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Transforming the Livesof Extreme Poor People

in Bangladesh

Annual Review 2012-14

Our IdentityPages 1-5

Our Achievements

Pages 6-25

OurMoney Matters

Pages 31-32

OurGraduation Measurement

Pages 26-30

Our Partners & Donors

Pages 33-35

Contents

Design & Production:Head Office CommunicationHouse 50, Road 10A,Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka 1209

For more information, please contact:Sadia [email protected]

Photo credits : Concern Worldwide, Bangladesh,Sadia Hossain, Shafiqul Alam Kiron,Habibul Haque, Shehab Uddin, Mahmud, Amin

© Concern Worldwide, Bangladesh, 2015

A. K. M. MushaCountry DirectorConcern Worldwide, Bangladesh

Country Director’s Message

Concern aims to support people living in extreme poverty and vulnerability through its humanitarian response and long term development programmes focusing on livelihood, health, nutrition and education, while addressing inequality, disaster risk and impact of climate change as cross-cutting themes. We have introduced digital data-gathering and analysis techniques for monitoring and evaluating our work, using which we measure the key outcome indicators in all our programmes annually.

Over the last 3 years, we have continued our steady progress towards achieving our organisational objectives, and maintained a high level of achievement in Bangladesh. These achievements in programmatic results, including our success in helping people graduate out of extreme poverty, have been captured in this book.

None of these achievements would have been possible without the continuous support of the people we work for, the Government of Bangladesh, the partner organisations, and the institutional and individual donors. I take this opportunity to thank you all, and look forward to our future collaborations to end extreme poverty in Bangladesh.

It is my great pleasure to present to you the programmatic achievements of Concern Worldwide, Bangladesh from 2012 to 2014.

Our Identity

About Concern Worldwide

1

Our mission

Our visionTo work towards a world where no-one lives in poverty, fear or oppression; where all have access to a decent standard of living and the opportunities and choices essential to a long, healthy and creative life; a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering, and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

To help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives which last and spread without ongoing support from Concern Worldwide. To achieve this mission, we engage in long term development work, respond to emergency situations, and seek to address the root causes of poverty through education and advocacy.

2

Concern Worldwide in BangladeshFounded in 1968, Concern Worldwide was formally established inBangladesh in 1972. Over the last 43 years in the country, we have been working relentlessly to alleviate extreme poverty by focusing on these 3 dimensions - i) the lack of and/or low return to assets, ii) inequalities, and iii) risks and vulnerabilities.

Using a programmatic approach to best tackle the emerging poverty pockets, we have structured our work into different contexts - Urban, Char, Haor and Coastal programmes, along with our Emergency response programmes. We work through direct partnerships with 35 implementing organizations, including various consortia, coalitions and humanitarian clusters.

All our programmes are designed with interventions at 3 levels: micro – at the community and union levels; meso- at the sub-district and district levels; and macro- at the national level. Working at these 3 levels, we aim to reduce extreme poverty by addressing hunger, maternal and child health, primary education, inequality, and disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh.

Risks & Vulnerabilities

Inequalities

Extreme poor households

Lack of &/or Low Return to Assets

How weunderstandextreme poverty

3

Our Guiding Objectives

We want to enable more than 6,00,000 men, women, and children currently targeted by our programmes to graduate out of extreme poverty permanently, or to make signi�icant improvements which will allow them to move out of extreme poverty.

This will be de�ined in 2 ways- through our context-speci�ic poverty analyses, and also the national poverty lines. This overall objective is linked to the overarching goal of the Government of Bangladesh to reduce poverty from 31.5% in 2010 to 13.5% by 2021 set in the Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2010-2021.

Freedom from hunger through increasedincomes & assets.

Access to maternal & childhealth care services.

Access to education for all children ofprimary school age.

Respect & equal treatment for extreme poor or socially excluded people.

Protection from loss of life, injury, or asset due to natural disasters or climate change.

OurCountry

Strategic Plan2011-15

states 5 specificobjectives:

Our ultimate goal is not a short-term escape from extreme poverty; rather, we want our programme participants to sustain themselves even after our programmes are over.

4

UrbanProgramme

CharProgramme

HaorProgramme

CoastalProgramme

Where We Work

JAMALPUR

SHERPUR

NATORE

KUSHTIA

MEHERPUR

CHUADANGA

JHENAIDAH

RAJBARI

MAGURA FARIDPUR

MANIKGANJ

GAZIPUR

N.GANJ

COMILLA

MADARIPUR

SARIATPURCHANDPUR

FENILAKSHMPUR

NOAKHALI

RANGABALI

KHAGRACHARI

RANGAMATI

KA

PTA

ILA

KE

BANDARBAN

MYANMAR

GOPALGANJ

BARISAL

JESSORENARAIL

BAGERHATBHOLA

HATIA

SANDWIP

PEROJPUR

NARSINGDI

BRAHMANBARIA

SERAJGANJTANGAIL

MYMENSING

NETRAKONA

SYLHET

MOULAVIBAZAR

PANCHAGARH

THAKURGAON

NILPHAMARI

RANGPUR

KURIGRAM

GAIBANDHA

NAOGAON BOGRA

JOYPURHAT

DINAJPUR

Sunamganj

HabiganjKishoreganj

Dhaka

Lalmonirhat

Rajshahi

Pabna

Patuakhali

Barguna

Satkhira

Khulna

Bay of Bengal

SATKHIRA

KHULNA

PATUAKHALI

BARGUNA

CH

ITTAGO

NG

DHAKA

RAJSHAHI

PABNA

SUNAMGANJ

HABIGANJ

LALMONIRHAT

India

JAGATSINGHPUR

KENDRAPARA

Odisha

CHAPAI NAWABGANJ

MUNSHIGANJ

COX’S BAZAR

KISHOREGANJ

How We Measure Our Work

5

9Reportgeneration

8Dataanalysis7

Datacleaning

6Live datacollection;backup &trouble-shooting

5Dataenumeratortraining

4Data�ieldtested

3Surveyimportedto mobileplatform

2Surveytranslatedbuilt, &tested

1Surveyquestionnairedesigned

Our innovative DDG process uses a cloud-based platform developed by PSI Mobile, which allows us to gather data faster and more ef�iciently than paper-based methods. It also yields data that is more reliable and of a higher quality. With DDG, we are able to manage and analyse data quickly and cost-effectively. This helps us monitor our performance accurately, and make effective decisions accordingly.

Since 2013, we have been using Digital Data Gathering (DDG) – a custom-built mobile application for real-time data collection, to conduct our Annual Outcome Monitoring and Graduation Survey for all programmes in 2013 and 2014.

The DDG process

Our AchievementsProgrammatic Results, 2012-14

7

Our

Pro

gra

mm

atic

Res

ults

, 201

2-14

*BL -Baseline (2011)

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013Total value of

household assetsMonthly incomeof households

Monthly expenditureof households

2012 2013 2014Dietary diversity in

households

2014 2012 2013Households employed

in occupations

2014

6.3

7.3

5.2

36%

21%

47.3

%

$ 4,2

01

$ 5,

505

$ 6,

642

$ 4,

238

$ 6,

405

$ 7,

723

$ 28

,111

$ 20

,453

$ 33

,592

*BL:

$ 3,

401

*BL:

$ 4,

216

*BL:

16%

*BL:

4

Livelihoods

2012 2013 2014

74%

80%

84.2

%

Children enrolled in primary schools2012 2013 2014

67%

53%

81.4

%

Children attending primary schools

Education

8

Our

Pro

gra

mm

atic

Res

ults

, 201

2-14

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

2012 20122013 20132014 2014 2012 2013 2014

33%

57%

67.6

%

21%

23%

31.7

%

41%

71%

89.9

%

Householdsusing reliabledrinking water sources

Householdsknowing the 5 critical moments for hand washing

Householdsfollowing improvedhygiene practices

*BL:

9.6

%

Penta-3 vaccination for children(12-23 months)

2012

49% 52

%

72.4

%2013 2014

Antenatal care visits by skilledhealth personnel

2012

18%

19%

30%

2013 2014Acute respiratory infections &

diarrhoea treatment for children (under 5 years) by

trained practitioners

2012

27%

62%

77%

2013 2014Children (0-23 months) whose

births were attended byskilled health personnel

2012

53% 54

% 61.5

%

2013 2014

Health

*BL:

46%

*BL:

17.

3%

*BL -Baseline (2011)

9

Our

Pro

gra

mm

atic

Res

ults

, 201

2-14

*BL -Baseline (2011)

56.6%

62.4%

85.9%

48.3%

41%

65.9%

5.6%

13%

19.7%

15%

22%

29.8%

35%

2013

3.9%

2014

Empowerment

Women’s in�luence & engagement in household

decision-making

Women's control overimportant resources

in households

Women’s involvement inrepresentative community

structures

Households receivingassistance from Social Safety Net programmes

Incidence of gender-based violence

in communities

26.4%

2012

*BL:

39.

8%

*BL:

47%

100%

50%

0%2012 2013 2014

31%

14.3

%

42.6

%

Households aware ofat least 4 preparednessmeasures against disasters*B

L: 1

5%

Disaster Risk Reduction

Programmatic Results, 2012-14:Geographic Areas

PROGRAMME GOALTo transform the lives of

urban pavement & squatter dwellers by improving their

lives & livelihoods, & addressing their issues of

rights & entitlement.

Livelihoods, Health & Education

PROGRAMME BUDGET

BDT 472,707,050(until 2015)

PLANNED DURATION

2012 – 2016

URBAN INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

WORKING AREASDhaka &

Chittagong

13,91522,456

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

8,541

SECTOR FOCUS

12

Urb

an In

teg

rate

d P

rog

ram

me

Education

2013 2014

58.5

%

65.7

%

Children enrolledin primary schools

2013 2014

42.4

%

61.6

%

Children attendingprimary schools

*BL -Baseline (2011)

2012

40%

57% 64

.5%

2013 2014 2012

30.8

%

53%

66.9

%

2013 2014

75.4

%

77.3

%

2013 2014

Penta-3vaccination for children

(12-23 months)

Antenatal care visits by skilled health personnel

Acute respiratory infections & diarrhoea treatment for children

(under 5 years) by trained practitioners

Health

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013Total value of

householdassets

Monthly incomeof households

Monthly expenditureof households

2012 2013 2014

Dietary diversity inhouseholds

7.8

7.9

6.5

$ 7,3

31

$ 7,0

64

$ 8,4

63

$ 6,8

64

$ 7,1

20

$ 7,6

01

$ 12,

991

$ 12,

767

*BL:

$ 5,

013

Livelihoods

13

Urb

an In

teg

rate

d P

rog

ram

me

Empowerment

67%

40%

82.4%

5.4%

30.9%

2012

36.7%

2013

45.1%

2014

Incidence of early marriagein households

Incidence of gender-based

violence in communities

Women & men (15-49 years) with knowledge of preventing

sexual transmission of HIV

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

33%

85%

90.8

%

41%

78.4

%

88.2

%

Households adopting improvedhealth behaviours

Householdsfollowingimproved hygienepractices

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

PROGRAMME BUDGET

BDT 371,634,068(until 2015)

PLANNED DURATION

2011 – 2016

CHAR INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

40,76080,049

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

39,289

PROGRAMME GOAL

To enable extreme poor households in remote chars

of Bangladesh move out of extreme poverty.

WORKING AREASPabna, Rajshahi,

Chapai Nawabganj,& Lalmonirhat

SECTOR FOCUS Livelihoods, Health & Education

Cha

r In

teg

rate

d P

rog

ram

me

15*BL -Baseline (2011)

*BL:

60%

2012 2013 2014

74%

89.3

%

91%

Children enrolled inprimary schools

2012 2013 2014

67%

58%

89.2

%

Children attendingprimary schools

0% 2% 10%

11%

14.7

%

7.3% 10

.7%

13.2

% 34.3

%

29.5

%

14.7

%

17.1

%

Primary school children achieving learning competencies in literacy & numeracy

Grade-2 Boys Grade-2 GirlsGrade-4 Boys Grade-4 Girls

2012 2013 2014

Education

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

Monthly incomeof households

Monthly expenditureof households

2012 2013 2014

Dietary diversity inhouseholds

6.1

74.8

$ 3,5

71

$ 4,8

29

$ 5,4

09

$ 3,4

90

$ 4,6

94

$ 5,6

12

2012 2013 2014

Total value ofhousehold assets

$ 20,

453

$ 38,

885

$ 44,

112

2012 2013

Households engagedin occupations

2014

37.3

%

19.9

%

57.5

%

*BL:

$ 19

,879

Livelihoods

16

Cha

r In

teg

rate

d P

rog

ram

me

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

5.2%

40%

50%

44%

24.7

%

81.1

%

Householdsknowing the 5 critical moments for hand washing

Householdsadopting improved health behaviours

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

100%

50%

0%2012 2013 2014

35.1

%

29%

85.9

%

2013 2014

2.7%

56.5

%

Communities aware of early warningmessages

Households aware of at least 4 preparedness measures against disasters

Disaster Risk Reduction

58% 62

%

93%

27% 28

.6% 61

.8%

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

Penta-3vaccination for

children(12-23 months)

Acute respiratory infections &diarrhoea treatment for

children (under 5 years) bytrained practitioner

Health

50.4%

66.8%

80%

5.6%

15%

20%

17%

28%

32%

7%

41.3%

4.6%

19%

39.6%

Women’s in�luence & engagement in

householddecision-making

Women’s involvement in representative

communitystructures

Householdsreceiving

assistance from Social Safety

Net programmes

Incidence of gender-based

violencein communities

Women & men(15-49 years)

with knowledge of preventing

sexual transmission

of HIV

2012

2013

2014

Empowerment

PROGRAMME GOALTo enable extreme poor

household move out of extreme poverty in haors of Bangladesh, & empowering them to exercise

their rights & entitlements.

Livelihoods, Nutrition &Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

PROGRAMME BUDGET

BDT 387,822,457

PLANNED DURATION

2011 – 2015

WORKING AREASKishoreganj,

Sunamganj,& Habiganj

51,964101,250

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

60,536

SECTOR FOCUS

HAOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

18

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

Monthly incomeof households

Monthly expenditure of

households

Householdsengaged

in occupations

Total value ofhousehold

assets

Dietary diversity in

households

5.4

7.3

5.6

$ 1,

702

$ 4,

882

$ 6

,823

$ 2,

360

$ 6,

802

$ 8,

320

19.3

%

42.7

%

49%

$ 28,

836

$ 17,

057

$ 10,

010

Livelihoods

2013 2014

79.7

%

85%

Children enrolledin primary schools

2013 2014

59.3

%

92%

Children attendingprimary schools

Education

Penta-3vaccination for children

(12-23 months)

41.2

%

80%

2013 2014Acute respiratory

infections & diarrhoea treatment for children (under 5 years)by trained practitioners

69.6

%

83%

2013 2014

Children (0-23 months)whose births were

attended by skilled health personnel

28%

47.7

%2013 2014

Health

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 20144.

9%

6%

29.5

%

43%

54.7

%

63.6

%

Households using reliable drinking water sources

Householdsknowing the 5 critical moments for hand washing

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Hao

r D

evel

opm

ent P

rog

ram

me

19

Hao

r D

evel

opm

ent P

rog

ram

me

38.2%

55.6%

80.5%

33.7%

63.3%

25.6%

2012

27.9%

2013

32.1%

2014

46.7%

1.3%

12.7%

2.3%

42.7%

20.6%

Women’s in�luence & engagement in household

decision-making

Women's control overimportant resources

in households

Households receiving assistance from Social

Safety Net programmes

Incidence of early marriage in households

Incidence of dowry

in households

Incidence ofgender-based violence

in communities

Empowerment

100%

50%

0%2013 2014

0%

24%

Communities aware of early warning messages

Disaster Risk Reduction

PROGRAMME GOALTo reduce extreme poverty

amongst the most vulnerable communities in coastal areas

of the Bay of Bengal by improving their livelihoods &

reducing their risk & vulnerabilities to the impacts of hazards & climate change.

Livelihoods

PROGRAMME BUDGET

BDT 432,726,768

PLANNED DURATION

2011 – 2016

WORKING AREAS

101,687199,477

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

97,790

SECTOR FOCUS

COASTAL PROGRAMME

Khulna, Satkhira,Barguna & Patuakhali

in Bangladesh;Jagatsinghpur &

Kendrapara in India

Coa

stal

Pro

gra

mm

e

21*BL -Baseline (2011)

89.6

%

92.2

%

94.9

%

Children enrolledin primary

schools

Children attending primary schools

60%

53.1

%

83%

*BL:

89.

5%

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

Education

Penta-3vaccination for children

(12-23 months)

Antenatal care visitsby skilled health

personnel

Children (0-23 months)whose births were attended by skilled health personnel

Acute respiratory infections& diarrhoea treatment for

children (under 5 years)by trained practitioners

10.5

%

33.3

%

2013 2014

78.9

% 87.5

%

2013

30%

2012 2014

75.3

% 85.7

%

2013

45.4

%

2012 2014

Health

46.3

%

52.7

%

2013 2014

2013 2014 2013 2014

46.9

% 59%

Householdsusing reliable drinking water sources

Householdsadopting improved health behaviours

63.8

% 78.7

%

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Monthly incomeof households

$ 3,4

22

$ 5,2

44

$ 5,8

73

*BL:

$ 3,

318

Monthly expenditureof households

$ 6,4

14

$ 7,0

03

$ 9,3

60

*BL:

$ 4,

148

Householdsengaged

in occupations

35%

45.4

%

59%

*BL:

24.

5%

Total value ofhousehold

assets

$ 38,

659

$ 43,

736

$ 48,

429

Dietary diversityin households

3.9

5.9

6.9

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014

Livelihoods

Coa

stal

Pro

gra

mm

e

22 *BL -Baseline (2011)

*BL:

55.

4%

2013

2014

2012

Women’s in�luence &engagement in

household decision-making

64.8%

92.7%

57.2%

39.8%

59.9%

Women's controlover important

resources inhouseholds

44.4%

6.7%

47%

Incidence of early

marriage inhouseholds

27.6%

7%

Incidence of dowry

in households

5.1%

3.3%

*BL:

26.

4%

11.7%

Incidence of ngender-based

violence incommunities

8.7%

14.3%

Women & men(15-49 years) with

knowledge of preventingsexual transmission of HIV

Households receiving assistance fromSocial Safety Net

programmes

23%

32.7%

54.6%

Empowerment

100%

50%

0%2012 2013 2014

20%

88.8

%

90.7

%

100%

50%

0%2012 2013 2014

31%

38.8

%

64.3

%

Communities aware of earlywarning messages

Households aware of at least 4preparedness measures against disasters

*BL:

15%

*BL:

4%

Disaster Risk Reduction

DIPECHO- VI: A Disaster Resilient Future: Mobilising communities & institutions for effective risk reduction:

PROGRAMME GOAL

Disaster Preparedness & Mitigation

SECTOR FOCUS

DURATION

March 2011 - September 2012

DURATION

February 2013 - December 2014

BUDGET (2012) BDT 1,598,892 18,154

WORKING AREAS

Wards 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7 of Dhaka; Belkuchi & Sirajganj SadarUpazilas in Sirajganj

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

To enable local communities & institutionsprepare for, mitigate & respond adequatelyto natural disasters through capacitybuilding of stakeholders.

DIPECHO- VII: Building a Disaster Resilient Bangladesh

PROGRAMME GOAL

DRR: Livelihoods & people-centric early warning messages

SECTOR FOCUS

BUDGET BDT 49,271,346 352,000

WORKING AREAS

8 Unions of Sirajganj Sadar,Belkuchi & KazipurUpazilas in Sirajganj.

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

To increase resilience & establish a cultureof DRR among communities & institutions vulnerable to natural hazards in urban & rural Bangladesh.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME2012-14

23

DURATION

February 2012 - January 2013

24

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMMES2012-14

EMERGENCY RESPONSE 1:

Cash-for-Work schemes;Cash-For-Training

SECTOR FOCUS

BUDGET BDT 268,289,30114,370

WORKING AREAS

3 Unions of KeshabpurUpazila in Jessore

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Emergency assistance support toWaterlogging-affected populations inBangladesh

EMERGENCY RESPONSE 2: SECTOR FOCUS

Shelter; Water, Sanitation& Hygiene

BDT 132,909,028

7,570

WORKING AREAS

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Flood REsistant SHelter for South-West region in Bangladesh (FRESH)

EMERGENCY RESPONSE 3:

Cash-for-Work schemes& Livelihood grants

SECTOR FOCUS

BDT 35,350,00010,520

WORKING AREAS

6 Unions of Kalapara Upazilain Patuakhali

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Humanitarian aid in favour ofcommunities affected by CycloneMahasen in Bangladesh - Part 1

6 Unions of Keshabpur &Monirampur Upazilas inJessore

BUDGET

BUDGET

DURATION

February 2012 – June 2012

DURATION

September 2013 - February 2014

25

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMMES2012-14

EMERGENCY RESPONSE 4:

Cash-for-Work schemes& Livelihood grants

SECTOR FOCUS

BUDGET BDT 36,416,2187,631

WORKING AREAS4 Unions of Shyamnagor &Kaligonj Upazilas in Satkhira;4 Unions of Paikgacha Upazilain Khulna

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Food security assistance to the mostvulnerable & poorest householdsaffected by waterlogging in Bangladesh

EMERGENCY RESPONSE 5:

Cash-for-Work schemes & Livelihood grants

SECTOR FOCUS

BDT 20,697,6007,650

WORKING AREAS

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Humanitarian assistance in favour ofcommunities affected by CycloneMahasen in Bangladesh - Part - 2

EMERGENCY RESPONSE 6:

Cash-for-Work schemes& Livelihood grants; Health: Clean & safe water.

SECTOR FOCUS

BDT 37,980,41517,278

WORKING AREAS

1 Union of Sariakandi Upazilain Bogra; 2 Unions of SirajganjSadar Upazila, and 3 Unionsof Kazipur Upazila in Sirajganj

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Early recovery efforts to meetimmediate needs of flood-affectedpeople in north-west Bangladesh

2 Unions of Taltali Upazila inBarguna; 1 Union of KalaparaUpazila in Patuakhali

BUDGET

BUDGET

DURATION

March 2014 - September 2014

DURATION

May 2014 - November 2014

DURATION

October 2014 - December 2014

Our Graduation Measurement

27

Our Graduation Criteria

1 Rural context - Char Integrated Programme, Haor Development Programme & Coastal Programme2 Urban context – Urban Integrated Programme

Assets & Return on AssetsPer capita income per day:

> BDT 47 (Rural1);

> BDT 54 (Urban2)1 3 meals all

year round 2Productive assets:

> BDT 10,000 (Rural);

> BDT 7,500 (Urban)

3

Cash savings:

> BDT 1,5004

Accommodation:Owning a house with more than 1 roof; or,house with market price of more than

BDT 15,000 (Rural); Living in a

rented room for at least 6 months (Urban)

5

6 Primary school enrolment:All children aged 6-12 years go to school 7 Access to safe

drinking water 8 Access tosanitarylatrines

9Practice of proper hand-washing techniqueswith soap

According to our understanding of the root causes of extreme poverty - i) the lack of, and/or low return to assets, ii) inequalities, and iii) risks and vulnerabilities, we have set the following indicators for determining our Graduation Criteria.

28

Inequality

Women’s participation in household decision-making for:11 a. Child bearing b. Children's educationc. Children's marriage d. Purchase of necessary goodsb. Food consumption & cooking

10Access to own or lease cultivable land (Rural)

Risks & Vulnerabilities

12 At least

2 sources of income

For the Urban context, the proposedGraduation Threshold is 7 out of 13* criteria.

For the Rural contexts, the proposedGraduation Threshold is 8 out of 14 criteria.

14 Workdays lost due to illness: Less than 4 work days lost in the

last 30 days by the head of the household

Coping strategies regarding food-habits in times of financial constraints:13a. No household member has scored less than 4 for Household Dietary Diversity in the last 7 days.

b. No household member has eaten food in smaller portions in the last 7 days.

c. No household member has purchased food on credit in the last 7 days.

*Criteria 10 is not applicable for the Urban context.

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2014 Graduation Status*: Participants

*Based on random sampling

43.1%9,679

participants graduatedout of the targeted

22,456participants

Urban Programme

61.6%49,310

participants graduatedout of the targeted

80,049participants

CharProgramme

64.4%65,205

participants graduatedout of the targeted

1,01,250participants

HaorProgramme

59.3%1,18,290

participants graduatedout of the targeted

1,99,477participants

CoastalProgramme

54.4%2,42,484

participants graduatedout of the targeted

4,03,232 participantsin Bangladesh

CountryAverage

We aim to enable our programme participants graduate out of extreme poverty permanently.

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2014 Graduation Status*: Households

*Based on random sampling

7,678households graduated

out of the targeted17,814

households.

Urban Programme

9,240households graduated

out of the targeted15,000

households.

CharProgramme

14,940households graduated

out of the targeted22,500

households.

HaorProgramme

33,776households graduated

out of the targeted

57,000households.

CoastalProgramme

65,634households graduated

out of the targeted

1,12,314in Bangladesh

CountryAverage

Our Money Matters

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Our Sectoral Expenditure

Livelihoods Education; Health; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Emergency Response

2012

53%36%

11%

2013

82%

4%14%

2014

66%23%

11%

Our Partners & Donors

Local Partners

Our Partners & Donors

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Donors

Bank of IrelandStaff Fund

European Union

35We are grateful to all individuals globally who have supported our work over the years.

To know more about our work,visit www.concern.net

We are committed to aworld without poverty.

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Regional Offices of Concern Worldwide, Bangladesh :

Country OfficeHouse 15 SW (D), Road 7, Gulshan 1Dhaka 1212, BangladeshTel: +880 2 881 6923Fax: +880 2 881 7517Email: [email protected]

Head Office52-55 Lower Camden StreetDublin 2, Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 1 417 7700 Fax: +353 1 475 7362Email: [email protected]

Central Offices of Concern Worldwide, Bangladesh :