RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Group 1Pentagon

Group Members

Omaer Ahmad ZR-09 Kawsar Ahmad ZR-50 Rafaat Wasik Ahmed ZR-53 Nasim Ul Haque ZR-54 Rashed Al Ahmad Tarique ZR-61

A success story

90,000 street vendors according to Dhaka City Corporation• 46% permanently employed • 9% women

75 types of street vendors 29% of vendors are illiterate Only option for large number of urban

low income earners

Sources: New Age, September 11 Bangladesh Today, January 21, 2009

Can it be sustained?

Banned by Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance since 1976

13 attempts to evict by the Government since 1992

Holiday market proposed by the Care-taker Government

15 associations run by muscle power of local goons

Problem Statement

Despite their contribution towards employment generation and provision of low cost goods, the respective authorities still do not recognize street vendors of Dhaka city as legal entities.

Big Research Question

How to ensure the long term sustainability of street vendors of Dhaka by bringing them into the legal framework?

Broad Objective

To find out how the long term sustainability of street vendors of Dhaka city can be ensured by bringing them into legal framework.

Specific Objectives

1. Identify perceived benefits and disadvantages of legalizing street vendors of Dhaka

2. Identify steps for strengthening the vendor associations

3. Identify facilities in urban planning required for setting up of hawking zones

4. Identify factors needed to make street vendors a part of urban distribution system

5. Ensure participation by various organizations, such as the police and NGOs in conducting vending activities

6. Promote access to credit for street vendors through federations, MFIs, cooperatives, etc.

Sources: Street Vendors in Asia: A Review, Sharit K Bhowmik National Policy For Urban Street Vendors, India

Scope

1. Study conducted only in Dhaka city

2. Types of vendors: Clothing, Accessories, Footwear, Pirated CDs, Electrical goods

Sampling

Multi-stage non-probability sampling will be used

• Area Sampling • Convenient Sampling

Overview of Research Process

• 4-7 May

Depth Interview

• 8 May

Hypothesis building

• 19-29 May

Analysis