Democracywatch
is a development and educational institution working to promote
and strengthen democracy and good governance by creating awareness
about rights and values through research, training for leadership,
advocacy and mobilization of media to fight against injustice and
human rights violation. We provide different kinds of training specially
to the youths to build up their career and leadership quality.
Women,
A World of Inspirationembodies
the vision of the ASHA Foundation.
The outstanding women featured here come from
diverse backgrounds and achievements, but have
one thing in common: they are part of a collective,
noble endeavour to create a better world.
A
booklet has been published on "Political Empowerment
of Women:Present Perspective and Ways Forward". Published
jointly by British Council and Democracywatch.
We,
Democracywatch with other women community and human
rights organizations of the country are continuing our
protest against the propsed ammendments to the constitution
raising the number of reserved seats for women in the
National Prliament. We are demanding incorporation of
a provision in the ammendment for direct election to
the reserved seats for women through organizing different
action programmes.
Democracywatch
conduct Training on Election Monitoring for its local
partner NGOs
Democratic Local Government
Program (DLGP)
The
Democratic Local Governance Program (DLGP) is a USAID funded project
designed to increase the efficiency and transparency of selected
rural and urban local government in the northwest and southwest
areas of Bangladesh. In addition, the program works to advance the
legal and functional independence of two local government associations,
founded to represent the interest of rural and urban local governments
respectively. The program is implemented by RTI International, a
North Carolina, US-based not-for-profit international organization.
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People's
Reporting Centre (PRC)
Strengthening
Partnership between People and Local Elected Bodies for better management
of Union Parishad in Bangladesh>
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Election Monitoring
We
do monitor all the elections including local government and city
corporation in Bangladesh >
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As part of human rights
activities we run a training course for journalists to help in reporting
human rights situation in Bangladesh particularly violation, so that
their reports are accurate, balance and have some positive impact
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Gender
and Governance Traning Programme
It
is a special course on issues of Good Governance and Gender, Democracy,
Leadership Training, Research Methodology, Report Writing. The students
will also be involved in research as a part of their evaluation. >>>>>>>>
Trainings
of Democracywatch At A Glance
Democracywatch
has been providing Training -Programs for the youth since 1995. to
help them to better adapt to the meet the challenges of the competitive
world. The age level is between 18 to 35 years.>
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Youth
Leadership Program
Beyond
Borders is a Connecting Futures project of the British Council providing
a platform for young people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and
the UK. It is all about sharing, learning and networking initiative
for young people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the UK.>>>>>>>>>
Strengthening
Democratic Government in UP
Bangladesh
Union Parishad Forum (BUPF) with its national, divisional, district
and upazila committees has become the unified voice of the UPs.
But due to lack of experience and support they can hardly function
in spite of their intention to become people's effective representative.
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Certificate Award Ceremony of SSC Batch 2007
Mr. Mahbubul
Alam, Editor, the Daily Independent and the former Adviser to
the Caretaker Government is distributing prize to one of the SSC
Batch 2007 participants of Democracywatch on February 9, 2008
For further
information feel free to contact us: dwatch@bangla.net
Democracywatch, 7 Circuit House Road, Ramna, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Phone: +88 (02) 9344225/9344226, Fax: +88 (02) 8315807
