Reaching the Extreme Poor: Learning from Concern’s Community Development Programmes in Bangladesh

It would not have been possible to come out with this research paper if many people had not helped and supported us. We are grateful to all of them for their direct and indirect co-operation. We greatly acknowledge all the villagers and slum dwellers for attending the participatory rural/urban appraisal sessions and for their spontaneous participation. We would also like to record our sincere thanks to all the staff members of Northern and Central regional programme. Their contribution and commitment in this study was exemplary. Especially the staff members of Dimla and Kamlapur projects took much trouble to organise sessions within the targeted time. We express our heartfelt thanks to Connell Folley, Hugh Byrne, Teresa McDonnell Fristrom, and Emma Harris-Curtis for their comments in the process of finalising the paper. We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Áine Fay and David Humphrey for cordial guidance at every stage in this research