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Chars Livelihoods
Programme (CLP) is funded by the UK Department
for International Development (DFID) and sponsored by
the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
of the Government of Bangladesh. The programme aims to improve
the livelihood security of the very
poorest people living in the riverine areas of Kurigram,
Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogra and Sirajganj districts; north-west
Bangladesh.
For
further details on the Programme, see the project summary
in our Lessons page: Chars
Livelihoods Programme Summary.
Job Summary
The main
components of the CLP are:
- Providing
infrastructure: primarily in the areas of flood
protection, sanitation and clean water supply;
- Asset
building and livelihoods: interventions aimed at
the poorest island char dwellers, based around the provision
of income-generating assets;
- Encouraging
social development: with group interactions and
exposure to important topics in health, sanitation, disaster
preparedness and social rights and responsibilities;
- Offering
social protection: through “cash-for-work”,
monthly stipends to the poorest households and the development
of community safety-nets;
- Promoting
enterprises: that facilitates growth in agricultural
and non-farm sectors and also supports the development of
key growth-related services, in particular microfinance
and livestock services.
Key Requirements
Activities
may include designing and managing research projects,
monitoring programme activities and being seconded to field-based
activities. Thus a significant amount of time will
be spent in the field.The successful candidates will be:
- Enthusiastic
and driven to make a real difference to some of the poorest
people in the world.
- Completed
or be about to complete a post-graduate degree in
a developmentrelated discipline.
- Demonstrate
their interest in international development by having undertaken
an internship in the developing world of
at least 3-month duration.
- Require
excellent written and spoken English.
Further Information and to Apply
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