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• Ending poverty for people with disabilities: What will it take?

  03/12/2021

  Rahima and Kashem started their business at the age of 50. The couple sells clothes in a van on a busy street in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. These were the same streets where they would beg before. Both Rahima and Kashem have visual impairments. They spent the majority of their lives in poverty. Their families could barely support them, and they were… Read more

• Why we need to upskill women workers in Bangladesh’s apparel sector

  22/11/2021

  The decreasing number of women workers can be attributed to a number of factors, but key among those are a lack of decent working conditions and a lack of adequate skill development. The industry has not ensured equal opportunities in supervisory roles, which has led to men holding the majority of supervisory positions. 95% of line supervisor jobs… Read more

• Everyone needs access to a toilet. How can we ensure that?

  18/11/2021

  Toilets. Do you have one? If you have access to a well-equipped toilet in your home, office, or neighbourhood, you are luckier than half of the world. Almost 4.5 billion people still do not have access to a safe toilet. This has a price – poor sanitation costs the world USD 260 billion every year. Bangladesh is a role model for safe sanitatio… Read more

• Escaping poverty long term: Investing in the multidimensional needs of the next generation

  21/10/2021

  People living in extreme poverty also lack access to food, education, and the resources and skills needed to develop a sustainable livelihood like financial services and access to available social services. Children born in these families get trapped in this cycle, with limited access to proper nutrition, sanitation, and education. Girls face even… Read more

• Packed spaces. Pandemic. How to stay safe?

  21/10/2021

  The COVID-19 pandemic took a dangerous turn in Bangladesh in July 2021, and the country witnessed over 12,000 infected cases and 200 deaths daily. As Eid-ul-Azha approached, the key question was: how could we ensure the safety of millions of people in a densely-populated country like Bangladesh, where mimicking western policies such as social dista… Read more