Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- A study was conducted for 13 years, to assess the effectiveness of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation's (PKSF) development program "Samriddhi" or ENRICH.

The ENRICH program covers 1.3 million households of 197 unions in Bangladesh.

Survey findings indicate that the average income and the food intake of program participants have increased significantly.

The number of people earning more than Tk10,000 also went up to more than 50% during the end-line, as opposed to 15% during the baseline.

The findings show, the average monthly income per capita in ENRICH unions was Tk1,435, during baseline and it increased to Tk1,871 during the end-line.

The study also revealed the most significant changes in terms of food intake took...