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Political Participation of Women for Equal Rights (POWER)
A new study of The Hunger Project’s work in Bangladesh shows a 131% increase in respondents who believe that women should report domestic violence to authorities. The report reviews progress from a baseline to endline study of the POWER program in Bangladesh, which aimed to empower women leaders so that they effectively participate in local…
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Visit to some gonogobeshona groups in the Hunger Project in Rangpur and Gaibandha-by Md. Anisur Rahman (26-28 May 2007)
Gonogobeshona in the Hunger project started in this area following participation in 2005 of 45 of its “Ujjibaks”1 in a three-day PAR workshop at Nilfamari given by Development Research Centre ) DRC. headed by Dr. Lenin Azad. More than 25 gonogobeshona groups have reportedly been formed in Rangpur following this workshop. The groups have been…
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The Peace Ambassador #1
May 2018 Newsletter of our peace-building work in Bangladesh Peace Pressure Groups (PPGs) owe their origin to the People Against Violence in Elections (PAVE) project, which has been implemented by The Hunger Project since 2015. There are now 1,221 members in 58 PPGs in 58 upazilas. The PPG Program is supported by the Strengthening Political…
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More than 100 community philanthropists meet and share their groundbreaking stories
Abu Bakar Siddique Rubel Mr. Motiur Rahman is a leading community philanthropist. He came from Kishoreganj to attend the Annual Conference on March 28, 2018 and shared his story with 130 philanthropists from across the country: “After receiving the leadership training on community philanthropy, I went back to my community. I learned that 100 acres…
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Reconciliation and a New Beginning in Nasirnagar
October 30 2016, a Facebook post falsely accused a member of the Hindu community of defaming Islam in Nasirnagar upazila at Brahmanbaria. Vandalism and a series of attacks were carried out by religious fanatics and other miscreants in 15 temples and 300 homes in Hindu communities. There was widespread looting of valuables and burning of…
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Strengthening Local Governance
The Constitution of Bangladesh assigns virtually all public services most important to overcoming hunger and poverty to the level of government closest to the people – the Union Parishad (UP). The Hunger Project has made strengthening the effectiveness and responsiveness of UPs a cornerstone of its SDG Union Strategy and its policy advocacy.
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Manjuma’s Story
In 2015, Manjuma was invited to join a Women Leaders’ Training Program conducted by The Hunger Project-Bangladesh. Manjuma was reborn and revitalized after receiving this training. She quickly realized that by assuming this profession full-time, she could steer her life in a different direction.
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Empowering Youth Champions for Increasing Tolerance and Social Harmony
The Hunger Project-Bangladesh is implementing a project called “Empowering Youth Champions for Increasing Tolerance and Social Harmony” across nine Unions (Nirmoil, Dibar, Akbarpur, Matindor, Krisnopur, Patichara, Patnitola, Amair, and Shihara) of Patnitala Upazila in the Naogaon District of Rajshahi Division, funded by The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) of the High Commission of Canada…
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Mass campaign held in all project unions on Essential Nutrition Action (ENA)
Sound maternal health is a precondition of bearing healthy baby as well as safe delivery. But maternal and childcare is so far highly neglected almost all over the country. In rural area the condition is more disappointing. As a result it is recorded through several surveys that still about 50% of babies born with inadequate…
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Mass campaign (early marriage) completed through mass participations
Thousands of community people from 10 project unions have taken part to the mass campaigns on early marriage organized by the hunger project under the project associated by UN democracy fund. The project unions are in Mymensingh and Tangail district. The campaign have been combined with a number of colorful events like street drama, wall…