Women and liveability – Best practices of empowerment from Bangladesh
Authors
Amriah Buang
School of Social, Development and Environment Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
Ratnawati Yuni Suryandari
School of Government, College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia & Urban and
Regional Planning Department, Esa Unggul University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Habibah Ahmad
School of Social, Development and Environment Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
Kaseh Abu Bakar
Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
Hamzah Jusoh
School of Social, Development and Environment Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
Hazita Azman
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Abstract
How to survive and make ends meet and how to improve the quality of life are daily and persistent livelihood issues and liveability challenges preoccupying disadvantaged communities in underdeveloped and developing countries. In politically volatile and environmentally hazardous Bangladesh life struggles could be complex and challenging for womenfolk who more often than not are left on their own to cope with daily liveability problems. Through examining the findings from secondary information sources this paper illustrates three cases of how women helped make the best of empowerment projects geared to make the livelihood and liveability of themselves, their family and community better and more meaningful. It also highlights the institutional and organizational traits that were the success factors of the empowerment projects.Keywords: Bangladesh, empowerment projects, liveability, livelihood, success factors, womenfolk
