Current Projects

Sustainable Livelihoods for the Ultra Poor

CHF and the Institute for Integrated Rural Development (IIRD) jointly implemented the five-year Sustainable Livelihoods for the Ultra Poor” (SLUP) project in three upazillas (Kachua, Matlab Dakhin and Matlab Uttor) in Chandpur District, Bangladesh (2006-2011). The project directly supported 10,500 ultra-poor households, including women-headed households, through a broad range of asset and capacity building support with a goal to sustainably improve and diversify their livelihoods, increase their incomes and achieve food security. Household targeting was phased over the first three years of the project. Year 1 targeted 3,000 ultra-poor households, year 2 targeted 3,500, and year three targeted the remaining 4,000 households. In addition, 19,500 near-poor households benefited from community projects. The project was funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.