Author name: Badabon Sangho

On December 19th and 24th, 2024, two batches of training on “Active Citizenship, Feminism, and Leadership” were organized in Rampal and Mongla in Bagerhat district. The training sessions aimed to empower girls with knowhow and skills of leadership, feminist thinking, and social responsibility. By facilitating training sessions, girls are able to understand what the gender […]

December 26, 2024, a workshop on land literacy was held at Chila Union Parishad, with the participation of fifteen (15) women group members. Workshop was facilitated by the local land officials. The purpose was to enhance women’s understanding of land-related documents and foster better relationships with local land offices. The session covered land ownership rights,

Women’s Federation in Rampal held its annual election at Sriphaltala Secondary School in Rampal on December 26, 2024, and 65 female leaders took part in the direct voting. The objective was to develop a participatory united platform of women group members, who are responsible to communicate with members, articulate local issues and speak on behalf

Women migrant workers forum consisting of returnees observed International Day for the elimination of violence against women at Ispahani Public School and College in Keraniganj, Dhaka. Part of the16 days of activism, the event was organized to promote awareness of gender-based violence amongst the wider population and demand safe and secure migration as well as

On December 18, 2024, a startup meeting was held along with Badabon Sangho and The Business Standard (TBS), and feminist researchers to discuss strategies for documenting and reporting gender-based violence against women while strengthening women’s leadership. The meeting began with introductions, followed by detailed discussions on Badabon Sangho’s thematic focus to secure women’s rights and

With support of The Netherlands Embassy and technical support of Save the Children, an Organizational Capacity Assessment Workshop (OCA) was conducted with Badabon Sangho’s senior management and mid-level team. It was rigorous process of assessment conducted by the Harmony Trust for two days long at Dhaka office, 5-6 November 2024. The purpose of the workshop is

The project orientation meeting titled “Confront Land Ownership –Induced Gender –Based Violence Against women and Girls”was held at Badabon Sangho training room on December 14 and 15, 2024. The objective of the meeting was to orient participations on the project’s goal, objectives, activities, action plan, and reporting processes, while also gathering feedback from the members. On

Women fisher-folk group leaders organized training on Leadership to groups’ members, 9 December 2024. The purpose of the training was to share information and knowhow regarding women’s human rights, fisher-folks’ entitlements, collective actions, safe water uses in the salinity areas, security, etc. The training programme was started with national anthem, introducing with each-others, and sharing

The project titled `Empowering women Fisher-folk communities in Bangladesh’ orientation meeting was conducted at Badabon Sangho training room, 19 th and 20 th November 2024. The purpose of the meeting was to orient the participants about the project’s goal, objective, activities, role of other stakeholders, budget, and work plan. On the first day, participants were introduced

Today we marked the observation of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign observed from November 25 to December 10. With our women fisherfolk,indigenous women at Mongla and Naogaon through a campaign that raised awareness and highlighted the challenges they face and their demands.Together, we worked to amplify their voices, address