Integrated Livelihood Transformation Through Self Help Group of Marginalized Communities In Khulna District, Bangladesh
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
In Bangladesh, various development efforts have been assayed to avert the miserable living conditions of the poor; but many of them remained unsuccessful. Different attempts had been attempt to improve the life of the poor in Bangladesh. The Self Help Group (SHG) development strategy is one of those efforts; and it is a community owned and managed poverty alleviation program designed to empower the poor in general and the poor women in particular. The aim of the study was to assess the role of Self-help Group in Socio-Economic development of marginalized communities of Banishanta Union of DacopeUpazila in Khulna district, Bangladesh. The Study area covers an estimated area of 50 sq km with a total of 30 thousand populations. Total households in this Union are estimated to be 3500. Banishanta Union constituted with 22 Villages and the area is one of the poorest Union of DacopeUpazilla where most of the people of Banishanta are usually peasants. They catch shrimp and small prawn in the river Pashur and the canals. A major part of the agricultural land of Banishanta is saline prone. Geographically, it is a disaster vulnerable area and it has various social problems. To lessen the impact of these problems, various measures have been undertaken by different governmental, non-governmental organizationsand the Self Help Groups.
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M. Arafat Hossain
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