Exploring state of governance at union-level and its relevance for wider influencing

Abstract

Weak governance has been identified by CARE Bangladesh as an underlying cause of poverty and marginalisation in all four impact statements. Furthermore, it is seen as a domain of change in CARE Bangladesh's pathways of change for achieving impact in the lives of the poorest and the most marginalised. CARE-Bangladesh is implementing Building Pro-poor, Inclusive and Gender Sensitive Local Governance Project to contribute towards building participatory, inclusive, pro-poor and gender sensitive governance in Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat Districts. At the same time, Social and Economic Transformation of the Ultra-Poor (SETU), a Government of Bangladesh and UKaid partnership project, which is funded by eep/shiree, is being implemented in Rangpur, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha districts of Bangladesh.