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YOUNG PEOPLE RAISING VOICE FOR SOCIAL HARMONY

On 5 May 2019, a debate competition titled ‘Debate for Harmony’ has been organized to create social awareness on rights and to increase social harmony, students of different schools of Kushtia took part in the competition.
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FOR WOMEN FRIENDLY SAFE WORKPLACE IN THE WORLD OF WORK

Women and girls in Bangladesh face various forms of gender-based violence. In the world of work, the situation is nothing different. Rather, gender-based violence (GBV) at workplace affects women’s proactive participation in the workforce.
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CYCLONE PREPARATION IN ROHINGYA CAMPS

Ahead of cyclone Fani, ActionAid Bangladesh, with the support of International Organization for Migration (IOM), organized a seminar at Balukhali Rohingya Camp no. 11 and 12 to discuss on the preparatory activities to be taken for cyclone Fani.
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ROHINGYA CRISIS: CHILDREN ARE SMILING AGAIN

In this sad world today, about 65 million people are refugees or forcefully displaced, according to a UNHCR report. The reality is grave for a person seeking refuge in another country, who do not have any guarantee of coming back to their own land, which they use to call home once.
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WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

Women constitute 69 percent of agricultural labour force of Bangladesh. The total number of women involved in agricultural work, if broken down, would be about 74% women engaged in raising cattle, 63% women preserve local seeds, 40% women produce vegetables and crops. Women are producing agricultural products besides their household chores. Unfortunately, they are not adequately acknowledged and brought under national initiatives targeted at farmers.
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FEMITOON

One single image can have stronger impact on people’s mind than mere plain words or data. Using cartoon and satire as a tool to protest and criticize any issue or event has been an age-old practice. Realizing the strength of cartoon and visual art, ActionAid Bangladesh has come up with its fresh and intrinsic idea to launch #Femitoon at the commencement of observing 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence in 2018.
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ROHINGYA RESPONSE

In line with its core mandate, AAB is implementing a women-centred emergency response to support the Rohingya refugees. Our work is focused on the Protection rights of the women and girls. Find out our response and key interventions on Rohingya crisis.
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AN AFTERNOON AT HAPPY HOME WITH ICCHE DANA

Happy Home children are always enthusiastic about learning new things, new skills. This December 2018, the children enjoyed a cheerful afternoon with the team of Jol Pore Pata Nore, a monthly children’s magazine.
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SPOTLIGHT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN BANGLADESH TRENDS AND SOLUTIONS

National data on Violence Against Women (VAW) has shown that women in Bangladesh still suffer from chronic abuse, torture and violence in their homes. In this report, JNNPF, a coalition of local, grassroots VAW prevention advocacy and victim support organisations, has compiled district level data to assess the overall situation regarding VAW in Bangladesh. The report has commissioned by ActionAid Bangladesh.
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CALL FOR PAPER: INTERNATIONAL WATER CONFERENCE 2019

ActionAid Bangladesh is organizing the third International Water Conference on January 29- 30, 2019. This Conference will go beyond disciplinary boundaries to embrace multidisciplinary perspectives on water and transboundary rivers, covering a range of thematic areas.
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RUBY SAID- “NO”: ONE YEAR AFTER THE INFLUX

It was a hot summer afternoon at the Balukhali 2 Camp. I was talking to a few girls there. I wanted to know about their life in Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar. And there she was. Let’s say her name was Ruby. Now, Ruby was smiling shyly while the other girls were teasing her. Being curious, I wanted to know what the reason was. One of the girls said Ruby talks to her would-be husband all night long. And for that, she keeps four cell phones. The girl is only at her adolescence; 15 or 16 years old at best. I reminded Ruby of the proper age for a girl to get married. After all, she was still a child. To my happy surprise, Ruby smiled back and said, “I am not marrying now. I will be 18 before he will come to meet me.”
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