RURAL BANGLADESH - PreventionWeb

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements i
Acronyms vi-vii
Executive Summary viii-xvi
I. Background and Objectives of the Study
1.1 Objectives of the Socioeconomic Profiles
1.2 WFP in Bangladesh
II. Methodology
2.1 Secondary Source Review & Institution Study
2.2 Enumerator/Facilitator Training Workshop
2.3 Sampling Strategy & Process
2.4 Assessment Process
2.5 Data Entry & Preliminary Analysis
III. Livelihoods in Bangladesh: A Secondary Review
3.1 The Economic Context
3.2 The Demographic Context
3.3 The Political & Social Context
3.4 Livelihood Resources
3.5 Institutions & Organisational Development
3.6 Livelihood Strategies
3.7 Livelihood Outcomes
1-2
1-2
2
3-8
3
3
4-5
5-7
8
9-22
9-11
11
11-13
13-15
15-17
17-18
18-22
IV. Socio-Economic Profile Findings 23-93
1. Livelihood Context & Demographics
1.1 Demographics
1.2 Socioeconomic Household Profiles
1.3 Education
1.4 Health
2. Physical Capital
2.1 Housing
2.2 Access to Water
2.3 Sanitation Practice
2.4 Access to Electricity
2.5 Sources of Cooking Fuel
2.6 Assets
3. Financial Capital
3.1 Savings
3.2 Credit
4. Social & Political Capital
4.1 Membership in Organisations
4.2 Vulnerable Group Development Participation
4.3 Political Capital
5. Livelihood Strategies
5.1 Agriculture
5.2 Primary Income & Livelihood Strategies
5.3 Income & Expenditure Patterns
5.4 Income & Poverty Trends
6. Food Consumption & Food Security
6.1 Food Consumption Patterns
6.2 Food Security & Food Insecurity
7. Coping Strategies
7.1 Coping Strategies Index
23-40
23-25
25-31
32-37
37-40
40-51
40-43
43-44
44-45
45-46
46-47
47-51
51-57
52-53
53-57
57-67
57-62
62-66
66-67
67-84
67-73
73-76
76-78
79-84
84-89
84-88
88-89
90-94
92-93
V. Recommendations 94-96
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