Ending Seasonal Hunger: Microfinancing Migration in Bangladesh
A research collaboration of the Yale School of Management, RDRS, Evidence Action, and Innovations for Poverty Action
“Monga,” a pre-harvest seasonal famine that occurs nearly twice every year, hits the rural northwestern districts of Bangladesh especially hard. Faced with fewer job opportunities, many residents with the means of moving migrate to other towns. However, those living below the poverty line or close to subsistence–nearly 5.3 million people–end up starving.