Bangladesh
Solidarity Center (SC)
Worker Rights And Environmental Justice In The Tannery Sector
$508,058
To promote decent work and a just transition to a safer and healthier tannery industry in Bangladesh. Building on lessons learned from the pilot phase, the Center will support the tannery union by developing and conducting a series of workshops and trainings focused on occupational safety and health and environmental education and coalition building and advocacy to build the skills of workers to advocate for prevention and remediation of hazards. The Center will strengthen the capacity of the tannery union to organize and represent the rights and interests of workers through capacity building trainings, labor rights workshops, and an industrial relations meeting. The workshops and trainings will enable the tannery union and community-based organizations to organize effectively, bargain collectively, and represent the rights of workers and community members suffering from the intersecting impacts of environmental degradation and labor rights abuses.
Bangladesh
Research Initiatives Bangladesh
Advancing Accountability and Transparency through the Right to Information
$120,000
To advance accountability and transparency through the application and implementation of right to information (RTI) legislation and associated mechanisms. The organization will facilitate the efforts of RTI experts and activists to submit requests to government authorities on key governance issues. It will convene a series of trainings, strategy sessions, and regional and national dialogues to consider topics of public interest, monitor the life-cycle of applications, and critically assess compliance with the law by government institutions.
Bangladesh
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
Mitigating Pandemic-Related Marginalization of Vulnerable Groups
$400,000
To strengthen civil society efforts to combat anti-refugee narratives and gender-based violence in Bangladesh, both of which have been exacerbated by COVID-19. The Institute will collaborate with a local partner to monitor anti-Rohingya narratives and hate speech, and conduct community training programs on pluralism and social cohesion. The Institute will support subgrants to women’s groups conducting public awareness and advocacy campaigns to counter gender-based violence. Additionally, the Institute will conduct an assessment examining the impact of the pandemic on political parties and their approaches to political inclusion, particularly among women and young people, and relevant, inclusive policy responses to address the country’s health and economic crises.
Bangladesh
International Republican Institute (IRI)
Bolstering Inclusive Democratic Engagement and Networking (Supplement to 2021-0003A)
$900,000
To enhance marginalized voices, especially youth and women, within political debate and decision making, the Institute will build the capacity of women political leaders, elected representatives, and political candidates to contest elections and assume leadership positions at the subnational level. The Institute will also work with representatives of the student wings of both major political parties to bolster their understanding of inclusive and non-violent means of political participation, and with non-partisan student leaders on university campuses to improve their leadership skills. Simultaneously, the Institute will support student cultural activists, including musicians, artists, and photographers to raise awareness of civic issues more broadly among students and young people.
Bangladesh
International Republican Institute (IRI)
Bolstering Inclusive Democratic Engagement and Networking
$400,000
To enhance marginalized voices, especially youth and women, within political debate and decision making, the Institute will build the capacity of women political leaders, elected representatives, and political candidates to contest elections and assume leadership positions at the subnational level. The Institute will also work with representatives of the student wings of both major political parties to bolster their understanding of inclusive and non-violent means of political participation, and with non-partisan student leaders on university campuses to improve their leadership skills. Simultaneously, the Institute will support student cultural activists, including musicians, artists, and photographers to raise awareness of civic issues more broadly among students and young people.
Bangladesh
Institute of Informatics and Development
Facilitating Youth Participation in Policy Development
$150,000
To build the capacity of youth leaders to engage in evidence-based policy campaigns that are rooted in empirical data and sound advocacy strategies. The organization will undertake a multifaceted training program that orients youth to the policy process and methods for engaging in political decision making. The project activities will include trainings, mentorships to implement year-long action plans and gain grassroots experience, community-based awareness campaigns, and national-level advocacy events.
Bangladesh
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Demanding Democratic Governance through Private Sector Mobilization against Corruption
$664,855
To support the private sector’s bottom-up demand for democratic governance in Bangladesh. The Center will work with a local research institute to document and raise awareness on the effects of corruption on households and SMEs, assess the private sector’s commitment to anti-corruption efforts, and mobilize SMEs to speak with a unified voice in the country’s anti-corruption efforts.
Bangladesh
Democratic Norms, Ideas and Values
Building Plural Societies: Promotion of Democratic Citizenship and Media Literacy
$160,000
To promote and reinforce democratic and civic values, critical thinking, and media literacy. The organization will work with universities in its network to promote its massive open online course (MOOC) focused on citizenship, pluralism, and social and emotional learning. The widespread dissemination of the online course will seek to generate a discourse that marginalizes the appeal of extremist voices and ideologies. It will also create opportunities for students who have taken the course to interact and discuss the themes covered in the MOOC.
Bangladesh
Citizen Participation and Inclusion
Promoting Social Cohesion and Sustainable Peace
$156,000
To build the leadership capacity of women leaders in host and refugee communities and promote social cohesion between them. The organization will convene a series of leadership workshops with women from the Cox’s Bazar host community and with women from the Rohingya community. It will facilitate meetings between the women to discuss each community’s concerns and identify possible solutions. Subsequently, it will convene inter-community dialogues designed to ease tensions and understand the reality of the circumstances faced by the other.
Bangladesh
Democratic Norms, Ideas and Values
Promoting Alternative Media for Democratic Change
$176,000
To create a safe, equitable, and inclusive platform to empower and encourage Bangladeshi citizens to claim their democratic rights and exercise freedom of expression. The organization will use satire to develop critical thinking skills among young people in an effort to empower them to hold political institutions and elected leaders accountable. The organization will house content on its website and various social media channels to encourage and disseminate political commentary and generate debate on political, religious, and social issues.
Bangladesh
Democratic Norms, Ideas and Values
Social Media Literacy and Awareness
$171,500
To promote digital literacy skills and build awareness around the spread of fake news, disinformation, and misinformation. The organization will train youth leaders in critical thinking, online safety skills, digital culture and netiquette, methods of collaboration and creativity in the social media platforms, and researching genuine information. Through youth engagement and mobilization, the organization seeks to engage a broader segment of society, including respected community leaders, in discussions about democratic norms and values.
Bangladesh
Citizen Participation and Inclusion
Building Youth Awareness to Promote and Protect Human Rights
$104,000
To build the capacity of youth to monitor, document, and report on human rights violations and engage them in human rights education. The organization will introduce approximately 150 youth to basic human rights concepts and collective action strategies around human rights violations. It will engage the same youth in human rights documentation and community dialogues around the protection and promotion of human rights.
