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PROJECT GOALGovernment of Bangladesh MDG target 1 and 2* on income

poverty reduction and hunger achievement by 2015

PROJECT PURPOSEWomen and men of 20,000 extreme poor households in

Northwest Bangladesh are empowered to collectively addressthe causes of their economic, social and political exclusion

'MDGTaryetI:Halve,between1990and2015,theproportionofpeoplewhoseincomeislessthanonedollaraday;

MDG Target 2: Halve, between 1990 anil 2015, the proportion of people who sufrer from hangen

SETU WORKING AREA*

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I SETU Expansion

I Original Cluster

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DISTRICT UPAZILLA UNION

NilphamariNilohamari Sadar

Ramnagar

LuksmichapKishoreganj PutimarySaidpur Botlagari

Rangpur Rangpur SadarRajendrapur

Chandonpat

Haridevpur

Gaibandha Polashbari

Mohodipur

Pobnapur

Hossainpur

Barisal

Betkapa

Lalmonirhat Aditmari

Saptibari

Sarpukur

Polashi

' At prcsent SETU is being implemented in 15 unions of fout distticts.The prcject wi spread its implementation in another 10 unions in nexl year.

PROJECT OUTPUTS

Output 1: Extreme poor women and men are mobilised toactively engage in processes of communityled developmentdefined by self-determined needs and priorities. (Socra/lnclusion)

Output 2: Extreme poor women and men are supported toparticipate in and benefit from the economic opportunitiesthrough improved access to markets and dignif iedemployment. (Economic Em powerme nt)

Output 3: Union Parishads are supported to developimproved capacity, downwards accountabil i ty andresponsiveness for engaging with and meeting thedevelopment needs of extreme poor women and men. (Pro-poor Governance)

Output 4: The capacity of project stakeholders for workingwith the extreme poor and for influencing wider policy-making processes is increased. (Learning and lnfluencing)

PROJECT BENEFICIARIES

Primary BeneficiariesPrimary target group will be the ruralextremely poor women, men andchildren (20,000 Households) whomay be economically active ordependent, and highly marginalizedand vulnerable (bottom 1o-15o/o ofsociety)

Secondary BeneficiariesIn addition to the extreme poor targetgroup, the project will also workdirectly with the wider community.Other secondary beneficiaries wil lalso include local government and theDrivate sectors and whereappropriate, other civil society.

SETU

NATURE OF SETU INPUTS

Gradual phase out of project inputsOrganisational structures and linkages becomeself-sustaining.

Support for organlsational development at theunion level (federations of PUCs).

Declining intensity of project inputs of villagelevelorganisations and institutions.

Support for organisational development (villageenterprises, PUCs. savings groups) andstrengthening of linkages to local government andprivate sector stakeholders.

Supporl for collective action lnitiatives, set-up oflGAs and village enterprises, and formation ofPUCs and forums for civic engagement with UPTargeted inputs for the poorest (CFW, assettransfe0. Facilitation of linkages to serviceproviders and markets.

Analysis, capacity-buildlng and initial engagementwith key stakeholders (communities, localgovernment, pr vate secto0.

GRADUATION MODEL

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

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The SETU Model for graduationout of poverty is grounded inthe CARE Bang ladeshunderstanding of ext remepoverty as powerlessness, andthe identification of limited andfragile livelihood opportunities,soc ia l inequal i t ies and weakgovernance as the underlyingcauses of extreme poverty inrural areas. Graduation out ofextreme poverty depends onthe extent to which a householdis able to achieve, or beimpacted by shifts in the inter-re lated domains of changereferring to economic, socialand pol i t ica l d imensions ofempowerment make up theCARE Bangladesh theory ofchange for enabling extremepoor people in rural areas tosusta inably overcome thebarriers that prevent fulfil lmentof their rights.

SETU focuses on empowerment of individuals and communities in economic, political and social asoects of extremepoverty. The project's community led approach enhances solidarity building and emergence of local leadership from

the poorest. The SETU approach provides a holistic and sustainable way of working by ensuring the institutionalisationof development processes within and beyond the community. lt includes a combination of individual inputs,

programming to impact on the environment in which the extreme poor are situated, and work to facilitate moreempowering links with others in their community, local authorities and other institutions, including markets. The

$6,382,000 project is funded by rhiree/eep: a GoB and DflD partnership. SETU has been launched in March 2009 and

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the first phase of this project will continue lill February 2012.

Contact AddressSETU Regional Coordination Un jt

CARE Bangladesh Rangpur Regional OfficeCircuit House Road, Dhap, Rangpur-5400.

Phone: r880521-61546E-mail: info.setucare@gmail.com

SETU PARTNERS

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