Bangladesh

Local Poverty Reduction

The fight against poverty and social exclusion has become one of the key focus areas of the Government, as reflected in the PRSP and in the Government’s commitment to achieving the MDGs. In line with this, the Cluster supports the process of social inclusion and local economic development interventions for poverty reduction in Bangladesh, considering four interlinked approaches: local ownership, capacity development, income and employment generation and social protection.

The Cluster has engaged in partnerships with Government, donors, NGOs, and most importantly the local communities and beneficiaries to seek local solutions to local problems. The Cluster will engage a range of mechanisms and instruments to improve job opportunities for the unemployed both in the urban and rural areas. The Cluster focuses on employment generation in the formal and informal sector, entrepreneurship and vocational training, mainly targeting youth, poor women and other vulnerable groups.