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INTRAC was involved with the PRIP Trust , a leading capacity building NGO in Bangladesh, in implementing the ‘Small Initiatives by Local Innovative NGOs (SMILING)’ project, between 2007-11. We also supported their capacity building work to address violence against women.
About the SMILING project:
SMILING built the institutional and technical capacities of local NGOs involved in implementing initiatives at the grassroots level in partnership with local government.- These local NGOs are working to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities, in 15 vulnerable disaster-prone districts around the Padma and Jamuna river basins.
- Capacity building helps NGOs implement development initiatives more effectively, including better service delivery, particularly in the areas of local governance, disaster management, safe drinking water and sanitation.
- INTRAC worked with the SMILING project team to develop both their capacity and that of partner organisations.
- This included assistance to PRIP and direct delivery, including: design of capacity building interventions; developing effective, and participatory M&E systems; training; mapping CSOs; research and learning activities; and developing resource materials.
Workshop on Violence against Women
PRIP Trust held the "International Workshop on Situation Of Violence Against Women In Bangladesh" in April 2009, organised as part of the process for sharing the independent review of Violence Against Women in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, funded by the German committee of the Women’s World Day of Prayer.
PRIP's study with six partner NGOs found that the most common types of violence against women in Bangladesh are physical violence, sexual violence, and dowry and the oppression associated with it. The main perpetrators were husbands, mothers-in-law and other in-laws. You can read more in the overview presentation, the study report and workshop report (covering Bangladesh, India and Nepal).