| Abstract: |
This study aims at investigating scholars thinking intended for poverty
alleviation. Two-round Delphi techniques were applied to attain experts’
opinion in support of probable resolution of poverty. Government officials,
Non-government executives, University academics, and social & political
personalities are considered as scholars. The scholars think that limitation
of job is the fundamental cause of poverty that is why the poor are bound to
live in vulnerable unhygienic places where inadequate services are prevailing.
They also argued that by providing home-based work and especial training that
will help them to get job for income generation, the poverty problems could be
reduced. As well community-based management similar to labor intensive
low-cost housing factory and sanitation plant will also been lead to decrease
poverty. To avoid hypothetical discover, the study analyzed poverty
alleviation activities of UNDP/GOB project. The UNDP/GOB project entitled
‘Local Partnerships for Urban Poverty Alleviation’ is one of the biggest urban
poverty alleviating projects in Bangladesh. There are many successful
activities of this project such as community-based micro-credit, sanitation as
well as drinking water has been highlighted. The study was undertaken by
acquiring primary data from the field survey that employed a structure
questionnaire and gathered information emphasis on poverty. Heads of poor
households or a member behalf of HH, were used as respondents. |