Since 2008, the Employment Generation Program for the Poorest (EGPP), established in response to the 2008 global food price crisis, has been providing a secure and regular source of income to over 700,000 of the poorest people. Over 33% of them are women.
Twice a year before the harvests, there is a shortage of employment opportunities in rural Bangladesh. Since 2008, a World Bank project has been providing a secure and regular source of income to over 600,000 of the poorest people. Over 30% of them are women.
About 35 million Bangladeshis still live in extreme poverty. The government's Employment Generation Program for the Poorest provides jobs for laborers during the agricultural off-seasons.
The development objective of the project is to provide short-term employment in community sub-projects so that households are better prepared to cope with vulnerability.