Report on programme review and future strategies of empowering tribal disadvantaged poor in northwest Bangladesh project

Assessing a tribal empowerment project in Bangladesh

In northern Bangladesh dwindling existence of indigenous/tribal poor has been one of the potential development issues for many years. This report reviews the activities of the tribal empowerment project run by RDRS Bangladesh and the Stromme Foundation (SF). The authors critically analyse the strategic performance and contributions of the project and determine future priorities for the sustainable development of the disempowered tribal community.

The evaluation aims to help determine future strategies to be followed in line with emerging focuses so that the intervention can make bigger impact on the lives of the tribal families. The key premise of the review is to adopt and employ participatory approaches and tools. Consultations were undertaken with different stakeholders of the project including the direct project participants at various levels.

The authors offer various five-year strategies around the following areas:

institution building among the tribal communities
networking and alliance building for advocacy for identity, recognition, rights and entitlements of tribal communities over local livelihood resources and the development process
access to land and agriculture development
micro finance and enterprise development based on farm, off-farm, non-farm etc.
human development focusing on education and health
preservation and propagation of tribal culture.

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Report on programme review and future strategies of empowering tribal disadvantaged poor in northwest Bangladesh project