On February 27, 2022, Promoting Advocacy and Rights (PAR) Activity organized an in person workshop on ‘Initiatives between grantees and government actors for the government stakeholders, community leaders and grantees. The objective of the session was to understand the citizen charter in participant’s respective fields and areas of work and implement the charter for the...

On February 23, 2022, the Promoting Advocacy and Rights (PAR) activity organized a “Right to Information and the Right to Information Act, 2009” Workshop facilitated by ICNL. 24 participants (6 women, 18 men) were in attendance, including USAID’s Project Management Specialist – Civil Society Advisor and AOR, Sumana Binte Masud. The objective of the event...

A three-day training workshop on “Search, Rescue, First aid & Fire Fighting for Urban Community Volunteers” started at the Dewanhat Fire Service and Civil Defense Station, Chattogram on 8th February, 2022. The training workshop was organized by YPSA under Proyash II project, and supported by Save the Children. Trainers of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil...

Dhaka CALLING Project (DCP) facilitated Community-Led Waste Management System (CLWMS) at Molla slum on 26 January 2022 to illustrate an exemplary model that can be pursued at different campaign and advocacy events to have and replicate it. Led by the community people the Chief Guest of the event was Mr. Taijul Islam Chowdhury Bappy, honorable...

On January 4, 2022 the National Level Public Hearing was organized by the DSK consortium at Conference Room, Parliament Members Club, Parliament Bhaban, Dhaka. Ms. Habibun Nahar, MP, Honorable Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) was the Chief Guest of the event. The event was chaired by Mr. Tanvir Sakil Joy,...

Chattogram City Corporation in collaboration with YPSA and Save the Children has started a model waste management pilot project at West Sholashahar Ward. City mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury inaugurated the project on 1st December. While speaking as chief guest, city mayor said a six-month model waste management pilot project has been undertaken in Nabinagar for the...

Shushilan consortium members have visited the ERB project area, Dattobari slum under Ward no 05 of Khulna City Corporation with Mahadhe Hasan Kingshuk, Program Specialist of PAR, Counterpart International on December 28, 2021. The consortium also organized a short meeting with the Executive Committee of urban youth. The urban youth committee members have shared their...

Waterkeepers Bangladesh organized cycle rally, boat race, mime show and children art competition on the occasion of Buriganga River Festival on 26-27 November, 2021. কাউন্টারপার্ট ইন্টারন্যাশনাল এর প্রোগ্রাম স্পেশালিস্ট মেহেদী হাসান বলেন, ইউএসএআইডি এবং এফসিডিও’র অর্থায়নে প্রোমোটিং অ্যাডভোকেসি অ্যান্ড রাইটস (পার) প্রকল্পের মাধ্যমে আমরা ওয়াটারকিপার্স কনসোর্টিয়ামের সাথে একসাথে কাজ করছি। আপনারা বুড়িগঙ্গা নদীকে বাঁচাতে এগিয়ে...

World leaders, climate experts, and campaigners of 197 countries gathered in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021 to attend the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted by Scotland, UK. This conference was arranged as part of the commitment to make climate actions related collective decisions and review progress aligned to...

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. From 25 November – 10 December, the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign (16 Days Campaign) is a United Nations campaign which takes place annually from 25 November (International Day of...