Title
Stimulating Household Improvements Resulting in Economic Empowerment (SHIREE)/ Unnoti 

Objective 

To up-lift 4,460 households out of extreme poverty by 2015 in Sunamganj district.

Result

  • Proven approaches to improving the livelihoods of the extreme poor taken to scale.
  • Innovative approaches to improve the livelihoods of the extreme poor tested, evaluated and successes ready for scaling up
  • Increasing consistency in the understanding, sharing and application of approaches to addressing extreme poverty.
  • Direct nutrition support integrated across Shiree Scale Fund. Innovative approaches to improve protein intake among key groups tested and evaluated.
  • Policy and practice at local and national levels shows increasing recognition of the needs of the extreme poor.

Main Activities

Nutritional supplement & awareness, secure employment, shelter, access to khash land, asset transfer, develop social/ political capital, develop ability to withstand shocks, ensure access to health, education and other basic services.

Location
Sunamgonj

Duration
2013-2016

Donor
HSI, UKAid