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To Our Presentation On Pavement Dwellers in Dhaka City

Abstract

• Pavement dwellers refers to dwellings built on the footpaths/pavements of city streets, which use the walls or fences which separate building compounds from the pavement and street outside. Materials include cloth, corrugated iron, cardboard, wood, plastic, and sometimes also bricks or cement.

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Literature• Around 2 million children are on the streets of urban Bangladesh.

• A half of these children are female.

• According to one estimate, approximately 320,000 migrants enter Dhaka annually.

• The number of street children in Dhaka City is estimated at more than 215,000.

Source: Wikipedia

Methodology• The presented study was conducted in Dhaka city.

Specifically on Dhanmondi area. Our methodology was a combined observation and surveying. Researcher had to choose purposive sampling of 40 respondents. Which is standard for a quantitative study. Based on a semi-structured questionnaire, the data was collected through face to face interview. Age, gender and different areas of Dhaka city were considered for inclusion.

Objectives

• The broader objective of the study is to explore the current situation of the pavement dwellers in Dhaka city. Besides this broad objective, the study is also looking for:

• 1. To explore availability, accessibility and utilization of Basic needs among the pavement dwellers.

• 2. To know about the health facilities they receive.• 3. Knowing about the dimension of how poor they

are.

Causes of migration:

1. Poverty2.Unemployment3.Family conflict4.Village conflict5.Others

• The Places Where the pavement dwellers are Seen in Dhaka City:

• Mirpur Mazar,• Gabtoli Bus Station,• Dhanmondi Area• Cantonment Railway Station,• Gulshan Circle No 2,• Mohakhali Bus Station,• Kawranbazar,• Kamlapur Railway Station,• Dhaka Stadium,• High Court Area,• Saidabad Bus Station,• Sadarghat Launch Terminal.

• Livelihood of the Pavement Dwellers:The Pavement Dwellers work mostly as:1. Vendors,2. Car cleaners,3. Beggars, 4. Newspaper sellers,5. Flower sellers, 6. Hazardous jobs such as tempo helpers, brick

chippers, rag pickers, factory workers, etc.

Results of our study

Education Receiving

Yes No

60%40%

Daily Earning

50-100 (rag pickers)

100-300 (Beggars)

300-500 (Tempu helpers, Factory workers)

60%

28%

5%

Yes No0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Health facility

Health facility

25%

75%

Yes No0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Sanitation facilities

Sanitation facilities

80%20%

Dwellers using Dhanmondi Lake as one of their primary water resource.

Recommendation:1. To initiate a social mobilization program in the place of

origin by the NGOs to stop the flow of migrations.2. To create local employment by the Government.3. Food for education programs.4. Vocational training program.5. Rehabilitation assistance by the Government & NGOs.6. Providing shelter for better and secure living conditions.7. Providing health and sanitation program.

• Conclusion:

Economic poverty is the main and sometimes the only cause leading children in developing countries to migrate to the street. These children deserve a better future where their basic social rights like health, safety and education are protected and promoted.

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