[{"bbox": [143, 119, 1120, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "**Academic, Research and Training Institutes:** they present a valuable resource and have a key role to play in terms of learning, building the robust evidence base required to inform policy options and advocacy, as well as the development of capacities."}, {"bbox": [159, 260, 691, 291], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**1.5 Problem Analysis/Priority areas for support**"}, {"bbox": [143, 302, 1120, 794], "category": "Text", "text": "Based on the findings and the common analysis of the joint EU-DFID Design/Identification mission, the evaluation of respective past programmes, subsequent contributions from GIZ, extensive consultations with Government of Bangladesh and other stakeholders -academia, private sector representatives, civil society and IOs-, including the outcomes of the 2014 resilience workshop with MSs, the initial assumption shared with FCDO is that the eradication of poverty and consequent food insecurity in Bangladesh demands a **comprehensive, transformational approach** in which the Government of Bangladesh (Government of Bangladesh at all levels, NGOs, the private sector and international donors work together to reduce both existing poverty and its intergenerational transmission through a twin pronged approach. Recognition of the highly dynamic and heterogeneous manifestation of poverty requires that simultaneous investments are made both in livelihoods and in social security for resilience and empowerment to be achieved in the long term, in turn leading to the progressive eradication of food and nutrition insecurity. The proposed initiative will demonstrate the theory of change of this twin-track approach in partnership with key stakeholders, building on the existing momentum of Government of Bangladesh 's commitments to progressively assume responsibility for addressing extreme poverty, vulnerability -to climate and other natural shocks and other stresses- and under-nutrition, and laying the foundation for possible future budget support."}, {"bbox": [143, 806, 1120, 1039], "category": "Text", "text": "In line with the EU social protection policy framework, the NSSS represents a first significant step in that direction proposing a more coherent and efficient Government of Bangladesh system towards a rights-based, life cycle social transfers/social protection system. However, significant challenges remain ahead in terms of increased coverage and value of transfers for wider and sustained impact in a context of fast population growth and urbanization. Besides, most **poverty graduation models** in Bangladesh have operated largely in parallel with Government of Bangladesh systems (i.e. BRAC⁷) with a lack of long-term connection of graduated people to government services and the economy/growth opportunities."}, {"bbox": [143, 1050, 1120, 1195], "category": "Text", "text": "A specific problem analysis has been done for CHT. FCDO The main objective was to fund research study and programmatic inputs to inform the design of a specific intervention to promote **\"pathways to prosperity for extremely poor people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts\"**. The intervention is part of a larger FCDO and EU funded programme in Bangladesh, the \"Pathways to Prosperity for the Poorest People (PPEPP)\"."}, {"bbox": [143, 1196, 1120, 1427], "category": "Text", "text": "Past EU social transfers interventions in Bangladesh have mostly focused on field implementation/short term delivery of services while neglecting the requirement for policy reform and capacity development. This approach has had a limited impact on sustainability and ownership. Therefore, there is now the need and opportunity to ensure a more comprehensive approach to social security, addressing the basic causes of food and nutrition insecurity and going beyond narrow approaches focused only on direct nutrition interventions or increased production. Equally important will be the reduction of exposure to risk of the poorest households/communities and vulnerability of livelihoods and to incorporate the emerging urban and migrations dimensions. In"}, {"bbox": [143, 1518, 1119, 1567], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷Known formerly as the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee and then as the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee and now Building Resources Across Communities"}, {"bbox": [605, 1606, 631, 1629], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "[9]"}]