urban poverty in bangladesh - Gtz

DisclaimerThe Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH is providing technical cooperation to theEnhancing Municipal Governance Project to help develop the capacities of pourashavas (municipalities) to monitorurban poverty and effectively address the needs of the urban poor.The Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Project (UPPR) is improving the livelihoods and living conditions of3 million poor and extreme poor people, especially women and children, in six City Corporations and 24 pourashavas.The Programme is executed by the Government of Bangladesh, managed by UNDP, assisted by UNHABITAT,and funded primarily by UKAID.The stories in this publication do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für TechnischeZusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH nor that of the UPPR or its partners. The content expresses exclusively the opinionof the respective authors.Written by: Nicola Banks, Carolin Braun, Juan Carvajal, SonuRani Das, Nadia Tavares-Goodman, Toni Kaatz-Dubberke, KirthiRamesh, Sayaka Uchikawa, Lenka Vojtová.Design by: Lenka VojtováPhotographs taken by: Nicola Banks, Carolin Braun, Juan Carvajal,Toni Kaatz-Dubberke, Sayaka Uchikawa, Lenka VojtováCopy deadline: March 2010Link to the blog: http://urbanpovertyinbangladesh.blogspot.comPublished by:In cooperation with:Center for UrbanStudies (CUS) Dhaka