By Sadia Afrin Suvra
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The “Women’s Empowerment through Livelihoods, Skills and Economic Agency: A Qualitative Study of SWAPNO Beneficiaries in Cumilla” examines how the SWAPNO Project contributes to the economic and social empowerment of vulnerable women through an integrated combination of livelihood support, technical and vocational skills, savings and financial management, health and nutritional awareness, and confidence building. Drawing on field-level evidence from 27 key informant interviews with beneficiaries participating in formal sector training, the study explores changes in women’s economic participation, household decision-making, financial agency, social recognition, wellbeing,...
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It has long been felt that the initiatives of different ministries and organisations in Bangladesh, including NGOs, need to be coordinated to develop...
Published: Dhaka Tribune6 November 2015, 12:10 AM
By Pauline TamesisCountry DirectorUNDP Bangladesh
"The National Social Security Strategy will address poverty and equality in all its forms.
We celebrated...
Published: The Daily Star06 November 2015, 12:00 AM
By Professor Dr. Shamsul AlamMember (Senior Secretary)General Economics DivisionPlanning CommissionGovernment of Bangladesh
"Social security is important not only for addressing...
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বাংলাদেশ সরকার দেশের দারিদ্র্য ও বৈষম্য হ্রাসে এবং জনসাধারণের জীবনমানের উন্নয়নে দৃঢ় অঙ্গীকারবদ্ধ। সরকারের এ অঙ্গীকার বিধৃত হয়েছে রূপকল্প ২০২১, প্রেক্ষিত পরিকল্পনা (২০১০-২০২১)...
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The Government of Bangladesh is strongly committed to reducing poverty, improving human development and reducing inequality. This commitment is reflected in Vision 2021,...
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Published in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been ahead of the curve in responding to the challenges of...
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The World Bank’s social protection and labor practice will help countries move from fragmented approaches toward more coherent systems for social protection and...