Posted on January 28, 2020
DHAKA: 28 January 2020: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) on Tuesday here at BLAST head office, Dhaka. Under the MoU, BLAST will help to to build and enhance self-defense skills of young women and girls […]
Posted on January 21, 2020
As the new year 2020 begins, Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) has organized its Annual Planning Workshop 2020. By now, LIUPCP under the National Urban Poverty Reduction Program (NUPRP) of UNDP has completed 2 years of its operation. This government-led project is a joint initiative of the Local Government Division (LGD), […]
Posted on November 30, 2019
RAJENDRAPUR, NOVEMBER 30 (2019): As the International Day of Disabled Persons will be observed on December 3 in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world, Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) has taken up different initiatives to observe the day. The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 […]
Posted on October 06, 2019
DHAKA, October 6, (2019): Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) has been continuously engaged in reaching out partners to explore innovative collaboration and partnership. As part of its ongoing quest, LIUPCP program team sat today in a meeting with three groups of startup projects that are initiated by young solution seekers to urban problems. […]
Posted on September 18, 2019
NARAYANGANJ, 18 SEPTEMBER, 2019: A team from the Philippines government and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) visited Narayanganj City Corporation today to learn and share experience from the two countries in reducing urban poverty using digital platforms. The team comprised of the Resident Representative of UNDP Philippines, Titon Mitra; Senior Policy Advisor, UNDP Philippines, […]
Posted on September 07, 2019
RAJSHAHI, SEPTEMBER 07 (2019): Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman (Liton) has underscored the need for ensuring sustainability in development interventions for urban poverty reduction. “There had been a number of poverty reduction initiatives and interventions in the past which were not sustainable,” the Mayor said adding, “We should keep in mind those previous […]
Posted on August 21, 2019
DHAKA, August 21, 2019: Members of the Project Steering Committee of Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) have underscored the need for better coordination among all the development projects being implemented in different city corporations and paurashavas across the country for effective implementation of the projects and check misuse of funds. Suggestions were made […]
Posted on July 01, 2019
DHAKA, JULY 1 (2019): A team of senior journalists from Germany visited Sat Tala slum at Mohakhali in the capital to capture how Bangladesh is tackling urban poverty. The team from different renowned media groups based in Berlin observed how the life and livelihoods of the slum dwellers in Bangladesh are improving through innovative interventions.A […]