Rural Livelihood ProgramRural Livelihood Program

RLP

CARE Bangladesh

Program GoalsProgram Goals

The goal of RLP is to “contribute to poverty reduction in Bangladesh” through the development of replicable models which address the root causes of poverty

Two DFID funded agriculture projects; Go Interfish and SHABGE along with the Livelihood Monitoring Project, had been consolidated into the Rural Livelihood Program in April 2003

Common traits between Go Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGEInterfish and SHABGE1. Field school methodology:

Technology Transfer Experimental learning The “buddy” system as the main

instrument to reach secondary adopters

Common traits between Go Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGEInterfish and SHABGE2. Organizational Development of

Farmers Field school:

FFSs aim to have a continued institutional life beyond the project’s end

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

Organizational Strengthening

Common traits between Go Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGEInterfish and SHABGE

3. Access to Services:

Linkages to service providers: private, state and NGOs

Elected FFS members in charge of cultivating linkages with service providers

Common traits between Go Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGEInterfish and SHABGE4. Gender:

Learning session on women’s participation in decision-making

Gender analysis at various field levels: household, village, and region

Gender learning sessions addressing men and women

Awareness-raising on women' rights

Common traits between Go Common traits between Go Interfish and SHABGEInterfish and SHABGE5. Partner NGO Organizational

Development;

Planning, Management, Monitoring and evaluation

Household Livelihood Security Strengthening of conceptual skills

Rural Livelihood Program in Rural Livelihood Program in briefbrief

3080 ongoing and 2740 phased out FFSs

Around 145500 farmers involvedEstablishment of Markets and

Business Development UnitEnd of the Program March 2005

Marketing ActivitiesMarketing Activities

1. Methodology

No direct delivery No subsidies, no free services No Market Distortion Development of linkages with the private

sector Promotion of “Embedded Services” Interventions at the Market Value Chain

level

Marketing ActivitiesMarketing Activities

2. Four Main Interventions at the Program level:

Vegetable Sub sector, linkages with the private sector,

Para Vets, Milk and Dairy, Interventions on Market

Value Chain, Mushrooms

3. Regional Marketing Activities