Bangladesh

Center for International Private Enterprise
$148,317
To strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) and to improve the business environment in which women entrepreneurs operate. CIPE and BWCCI will implement a range of advocacy programs, including meetings with govern­ment officials, policy roundtables, and pub­lic seminars focused on banking reforms.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$500,000
To enhance women’s political participation by building the capacity of the Bangla­desh Alliance for Women’s Leadership (BDAWL) and supporting the creation of a women’s parliamentary caucus. NDI will help build BDAWL’s organizational capacity to develop a women leaders’ database, hold policy discussions, and conduct advocacy campaigns. In addition, NDI and BDAWL will facilitate sessions on cau­cus by-laws, membership, activities, and fundraising for women parliamentarians.

The grant listings posted here are from the 2010 Annual Report, published in August 2011.