International Women Day

Badabon Sangho’s board members, groups, leaders, volunteers and team have observed the International Women Day with different kinds of activities. Firstly, groups observed the day by orienting members about the history of the day. Secondly, each office and team observed the day with the local communities by organising a rally and discussion meeting. Thirdly, board…

Annual General Meeting (AGM) was Organised

Badabon Sangho’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was conducted on 26 Feb, Sunday at Khulna. Total 17 members out of 21 attended the meeting. The daylong meeting discussed the budget, policies (revised human resources policy and financial management policy), extension of safeguarding policy, training centre and women farmers association’s agriculture programme. Field level experiences and evidence particularly…

Training to women farmers groups on `organic farming and environmental protection’

A training on organic farming and environment protection was organised at Rampal in Bagerhat,22 Feb 2023. Women federation members, and team members participated in the training. The main purpose of the training was to make women farmers economically transition by training them in organic vegetable cultivation. Organic fertilizer made by rotting cow dung, straw, vegetable peels,…

Training to women farmers groups on ‘saline tolerant rice cultivation’

Group members received training on saline tolerant rice cultivation’ at Mongla in Bagerhat, 20 Feb 2023. Women federation members, and team members participated in the training. The main purpose of the training was to make women farmers economically transition by training them in saline tolerant rice and vegetable cultivation.  During the month of Chaitra, Baishakh (Bangla months), both…

Sundarban Day observed, 14 Feb 2023

Together, group members, volunteers and team organised rallies and discussion in order to observe Sundarban Day on 14th February 2023 at Mongla. Rallies turned into a human chain with the demand of saving Sundarban, the biggest mangrove forest in the world. About 300 people including group members, higher officials and leaders participated in the rally. …

Women’s Federation’s coordination meetings

Women federation organised bi-monthly coordination meetings on 08 Feb 2023 at Mongla. This was the first coordination meeting of the newly elected committee for the next two years. In the meetings, several issues like ongoing fisher-folk coaching, exposure visits for members, strategic planning meetings, fisher-folk association meetings etc were discussed. Few decisions for collective actions are discussed…

Bagerhat district Youth Forum has formed

local youths including girls and boys participated in meetings, discussions and came up with the District Youth forum in Bagerhat. The process was initiated by Badabon Sangho emphasizing to combat early girls’ marriage and to protest injustice. The forum members already received leadership training on leadership and organizing, which made them confident to initiate the forum. On 24 January 2023 at…