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Region

Asia

Country

Bangladesh

Project

Increasing the Capacity of Organizations in Micro Enterprise (INCOME)

Description

Objective: reduce poverty in urban and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh by increasing livelihood security of urban and peri-urban household and enhancing scale and effectiveness of the urban and per-urban sector. Focus is on building the capacity of 32 local urban NGOs to support micro-entrepreneurs. The project trains NGOs to improve their ability to do financial planning, financial management, savings and credit accounting, savings and credit management, project design, proposal writing, and impact evaluation of income generating programs. The project also works to support stronger networking between partner NGOs by facilitating cross-visits, creating opportunities for informal networking between partners, and encouraging partners to establish memberships within different organizations.

Project #

BGD 040

Rural/Urban

Donor

Department for International Development (DFID)

Start Date

8/1/1994

End Date

12/1/2006

Other Contacts

Upul Bata Goda

Sector

Small Economic Activity Development

Theme

Civil Society Strengthening

Partner

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Approach

Title
Microfinance
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Countries

Bangladesh

Attachments

Economic Development Unit