Gender and good governance training program

GGTP conduct a seminer on domestic workers rights
GGTP conduct a seminer on domestic workers rights

Domestic workers in any country form a marginalized and highly vulnerable group - this is especially so in Bangladesh. They are not only disadvantaged, but also disenfranchised. The situation is more acute due to the fact that a very high proportion of the domestic workers are children and women. They do not know about their rights and suffer in silence when these rights are violated. They work very long hours without any specified working conditions. In most cases, they do not have ways to ventilate their grievances. They do not have any practical and effective legal process to enforce their rights or to ensure their benefits and privileges.
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Inaugural Ceremony of Gender Fair 2010
Inaugural Ceremony of Gender Fair 2011

Democracywatch has organized the Gender Fair under the project titled "Gender and Governance Sensitization Program for Youth" supported by Royal Danish Embassy as they have continuous activities regarding gender, governance, local government, anti-corruption. They do research, training and policy advocacy on related issues. The fair was held on May 9 and 10, 2011 at Diploma Engineers Institute, Ramna, Dhaka. Different organizations, policy makers, civil society, media personnel, academicians and other concern groups have been invited by Democracywatch.
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2010 Gender Fair Report
Seminer on International Women's Day
Seminer on International Women's Day

The International Women's Day, 2010 was observed at Democracywatch by organizing a seminar at the Democracywatch Auditorium on 10th March at 3.00 p.m. Ms. Latifa Akand was the chief guest of the occasion. Mr. Abdur Rahim Khan, Director, Social Science Research Council and Dr. Abul Hossain, Project Director, Multi-Sectoral Program on Violence against Women, MOWCA, GOB were the special guest of the program. Ms. Taleya Rehman, Executive Director of Democracywatch, was the moderator of the program. Resource persons from different sectors shared, presented and expressed their experiences, knowledge and views as panelists.
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