Profitability and Marketing of Income Generating Activities (IGA) for ...

Study on Profitability and Marketing of IGA of Ultra-Poor under IFSUP Final Report
Acknowledgement
MATRIX is gratefully acknowledges the trust and confidence placed by NETZ in conducting
this study and is grateful to IFSUP project beneficiaries especially ultra poor women in
different locations, number of individuals and organizations for the successful completion of
the “Study on Profitability and Marketing of Income Generating Activities (IGA) of Ultra-Poor
– in particular Adibasis under the project of ‘Income and Food Security for Ultra-poor
(IFSUP)” in Rangpur, Joypurhat, and Netrakona district.
First and foremost, we would like to acknowledge the contribution of Mr. Habibur Rahman
Chowdhruy, Country Director, Mr. Sadequl Islam, Senior Programme Officer, Mr. Abullah A
Maamun, Programme Manager of NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice for their
active guidance and confidence in us to carry out this Study.
We gratefully recognize the cooperation and effort put in by the entire team of Partner
NGOs Asray, Jagorani Chakra Foundation, and Sabalamby Unnayan Samity. This report
couldn’t have been in this shape without their support and cooperation.
We appreciate the co-operation extended to us by beneficiaries of IFSUP those are working
hard to survive and try to mitigate their family needs towards self sustained enterprises.
They are contributing to reduce poverty in Bangladesh and providing us all possible
information despite their busy scheduled work and extended all out cooperation to the
study team in the collection of information.
Finally, thanks to all team members, who were engaged in this assignment to have given
their best to extract information, coordinating and supervising the fieldwork and
documentation.
On Behalf of Study Team
Akter Samsi Ara
Executive Director
MATRIX
MATRIX iii