A Companion Guide to Resilience

November 2015 Members of duck raisers in Potuakhali, Bangladesh discuss with Oxfam and partners underlying causes of poverty in their village and lack of scale up of this industry which are: a) poor access to business services; b) inefficient supply chain; c) entrenched traditional beliefs that since women are caretakers of ducks, it is just an adjunct household chore and not a viable enterprise; and d) chronic natural disasters and climate variability. Photo: Janice Ian Manlutac/2015