- An estimated 28 million people in Bangladesh, or 17.6% of the population, live in extreme poverty according to a 2010 survey. - Those living in extreme poverty often have little access to food, water, healthcare, and education. Their monthly household incomes average around 1281 BDT. - To eradicate extreme poverty in Bangladesh by 2021, large-scale efforts across sectors like public services, economic opportunities, health, and gender equity will be needed at national and local levels. Over 4 million people will need to be lifted out of poverty each year.

2. Complete the poverty status survey
`vwi‡`ªi Ae¯’vm~PK Rwi‡c AskMÖnY Kiæb

3. Tick for YES
mwVK n‡j wUK w`b
1. My family has enough food to eat all year round
Avgvi cwiev‡ii mviv eQi ch©vß Lvevi †L‡Z cv‡i
2. We have access to safe, clean drinking water
Avgiv wbivc` cvwb cvB
3. All the children in my family attend school
Avgv‡`i cwiev‡ii mKj wkï ¯‥z‡j hvq
4. If someone in the family is sick we can afford medical care and drugs
cwiev‡I †KD Amy¯’ n‡j Avgiv Zvi wPwKrmv Kiv‡Z cvwi
5. Our house is weatherproof and there is enough room for everyone to sleep?
Avgv‡`i N‡i cvwb cÖ‡ek K‡i bv Ges mevi _vKvi h‡_ó Ni Av‡Q
6. Everyone has at least one change of clothing
mevi AšÍZ evowZ GK‡mU Kvco Av‡Q
7. We use sanitary latrines
Avgviv m¦v¯’¨m¤§Z cvqLvbv e¨envi Kwi
8. We have savings or assets that we could sell in time of need
Riæix cÖ‡qvR‡b wewµ Kivi gZ Avgv‡`i mÂq ev m¤ú` Av‡Q
9. My family is respected in the community
mgv‡R Avgv‡`I cwiev‡ii m¤§vb Av‡Q
10.There is a regular income coming in to the household that is enough to meet our
basic needs
Avgv‡`i mK‡ji ‣`bw›`b Pvwn`v †gUv‡bvi Rb¨ msmv‡i ch©vß Avq‡ivRMvi Av‡Q
How many ticks?
KZ¸‡jv wUK wPý c‡o‡Q?

4. How many ticks did you score?
Avcwb KZ¸‡jv wUK w`‡Z †c‡i‡Qb?
If you had to give up a tick – which one would
you lose first? hw` bx‡Pi ZvwjKv †_‡K GKwU ev` w`‡Z
ejv nq, Zvn‡j Avcwb †KvbwU ev` †`‡eb?
• access to safe drinking water? wbivc` cvwb cÖvwß
• basic health services? †g․wjK ¯^v¯’¨ myweav
• respect and self esteem? m¤§vb I AvZ¥gh©v`v

5. • There are 28 million people in your country
who will score only 1 or 2 at best!
Avgv‡`i †`‡k 2.8 ‡KvwU †jvK G Rwi‡c 1 ev eo‡Rvo 2 cv‡e!
• These are the extreme poor
Zviv n‡”Q AwZ `wi`ª RbmvaviY

6. Some information
wKQz Z_¨ DcvË

7. State of Extreme Poverty
AwZ`wi`ª‡`i Ae¯’v
The Household Income and expenditure Survey
of 2010 identified 17.6% of the population as
living below the lower poverty line – a threshold
defined by reference to the expenditure needed
to satisfy basic consumption needs.
2010 mv‡ji LvbvRwi‡c 17.6% RbmvaviY‡K AwZ `wi`ª
wn‡m‡e wPwýZ Kiv n‡q‡Q, hviv •`bw›`b b¨~bZg †g․wjK
Pvwn`v †gUv‡Z cv‡i bv|
28 Million people living in extreme poverty
2.8 jÿ †jvK AwZ`vwi`ª¨mxgvi bx‡P emevm K‡i

8. State of Extreme Poverty
Average monthly household cash income:
- 1281 BDT
(rural: 1151 BDT; urban: 2488 BDT)
- Females: 961 BDT
- Males: 1416 BDT
Source: Shiree CMS 1 Baseline

9. Female Occupation Distribution
(Source: shiree CMS 1 baseline)
Agricultural Day Labour
17%
Other Day Labour
21%
Domestic Maid
32%
Rickshaw/Van/Boat/Bullo
ck/Push Char
0%
Skilled Labour
(manual)
1%
Fishing in open water
2%
Petty Trade and
Other Business
3%
Begging
15%
Others
3% Do not
Work
6%

10. Male Occupation Distribution
(Source: shiree CMS 1 baseline)
Agricultural Day Labour
41%
Other Day Labour
22%
Domestic Maid
0%
Rickshaw/Van/Boat/Bulloc
k/Push Cart
15%
Skilled Labour (Manual)
0%
Fishing in Open Water
4%
Petty Trade and
Other Business
6%
Begging
3% Others
5%
Do Not Work
4%

11. State of Extreme Poverty
• 92% of shiree BHHs do not receive safety nets
(Source: CMS 1 baseline)
• 16% of HHs have suffered severe shocks from
natural disasters in the last 3 years(Source: CMS 1 baseline)
Cyclone
15%
Sea Surge
1%
Flood
29%
Flash Flood
22%
Water Logging
12%
Land Slide
2%
Cold Wave
19%
Type of Disasters

12. State of Extreme Poverty
• 78.7% of households eat less than 3 meals a day
(Source: CMS 1 baseline)
• 22% of children age 5-14 are not in school
(Source: CMS 3 round 1)
• Approximately 40% of all households are female
headed
(Source: CMS 2, May 2013)
– National average 10% of all households are female
headed (HIES 2005)

13. • The rates of poverty – both moderate and
extreme – have been declining steadily for at
least the last 20 years
MZ 20 eQ‡i `vwi‡`ªi nvi - AwZ`vwi`ª Ges mnbxq `vwi`ª DfqB -
wbqwš¿Zfv‡e ‡b‡g G‡m‡Q|
• But with a growing population, huge structural
changes such as rapid urbanisation and the
impact of natural calamities and shocks the
absolute numbers of extreme poor shows less
inclination to decline
wKš‘ µgea©gvb RbmvaviY, bMivq‡bi gZ eo ai‡Yi AeKvVv‡gvMZ
cwieZ©b, cÖvK…wZK wech©‡qi cÖfve AwZ`vwi‡`ªi nvi Kgv‡”Q A‡bK axi
MwZ‡Z

14. Millennium Development Goal # 1
mn¯ªvã Dbœqb jÿ¨gvÎv # 1
“To Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by
2015”
2015 mv‡ji g‡a¨ AwZ`vwi`ª¨ Ges ÿzav `~ixKiY
- But the target was only to halve the level of
extreme poverty
wKš‘ Zvi D‡Ïk¨ wQj AwZ`vwi‡`ªi gvÎv A‡a©‡K bvwg‡q Avbv

15. Only Halve the job is done!
‡KejgvÎ A‡a©K jÿ¨gvÎv AwR©Z n‡q‡Q
the question –
Can Bangladesh finish the job?
GLb cÖkœ n‡”Q -
evsjv‡`k wK G jÿ¨gvÎ cy‡ivcywi AR©b Ki‡Z cvi‡e?

16. The message is:
Bangladesh can achieve the
final and absolute eradication
of extreme poverty by 2021.
evsjv‡`k 2012 mv‡ji g‡a¨ AwZ`vwi`ª¨
m¤ú~Y©fv‡e `~i Ki‡Z mÿg n‡e

17. • Bangladesh can lead the world in poverty
reduction
evsjv‡`k AwZ`vwi`ª¨ `~ixKi‡Y we‡k¦ AMÖYx f‚wgKv cvjb Ki‡Z
cv‡i
• A cause that could bring the country together
GwU Ggb GKwU KviY hv mevB‡K GK Ki‡Z cv‡i
• A 5Oth birthday present from the nation to
itself!
RvwZi 50-Zg Rb¥w`‡bi Dcnvi n‡Z cv‡i GwU

18. The Challenge
To take 4 million people, 1 million families, out of
extreme poverty every year from 2015 to 2021 –
and keep them out!
2015-2021 mv‡ji g‡a¨ 40 jÿ †jvK, 10 jÿ cwievi‡K
cÖwZeQi AwZ`vwi`ª¨ mxgvi evB‡i wb‡q Avmv Ges Zv‡`i
†mLv‡bB a‡i ivLv
this will not happen from rapid economic growth alone –
requires targeted interventions from the government,
civil society and private sector actors
GwU †KejgvÎ `ªæZ A_©‣bwZK cÖe„w× AR©‡bi Øviv m¤¢e n‡e bv - Gi Rb¨
miKvi, mykxj mgvR Ges e¨w³gvwjKvbv Lv‡Zi Afxó Kg©m~Px `iKvi

19. Restating the Challenges
P¨v‡jĸ‡jv n‡”Q
1. Exclusion from public services and transfers
(miKvix myweav ‡_‡K ewÂZ nIqv)
2. Insufficient economic opportunities (Ach©vß
A_©‣bwZK myweavw`)
3. Vulnerability to external shocks (cÖvK…wZK wech©‡qi
SzuwK)
4. Health and nutrition vulnerability (¯^v¯’¨ I cywó welqK
SzuwK)
5. Gender Inequity (†RÛvi welqK AmgZv)
6. Marginalized Group specific risks and
vulnerabilities (msL¨vjNy m¤úª`v‡qi Ici SzuwK)

20. • There are many things that are already being done
successfully under each of these 6 challenge areas -
lots of good practice examples involving government,
NGOs, the private sector and other actors such as
universities, the media, religious and community
based organisations – including local action by local
poverty champions
c~‡e© ewY©Z 6wU P¨v‡jÄ †gvKvwejvq A‡bK wKQzB mvdj¨RbKfv‡e Kiv n‡q‡Q –
miKvi, GbwRI, e¨vw³gvwjKvbvaxb LvZ mn Ab¨vb¨ivI, †hgb
wek¦we`¨vjqmg~n, wgwWqv, agx©q Ges mvgvwRK msMVbmg~n A‡bK fvj Kv‡Ri
bgybv †i‡L‡Qb
• What is needed is to do much more and to make
sure that available resources are well targeted
GLb AviI A‡bK wKQz Kiv `iKvi Ges me‡P‡q eo K_v n‡”Q, †h m¤ú` Av‡Q
Zvi myôz cÖ‡qvM wbwðZ Ki‡Z n‡e

21. To achieve the eradication of extreme poverty
will require large scale purposive action across
all of these 6 challenge areas - at national level
and all the way down to the union or ward.
AwZ`vwi`ª¨ `~ixKi‡Y c~e©ewY©Z 6wU P¨v‡j‡Äi Ici RvZxq
ch©vq †_‡K BDwbqb ev IqvW© ch©v‡q eo`v‡M D‡Ïk¨g~jKfv‡e
KvR Kiv `iKvi|

22. The basic idea of the Manifesto for the Extreme Poor is
to gain acceptance of this core idea, that extreme
poverty really can and should be eradicated, and to
establish a commitment to action
AwZ`wi`ª¨‡`i Bk‡Znvi-Gi ‡cQ‡b g~j D‡×k¨ n‡”Q - AwZ`vwi`ª¨ †h `~i Kiv
hvq Ges `~i Kiv DwPr - †m wel‡q mK‡ji Kv‡Q MÖnY‡hvM¨Zv •Zix Kiv
Already :
• 70 organizations involved
• 200 specific recommendations submitted
• 2,000 people engaged in the process
• 255,000 people reached
But this is not nearly enough - what about the other 163+
million?

23. What next? Gici?
• Continue to raise awareness
• G m‡PZbZvi welqwU Ae¨nZ ivL‡Z n‡e
• Continue to gather ideas and recommendations
• Av‡iv †jv‡Ki Kv‡Q †_‡K civgk© I mycvwik wb‡Z n‡e
• Aim to have the core objective: the final eradication of extreme
poverty from Bangladesh by 2021 accepted
• g~j jÿ¨ _vK‡Z n‡e †h, AwZ`vwi`ª¨ mg~‡j `~ixKi‡Yi welqwU MÖnY‡hvM¨Zv †c‡q‡Q
• Work with experts to synthesize recommendations and produce a
summary Manifesto by mid-2013
• 2013-Gi gvSvgvwS we‡klÁ‡`i mnvqZvq mycvwikgvjvi mvi-ms‡ÿc ‣Zix Kiv n‡e
• Use the Manifesto to continue local and national advocacy
• AwZ`wi`ª‡`i Bk‡Znv‡ii welqwU RvZxq Ges ¯’vbxq ch©v‡q GW‡fv‡Kmx Ki‡Z n‡e
• Monitor success
– Acceptance of idea
– Commitment into action
• mvdj¨ cwiexÿY Ki‡Z n‡e
– aviYvi MÖnY‡hvM¨Zv
– Kv‡Ri cÖwZ cÖwZkÖæwZ

24. What can you do?
Avcwb wK Ki‡Z cv‡ib?
• Raise awareness of Extreme Poverty
• AwZ`vwi`ª¨ wel‡q m‡PZbZv •Zix
• Support the Manifesto vision
• Bk‡Znv‡ii jÿ¨‡K mg_©b Kiv
• Use your networks to spread the idea
• Avcbvi †bUIqv‡K© aviYvwU Qwo‡q †`qv
Make a choice about the future that you want to build
Believe in a Bangladesh that is free from extreme poverty!
GKwU AwZ`wi`ªgy³ evsjv‡`‡ki ¯^cœ †`Lyb|