GOOD PRACTICE - Social and Economic Security for Traditional Resource Users of the Sundarbans

RESEARCH QUESTION: 3- Direct actions in communities

SUB-TOPIC (Research matrix): Entrepreneurship: Capacity strengthening on starting, improving, growing economic activities (3.2)

REGION - COUNTRY OF IMPLEMENTATION: Asia - Bangladesh

GOOD PRACTICES: 1) Diversification of income-generating activities to enable vulnerable populations to be less dependent on natural resources in protected areas (Bangladesh).

2) Providing start up input to help beneficiaries immediately utilize their new skills acquired through the project thus enabling them to start earning incomes right after completing their training. (Often only training is provided so beneficiaries are not able to implement what they have learned)

PROJECT NAME: Social and Economic Security for Traditional Resource Users of the Sundarbans

FUNDING AGENCY: European Commission

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: Relief International-UK (RI-UK)

KEY TARGET GROUPS: Informal workers in rural areas