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dc.contributor.authorRahman, Sanzidur
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-25T11:09:24Z
dc.date.available2015-12-25T11:09:24Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524
dc.identifier.issn1364-9213
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/4023
dc.description.abstract

The article offers a reflective analysis of various problems encountered and lessons learned in implementing a programme to improve the livelihood security of the urban poor in secondary cities of Bangladesh. The study is based on the author's involvement as an external action-research partner, and a review of relevant secondary literature. A number of key lessons emerge for the success of project operations. These are the need for (1) a clear understanding of the links between project activities and project objectives by all staff; (2) capacity building for all staff tailored to their needs; (3) clear targeting criteria and programme coverage; (4) a full complement of operational guidelines, work plans, and monitoring and evaluation design before implementation; (5) ensuring 'partnership of organisations' not 'partnership of activities'; (6) ensuring the real involvement of beneficiaries in all aspects of the project; (7) staff empowerment and a flexible approach to operations; (8) routine reflections on project progress; and finally (9) being ready to take bold steps and make necessary strategic changes, even if doing so requires significant deviations from pre-set activities and hypothetical schedules as featured in the project proposals.

dc.format.extent173-186
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.subjectGeneric health relevance
dc.subject11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.titleLearning from experience in urban programming: the case of SHAHAR project in Bangladesh
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume19
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalDevelopment in Practice
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614520802689436
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role
dc.publisher.placeUK
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1080/09614520802689436
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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