Delivering SDGs at the Local Level
Efficiency of Social Protection Programmes in Bangladesh
Securing social and economic rights of vulnerable and marginalised groups demands both targeted policy supports and concrete actions on the part of all involved actors. Of particular significance in this regard is the ability of relevant organisations to deal with the concerned issues adequately and in an informed manner. Grassroots stakeholders have an important role to play in this regard. The project, as part of which this study was prepared, aims at strengthening the capacity of grassroots CBOs and CSOs to deal with issues of accountability of public service delivery institutions. The project is titled ‘Enhancing the participation of community-based organisations (CBOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) in democratic governance in Bangladesh’. The project is being implemented jointly by Oxfam in Bangladesh and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), funded by the European Union. The key objective of the project is to enable vulnerable individuals and communities to have a greater voice in the design and execution of public policies in the context of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh. The ambition of the project is to help attain the goals and targets by strengthening the cause of accountable SDG implementation. In doing so, the project involves marginalized groups and communities in a way that their voice gets heard by concerned public officials and elected representatives. The idea is to help raise the quality and effectiveness of public service delivery at local levels in Bangladesh.