An Ex Ante poverty Impact Analysis, complemented by a Human Rights Based Assessment is implemented to analyze the “Multisectoral HIV/AIDS programme” in Bangladesh.

The “Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Programme (MSHAP)” in Bangladesh was to enter into its second phase with the beginning of 2009. So far, the project did not explicitly contribute to the poverty alleviation of its target groups. In order to prepare proposals for a more explicit poverty orientation of the project, an ex-ante Poverty Impact Analysis was commissioned, complemented by a “Human Rights Based Assessment”.

The PHRIA-team (Poverty and Human Rights Impact Assessment) arrived at the finding that the most important reason for the target groups to slide into poverty or to remain there is their very harsh stigmatisation and discrimination as sex workers, drug users (in particular injecting drug users), men having sex with men, and persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA).

The former single objective of the MSHAP was “prevention, diagnosis, counselling, and treatment of STI, HIV, and AIDS are improved” (in four cities). In the 2nd phase this should be complemented by a second objective (programme component): “Public and social acceptance of vulnerable groups is improved.” In chapter 7 of this report this objective is further explained and a results chain proposed.

This recommendation is made despite a certain paucity of information. It is the result of analysing various reports, poverty surveys, interviews and focus group discussions held predominantly with NGOs and with some members of the target groups in Chittagong.

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