ISDE Bangladesh

PRIORITY EMPOWERMENT AREAS THROUGH PROGRAMMATIC INTERVENTIONS:

Social Empowerment Economic Empowerment Political Empowerment
• Social mobilization and Institution development
• Development Education & awareness
• Awareness raising on civic and basic legal rights
• Making education system gender sensitive
• Climate Change adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction & Environment Development
• Primary health care, personal health & hygiene Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), AIDS/STD, nutrition supplement • Capacity and skills development
• Livelihoods improvement and assets building of women
• Market extension for women and vulnerable segments of the society
• Gender budget analysis
• PRSP & MDG analysis
• Increase access to public resources • Strengthening local government mechanism and governance
• Citizen friendly Electoral reform
• Increased participations of women in socio and political institutions
• Mainstreaming Women in politics


Principal Thematic Areas:

Thematic Areas Major Activities
Local governance • Strengthening local government and community level governance through inclusion of disadvantaged people
• Community level awareness, mobilization and livelihood initiatives
• Capacity enhancement through institution building and development education
• Legal awareness and legal aid through referral service
• Financial & job creation services to poor women
Strategic Segments: • Advocacy and lobbying
• Networking
• Cultural activism
• Public debate and forum
• Promote accountability of duty bearers, policy-makers and other stakeholders
Support Programs • Monitoring and evaluation
• Human Resource Development
• Policy research, documentation and publication

CURRENT PROGRAMMES:
Major Program Name of Activities
Women Development Program (WDP) Organization Building of Poor & Development,
Human Resources & Skill Development Training,
Women Employment & Income Generation,
Micro-credit and Savings Accumulation
Non Formal Education (NFE) Non Formal Primary Education,
Adolescent Education,
Non Formal Adult Education,
Basic Education for Hart to Reach Working Children
Post Literacy & Continuing Education,
Health Services & Population Development
(HSPD) Primary Health Care and MCH,
Homestead Vegetable Gardening & Nutrition Education,
Safe Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation,
STD/AIDS Prevention & Education,
Integrating Disability Issues in Community Development
Climate Change & Environment Development Nursery Development & Training
Participatory Social Forestation,
Strengthening Household Access to Bari Gardening Extension (SHABGE)
Fisheries & Livestock Development,
Nature & Environment Education
Popularizing Multi strata Fruit Garden at Denuded Hilly Areas
Capacity building of community to adaptation with Climate Change issues
Integrated Rural Development Program
(IRDP) Coastal Embankment Maintenance Program,
Coastal Fishing Community Development Program,
Integrated Food Security and Feeder Road maintenance Program
Community Low Cost Housing Program,
Democracy & Legal Education Program,
Empowerment of Coastal Fishing Communities–Disaster Preparedness
Community Based Disaster Preparedness & Management Program,
Tribal/Adhibasihi Community Development Program,
Responsive Governance & Gender Justice Project
Action Against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children,
Urban Community Development Program
(UCDP) Organization development of slum dwellers,
Women Income & Employment Generation,
Elimination of Child Labour & Welfare of Working & Street Children,
Promotion of Urban Health & Hygiene.
STD/HIV Prevention Program for Urban Slum People at Chittagong
ISDE Child Development Program.
Gender Mainstreaming & Women Access to local Government.
Youth Development Peace and Voluntarism Youth engaged in nation building activities
Adolescent reproductive health
Youth information and resource centre
Organize Work camps at rural areas
Promote village volunteers
Campaign for Non Violent Peace Culture
ICT for youth and adolescent
Ongoing Activities/Projects: