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Bangladesh

Supporters of Bangladesh's opposition Awami League party join a rally organised by workers to mark International Labour Day, in Dhaka May 1, 2006
© Reuters/Rafiqur Rahman, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Programme work

DanChurchAid supports a comprehensive poverty-oriented development programme, through the Food Security Programme, in six districts in the northern provinces of Rangpur and Dinajpur.

Bangladeshi villagers travel on a makeshift banana trunk raft at a flooded village near Sylhet, 2004
© Reuters/Rafiqur Rahman, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Poverty reduction and local mobilisation

DanChurchAid's involvement in Bangladesh is primarily through Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS), supporting RDRS projects via Danida frame grant funds. RDRS organises and empowers the rural poor, a total of 260 peoples organisations (federations) are organised and act as representatives of the poor.

Programme priorities:

  • Social organisation, mobilisation and advocacy
  • Education on basic rights and women's rights
  • Primary health care education and services
  • Agricultural development, off-farm income generation, credits, environment
  • Disaster preparedness activities
  • Community resource development (including infrastructure).
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Gender equality

Discrimination of women are widespread in Bangladesh. RDRS adds a strong gender profile to the development work contributing to other partners in the region. Exchange visits and gender policy sharing contribute to the positive synergy between partners regionally.

The administration and monitoring of DanChurchAid's work in Bangladesh takes place from the DanChurchAid regional office in New Delhi.