Funding Authority: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS),
Japan
Project Investigators
1.
Dr.
Kazusi Takahasi, Sophia
University, Japan.
2.
Dr.
Abu S, Shonchoy, Florida
International University, U.SA.
Project Duration: 6 Months
Project Period: September 2021 to February 2022
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Although the
COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented difficulties for human life
around the world, the situation is much more severe in developing countries
including Bangladesh. As the world continues to grapple
with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the changes and variations in
the living standards of the poor people have been exacerbated since the onset
of pre-and post-COVID-19 observation, especially those living on the banks of
the river.
The objective of this study is to provide ideas to the
policymakers, various donor groups, and foreign non-governmental
organizations on the impact of year-on-year risks on the livelihoods of the
poor people living in char areas. Another aim is to audit the use of consumer
goods during the manga season so that people can save a portion of their
income and get a double incentive during the manga season so that it can be
equal to or closer to other times. Based on the data collected for this
study, policymakers and researchers will determine new tasks that will help
them overcome the vicious cycle of poverty.
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MOMODa
FOUNDATION, as a research-oriented development organization, has been carrying
out action research projects in association with the world’s renowned
institutions since 2011, with a vision of making the world a better place for
all in which people irrespective of cast, creed, sex, color and religion could
live in a society with reduced poverty and inequality.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT
Specific components of the project are:
1. Sample Size: 180 households (HHs), 50% ultra-poor and 50% moderate-poor, in the Gaibandha district in Bangladesh.
2. Implementation of a follow-up survey: This bi-weekly survey is conducted in 6 villages. Of them, 3 from Char areas and 3 from the river basin.
3. Process of data collection: The HHs have been either visited or contacted via mobile phones repeatedly twice per month since September 2021. This will continue up to January 2022 to collect the detailed bi-weekly consumption data and economic shocks HHs face during that period.
4. Duration of the project: February 2022.
A team of researchers has launched a research project to assess the poverty and vulnerability of the poorest people in rural Bangladesh. The project is being implemented through the MOMODa FOUNDATION. The project is working to improve the living standards of rural poor agricultural households who are at risk of local survival due to seasonal hunger. To understand how their lives are changing, household data were collected twice a month in the 1st and 2nd phases of the HFDC project.
Through more frequent data collection, this study seeks to understand more about how the changes in their income affect their consumption patterns. Moreover, this study observes how they deal with poverty during drought and flood seasons, and what steps they take at that time. Currently, the 3rd phase of the study is being conducted which includes a follow-up survey to collect data from the same household previously surveyed to capture the changes in their lifestyle due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The MOMODa FOUNDATION has been conducting research on the livelihood and risks of Char dwellers throughout the year. It is expected that the data collected in this research project and the scale-up of the subsequent project will help researchers and policymakers design possible interventions to help Char dwellers to escape from the vicious cycle of poverty.
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