innovative programmes, a small number of local NGOs have begun to make an impact in an area where government interventions and success are rare.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the policies of Oxfam GB
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