Chars Livelihoods Program -CLP The Chars Livelihoods Program (CLP) phase II aims to improve the livelihood, income and food security of the almost one million extremely poor and vulnerable women, men and children living on the remotes Chars (river islands) in north-western Bangladesh. AusAID helps achieve the CLP goal to reduce poverty and environmental vulnerability by supporting CLP to provide income generating assets to those living on chars by creating opportunities for those people to better manage flooding and to earn an income from small scale agricultural activities. This phase continues a successful CLP phase I (2004-2009) which saw 700,000 people lifted out of extreme poverty through similar activities. The total value of this initiative is $9.3 million over 5 years, starting 2009-10.