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WaterAid launches country programme strategy

WaterAid Bangladesh has launched the “Bangladesh country programme strategy 2016-2021,reaching everyone, everywhere always, with improved WASH” at a city hotel in the capital today, 11 February, 2016 (Thursday). Country program strategy of Bangladesh is the strategy document that will guide the programmatic approaches, design, partnerships and delivery mechanism of WaterAid Bangladesh in the next five years.Under this programme strategy WaterAid Bangladesh is to address WASH as a much more integrated component of overall development and achieving SDG 6 of which zero open defecation is only the beginning. Roxana Quader, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Karin McDonald, Head of Development Cooperation, SIDA and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden; ...

Asia Foundation holds training of youth leaders

The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a three-day training from September 13-15, 2015, in CBCB Centre in the city for 25 youth leaders (Secretariat members of the YASC Youth Network) who were selected based on their existing roles as youth leaders and past or ongoing efforts to foster independent participation of youth in civic consciousness and promoting good governance, says a press release. The training includes leadership, organizational management, communications, proposal development, and fundraising skills related to organizational strengthening and operational DSC_0835

Shiseido’s BCtA model led by UNDP

Shiseido’s activity in Bangladesh to improve social status and lifestyle of rural women by skincare products was recognized as “Business Call to Action*1 (hereinafter, “BCtA”)” led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This is the first time for an Asian cosmetic company to be recognized. “to inspire a life of beauty and culture” 2487-1In this activity, for rural Bangladesh women with relatively low income, Shiseido has been introducing skincare products (“Les DIVAS”*2), which were developed specially for the local people, as well as educ...

SAWES holds Public-Private Dialogue in city

The South Asia Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (SAWES), with support from the U.S. Department of State and The Asia Foundation, organized a Public-Private Dialogue on the “State of access to finance by women entrepreneurs” on Monday, September 7, 2015, at The Daily Star Center. The Public Private Dialogue (PPD) was focus on the status of implementation of the Government’s access to finance commitments for women entrepreneurs through two sessions: 1) Government oversight of its financial access commitments for women entrepreneurs; and 2) Enabling environment for female staff and women entrepreneurs in financial institutions.

Asia Foundation donates 5,376 books in Jamalpur

The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a book donation event on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Upazila Hall Room, Upazila Complex, Islampur, Jamalpur, to donate approximately 5,376 Bangla and English language books worth approximately 24.5 lakh taka to 32 local schools. Through the event, The Asia Foundation promoted the role of books for developing reading and literacy among students and school teachers of the Jamalpur district. The administration of Islampur Upazila, Jamalpur, has extended their friendly support to organize this event in Jamalpur. This book donation event was a union of young readers, students, teachers,

Caritas urges to ensure more labor rights

Bangladesh needs to do more to ensure labor rights in the country, says a Caritas official reacting to the U.S. keeping the country off its list of developing nations who enjoy special trade privileges. “If Bangladesh can ensure labor rights, and regain the generalized system of preferences, the industry can make even more progress and the workers will benefit greatly,” says Caritas Dhaka regional director Ronjon F. Rozario. The United States announced on Aug. 11 it was not reinstating Bangladesh to a list giving trade privileges to 122 developing countries. The generalized system of preferences scheme allows duty-free access for up to 5,000
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