SSL-CCT: Country Presentation_Bangladesh

South-South Learning on Conditional Cash Transfer(CCT) Programs Workshop

ADB Head Quarters, Manila

16-19 April, 2013

1 Meshkat Ahmed Chowdhury, MoSW, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Presentation

Meshkat Ahmed Chowdhury

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Social Welfare,

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh


In Bangladesh currently more than 90 social safety net programs in operation. Most of the programs have cash transfers.

Objectives

• Helping create assets at individual, household and

community levels to reduce food insecurity;

• Helping individuals and households protect their assets when various types of shocks occur;

• Helping individuals and households to use their existing resources more effectively, and thereby helping them to cope with various types of risks;

• Directly raising economic growth rates by reducing inequity.


Types of Cash Transfer Program

• Provision of special allowances for the various underprivileged sections of the population, so that the poor and disadvantaged people can tackle the poverty effectively;

• Employment generation through grant or micro-credit and different fund management programmes;

• Food security based activities to better manage the consequences of natural disasters; and

• Provision of education, health and training to make the excluded community more capable and self-reliant.

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Some Cash Transfer Programs

Anatomy of Selected CCT Programs

(1) Food & Livelihood Support (FLS)

Part I : Program Information

Name of the program Food & Livelihood Support (FLS)

Year Program Started February 2012

Number of Beneficiary Households 0.08M

Total Budget BDT 2233.3 M (EU is the donor)

Objectives & Beneficiary Target Group 50,000 ultra-poor female headed households and 30,000 ultra-poor marginal farmer and share-cropper households in the south-western part of

Rajshahi Division have improved food security and livelihoods and are mainstreamed in the overall development process.

Agency Responsible Department of Women Affairs (DWA) Meshkat Ahmed Chowdhury, MoSW,

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(1) FLS

Part II. Institutional Challenges

Ministries/Institutions in Charge of the Program

Project Unit,>Department of Women Affairs (DWA)>Ministry of Women & Children Affairs

Role of:

(a) Central Government

(a)Project Steering Committee (PSC) (b) Project Implementation Committee (PIC) ©In selection of beneficiaries, payments etc. there is no direct role of the Ministry. DAW gives the final approval.

(b) Local Government Local Government representatives works in committees for the selection of beneficiaries.

Any coordination with supply side actions in education & health?

No direct coordination

How are Civil Society Organizations involved in implementation?

04 Non-Government Organizations (NGO) are working as implementation partners in this program


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(1) FLS

Concern, Major problem encountered and experience

Concern- Sustainability and continuation of the program after end of Donor’s support Major Problem Encountered so far- The finalization of the list of households remains a challenge due to intervention by local political leaders. Experience- • Demand and need for CCTs do exist. • CCTs are particularly effective to address the needs of poorest and specially disadvantaged segments of the society.

Life and livelihood in Rural Bangladesh: Some Glimpses


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(2) Amader Shishu (Our Children)

Name of the program Amader Shishu

Year Program Started/Duration 36 months from June 2008 – May 2011

Number of Beneficiary Households 2,058

Yearly Budget and year of reference BDT 55.45 M

Beneficiary Target Group (BTG)/Objective (BTG)- Children orphaned by a devastating cyclone.

Objective-

To rehabilitate children orphaned by that cyclone through developing community based support and care system and creating opportunity for orphan children to grow up in a family environment (foster family) with protection, development and access to services.

Agency Responsible Project Unit> Department of Social Services >Ministry of Social Welfare & UNICEF


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(2) Amader Shishu (Our Children)

Part II: Institutional Challenges

Ministries/Institutions in Charge of the Program Ministry of Social Welfare

Describe the role (selection of beneficiaries, program administration, verification of co-responsibilities, payments, etc.) of:

a. Central governments

(a)Project Steering Committee (PSC) (b) Project Implementation Committee (PIC) ©In selection of beneficiaries, payments etc. there is no direct role of the Ministry. DSS gives the final approval.

b. Local government

Local Government representatives works in committees for the selection of beneficiaries.

Any coordination with supply side actions in education?

Following cash support, the families are to comply with the following minimum requirements: 1) Children should attend school on a regular basis; 2) Children (girls) should not be married before the age of 18 years old; and 3) Children should not be engaged in any worst forms or hazardous labor

Any coordination with supply side actions in health?

No direct coordination


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How are Civil Society Organizations involved in implementation?

No direct involvement

Major problem encountered and Experience Major Problem Encountered- The finalization of the list of vulnerable children remains a challenge with political pressure resulted in repeated verification exercises of the identified children conducted by the social workers and UNICEF. Experience- CCTs are particularly effective to address the needs of victims of a natural disaster.

Child Sensitive Social Protection in Bangladesh (CSPB)


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Objective- Developing community based support and care system and creating opportunity for orphan and otherwise vulnerable children to grow up in a family environment familiar to them with proper protection, development and access to services

Beneficiary To provide cash support to 6000 to specially vulnerable children in a period of 5 years (Tk 2000 per month for 18 months);

Other Components Operating 06 (60x6) Dropping Centers, 09 (70x09) Emergency Night Shelters & 12 (60x12) Child Friendly Space.

Project Catchment Area

20 districts

Period January 2012- Dec 2016

Budget- Tk. 1240 million

Donor and type of assistance UNICEF , Grant

Amader Shishu (Our Children)


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Female Secondary School Assistance Project (FSSAP)


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• The program targeted girls attending secondary school were provided with stipend, tuition fee, book and exam allowance. •The FSSAP was jointly initiated by the WB, ADB and the Government in 1994. •The aim was to increase female access to secondary education, reduce fertility rate by delaying marriage and improve women's economic and social empowerment.

Female Secondary School Assistance Project

(FSSAP) •FSSAP was administered in 57 out of the 64 districts and

covered 24, 950 schools and madrasahs (Islamic schools) out of the total of 28,140 schools until 2002. The number of beneficiaries ranged from 1 million to 2.8 millions.

•Following Bangladesh, countries like Pakistan, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua and Paraguay have taken similar intervention, though in smaller scale, and research shows that in all the countries, secondary school assistantship programs increase school enrollment and attendance.

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Female Secondary School Assistance Project II (FSSAP II)

•The program has proven a great success in addressing girls’ access to education and is widely recognized as a pioneering undertaking. As a result, the Government has expanded the program nationwide.

• So the Government of Bangladesh launched the 2nd phase (2001-2008) of the project with a total cost of US $144.62 Million (World Bank share US$120.9 million).


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Female Secondary School Assistance Project &

Female Secondary School Assistance Project II (FSSAP II)

"The benefits of educating girls reach far beyond increasing individual opportunity. Higher education levels for girls have been shown to alleviate problems such as high birth rates, poor health practices, high infant mortality rates and the inability of a large percentage of the labor market to function effectively. This project provided continued support to a very effective and worthwhile effort of the Government of Bangladesh to enable poor rural girls to improve not only their own lives, but the well-being of the country.“ (World Bank evaluation) Meshkat Ahmed Chowdhury, MoSW,

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Secondary Education Quality & Access Enhancement Project

• To enhance the quality of education at the secondary

education level by facilitating access to information through quality teaching materials and audio-visual demo of classes to teachers and students.

• Project duration 2008-2014. Total Project Cost is US$ 155.70 Million (World Bank US$130.7 Million)

• With other components, 2 Million stipends are being provided targeting poorer students, 60% are girls.


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Bangladesh Girls: Education-the magic wand


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Our National Bird- Doel (Magpie Robin)


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Our National Flower: Water Lily


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Our National Animal: The Royal Bengal Tiger


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Our National Fish: Hilsa


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Our National Fruit: Jackfruit


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02 of Bangladesh’s most famous tourist destinations


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Our Flag


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Thank you all

Welcome to visit Bangladesh


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