{"id":28177,"date":"2023-02-22T10:50:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T10:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/?page_id=28177"},"modified":"2025-01-13T13:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:58:39","slug":"bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e28177-e1 mlqp-0 mlqp-1\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Hasna-Bangladesh.jpg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: top; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-color\" style=\" background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e2 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-5\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e3 mlqp-d\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);\"><span>Our Work<\/span><\/h1><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #dab525; border-width: 10px;   margin:  17px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><h1  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h1\" style=\"color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);\"><span>In Bangladesh<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e28177-e7 mlqp-0 mlqp-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e8 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e9 mlqp-d\"><ul  class=\"x-nav x-nav-tabs three-up top\"  data-x-element=\"tab_nav\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;}\" role=\"tablist\"><li  class=\"x-nav-tabs-item active\"  role=\"presentation\"><a id=\"x-legacy-tab-1\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"x-legacy-panel-1\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"x-legacy-tab-1\" data-x-toggle-group=\"6809cdac30135\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li  class=\"x-nav-tabs-item\"  role=\"presentation\"><a id=\"x-legacy-tab-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"x-legacy-panel-2\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"x-legacy-tab-2\" data-x-toggle-group=\"6809cdac30135\">Projects<\/a><\/li><li  class=\"x-nav-tabs-item\"  role=\"presentation\"><a id=\"x-legacy-tab-3\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"x-legacy-panel-3\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"tab\" data-x-toggleable=\"x-legacy-tab-3\" data-x-toggle-group=\"6809cdac30135\">Map<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div  class=\"x-tab-content\" ><div id=\"x-legacy-panel-1\" class=\"x-tab-pane active\"  aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"x-legacy-tab-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggleable=\"x-legacy-tab-1\"><p>Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. While it has made huge strides in reducing poverty over the past three decades, around 20 per cent of the country still live below the poverty line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"303\" class=\"wp-image-29343 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1-877x585.jpg 877w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\nFull Name:\u00a0 People's Republic of Bangladesh<span> <br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Population: <\/strong>169,626,554<span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Capital:<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0 Dhaka<\/span><span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Area:<\/strong> 148,460 km\u00b2<\/span><span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Major Languages:<\/strong> Bengali<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Major Religions:<\/strong> Muslim<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nA low-lying country with rich agricultural heritage, Bangladesh is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters such as floods and cyclones. It is also at a high risk of earthquakes.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through United Purpose, we have been working in Bangladesh for more than 25 years. Focused on community-designed and led programming, we\u2019re committed to building close partnerships with local stakeholders and leaders to enable people to have control over their own lives<\/span><span>.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Across Bangladesh, we work primarily through grassroots enterprise hubs known as youth or women\u2019s business centres. These networks of women-led centres enable a unique, enterprise-based programming approach. The aim is to address some of the greatest challenges to sustainable development. In humanitarian and emergency situations where enterprise is not possible, we work to similar approaches to position our community partners as drivers of change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><div id=\"x-legacy-panel-2\" class=\"x-tab-pane\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"x-legacy-tab-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggleable=\"x-legacy-tab-2\"><ol>\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/bangladesh\/#leadership-to-ensure-adequate-nutrition\"><span role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW45373587 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45373587 BCX0\">Leadership to Ensure Adequate Nutrition (LEAN)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW45373587 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/bangladesh\/#womens-business-centres\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Building on the Success of Women's Business Centres<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/bangladesh\/#disaster-risk-reduction\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Disaster Risk Reduction and Management<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"x-legacy-panel-3\" class=\"x-tab-pane\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"x-legacy-tab-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggleable=\"x-legacy-tab-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29326 size-full\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-877x585.jpg 877w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/bangladesh-map-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e28177-e14 mlqp-0 mlqp-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e15 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-7\" id=\"leadership-to-ensure-adequate-nutrition\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e16 mlqp-d\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center h3\" ><span> Bangladesh projects<\/span><\/h2><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e18 mlqp-e mlqp-f\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e19 mlqp-h\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span> Leadership to Ensure Adequate Nutrition (LEAN) <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e21 mlqp-f mlqp-g\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In recent years, Bangladesh has made significant progress in improving people\u2019s access to enough nutritious food<\/span><span>.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, undernutrition remains high. Stunting is particularly high in the three Chittagong Hill Tracts districts. Inadequate infrastructure, insufficient clean water supply and the remote locations of the communities all restrict access to nutrition and health services.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During our five-year, <\/span><span>\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leadership to Ensure Adequate Nutrition (LEAN) project in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, we aim to improve maternal and child nutrition in three core areas:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Improved nutrition governance<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Increased community-led nutrition awareness<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Strengthened local value chains<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With this in mind, we are training local leaders through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womensbusinesscentres.org\">Women\u2019s Business Centres<\/a> to disseminate relevant nutrition information, which is supported by more than 4,000 youth and student groups.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LEAN is funded by the European Commission and implemented in a consortium with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Bangladesh, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Caritas Bangladesh, Jum Foundation and Integrated Development Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e23 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-8\" id=\"womens-business-centres\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e24 mlqp-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e25 mlqp-e mlqp-f\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e26 mlqp-h\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Building on the success of Women\u2019s Business Centres <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e28 mlqp-f mlqp-g\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womensbusinesscentres.org\">Women\u2019s Business Centres (WBCs)<\/a> prioritise local knowledge and close partnership with community stakeholders and leaders to enable people to express agency over their lives,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">so they can move beyond aid. Through the 400+ WBC enterprise hubs, we work directly with more that 2,000 women entrepreneurs across the country who each day serve a population of more than 2.5 million in some of the most climate vulnerable and under resources areas of the country. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ve created the <a href=\"https:\/\/womensbusinesscentres.org\/nari-jhuri-2\/\">Nari Jhuri \u2018Women\u2019s Basket\u2019 Social Enterprise Network<\/a>. It provides women entrepreneurs with access to new forms of capital - including impact investment, revenue from product sales and service delivery \u2013 and harnesses the collective purchasing power of thousands of business women.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sustainability towards Health and Economic Recovery (SHER)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our Women\u2019s Business Centre (WBC) network, established with Coca-Cola\u2019s support, is a robust, viable model long-term community development and has successfully organised enterprising women into cooperative business structures.\u00a0 The initial project equipped around 100,000 women with the means to gain control of their lives. Now we\u2019re building on that success.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the sixth phase of Coca-Cola\u2019s support of our WBC model, our Sustainability towards Health and Economic Recovery (SHER) project aims to reach an additional 40,000 women producers in Jamalpur, Sunamganj, and Gopalganj districts. It will particularly focus on aligning with Government public health and mental health awareness programming, while equipping WBCs with new digital tools that expand their service delivery offering.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e30 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-9\" id=\"water-management-chittagong-hill-tracts\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e31 mlqp-d\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><span><\/span><strong>Women business centres and innovative financing for upland water management in Chittagong Hill Tracts\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are also working with seven WBCs in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to improve remote, low-income communities\u2019 access to sustainable safe water. With local government supervision and oversight, we\u2019re constructing or rehabilitating seven public water supply schemes for 5,000 people and taking a market-based approach to provide another 5,000 people with access to domestic water filters. The WBCs will manage the schemes, using a community-based enterprise model. The aim is to demonstrate appropriate service delivery models that can be replicated in other communities. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn more by visiting <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/womensbusinesscentres.org\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.womensbusinesscentres.org <\/span><\/i><\/a><span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e33 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-a\" id=\"disaster-risk-reduction\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e34 mlqp-d\"><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e35 mlqp-e mlqp-f\"\/><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e36 mlqp-h\"\/><h4  class=\"h-custom-headline h4\" ><span>Disaster risk reduction and management  <\/span><\/h4><hr class=\"x-line e28177-e38 mlqp-f mlqp-g\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW137006621 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137006621 BCX0\">Bangladesh has a long history of natural disasters. When disasters occur, the poorest communities are always hit hardest.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW137006621 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137006621 BCX0\">Strengthening Urban Public-Private Programming for Earthquake Resilience <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW137006621 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137006621 BCX0\">(SUPER) <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW137006621 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137006621 BCX0\">Project<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220182601 BCX0\">To support earthquake preparedness efforts, and increase national disaster management capacity and coordination, we are in partnership with ActionAid Bangladesh and with funding from ECHO, to implement the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220182601 BCX0\"> \u2018SUPER\u2019 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220182601 BCX0\">project. The project is strengthening earthquake disaster risk management for urban communities by building capacity in the private sector and facilitating cooperation with the public sector. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e40 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-b\" id=\"cyclone-prone-coastal-regions\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e41 mlqp-d\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018<\/span><\/i><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strengthening Forecast-based Early Actions in Cyclone Prone Coastal Regions in Bangladesh\u2019 (STEP) Project<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In southern and southwestern cyclone-prone coastal regions, we are working with local disaster management committees, community-based organisations, the authorities and communities to ensure early action is taken, disaster forecasting is better and these efforts are linked to existing social protection systems.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The STEP Project is an ECHO-funded partnership between Self Help Bangladesh, Action Contre la Faim (ACF), Plan International Bangladesh (PIB) and Cordaid.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The project is being implemented in four southern cyclone prone districts \u2013 Bagerhat, Barguna, Satkhira and Patuakhali. <\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0STEP aims to strengthen the resilience of institutions and cyclone vulnerable communities by introducing forecast-based early action or anticipatory action in local disaster response management governance. The project supports the implementation of risk reduction actions that help better protect communities from the devastating impact of a cyclone, as part of a wider disaster preparedness plan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The STEP project also supports national and local authorities in improving institutional, legislative and policy frameworks that are specific to preparedness and response where appropriate, relevant and necessary, in collaboration with partners. . The project aims to enable coordination and collaboration between the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, the national forecast-based financing\/action taskforce, implementing agencies, communities and the local authorities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e28177-e43 mlqp-3 mlqp-4 mlqp-c\" id=\"strengthening-social-cohesion\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e28177-e44 mlqp-d\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strengthening social cohesion and civil society capacity within Cox\u2019s Bazar (SSC)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The large number of Rohingya refugees migrating to and living within Cox\u2019s Bazar have affected social cohesion, livelihoods and the local social and economic landscape. Our SSC project addresses these challenges by identifying livelihood opportunities for communities and supporting people to develop the skills they need to create and improve small-, and medium-sized enterprises in response.\u00a0 The project also supports local non-governmental organisations to better address these needs, promoting bottom-up responses to humanitarian crisis in the area.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #dab525;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline cs-ta-center man h3\" ><span><font class=\"whitetext\">TO CONTACT US ABOUT OUR WORK IN Bangladesh:<\/font><\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-hr\" style=\"border-color: #fff; border-width: 2px;   margin:  7px auto 12px auto; width:30%;border-top-width: 1px;width: 100%;\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">House 26 (3rd and 4th floor), R#28, Block K,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Banani, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">T: +88 02 9855296<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Cell: +88 01819-263295<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:upb.info@united-purpose.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">upb.info@united-purpose.org\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our WorkIn BangladeshOverviewProjectsMapBangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. While it has made huge strides in reducing poverty over the past three decades, around 20 per cent of the country still live below the poverty line. 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