Targeting Extreme Poverty: Poverty Targeting

CFPR programme works with the women belonging to extreme poor category who are identified as the Ultra poor within the programme. The programme works directly with three groups of people:


-    Specially Targeted Ultra Poor (STUP) divided further into STUP I and STUP II

Specially Targeted Ultra Poor
At least three of the following criteria will need to met to be eligible for STUP membership:

•    The household is dependent upon female domestic work or begging
•    Ownership of less than 10 decimals of land
•    No male adult active members in the household
•    Children of school going age have to take paid work
•    No productive assets in the household


-    The Other Targeted Ultra Poor (OTUP) which was previously divided into OTUP I and OTUP II but from 2010 it has been merged as one and regarded as only OTUP


Other Targeted Ultra Poor
At least three of the five criteria will need to met to be eligible for OTUP membership:

•    The households will not own more than 30 decimals of land
•    Abandoned, separated or divorced
•    Husbands are disabled or infirm
•    Dependent on seasonal wage employment
•    Unable to make productive or effective use of NGO services


-    The wider community

Community Members

•    BRAC microfinance VO members
•    Community members
•    Local elites
•    Government officials
•    Elected representatives
•    Other NGO staff
•    Members of civil society