Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised on 8-9 December 2020 an Online Training Course on ‘Living Conditions and Poverty Statistics’ for the benefit of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Mr. Ahmad AVENZORA, Head of Sub-Directorate of Social Vulnerability, and Ms. Hasnani RANGKUTI, Statistician at the BPS-Statistics Indonesia, conducted the course with the participation of 15 officials of the BBS.

The Online Training Course covered the following topics:

• Socio Economic Survey: Source of Data for Calculating Poverty
• Measuring Poverty
• Poverty Profile in Indonesia
• Poverty Census in Indonesia

The course was conducted through a video conferencing platform by following synchronous learning and instruction approaches designed in line with the virtual training solutions undertaken by SESRIC in order to better serve the Centre’s training activities and keep participants motivated and engaged during this time of global crisis due to COVID-19.

For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php