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To develop a
vibrant, efficient and effective development sector
To build
institutional capacities of the NGOs/ Civil Society
Organisations for promoting Good Governance within
the organisations and materialising their goals and
objectives effectively
PRIP Trust’ Response for the
Cyclone Aila Affected People --
The cyclone Aila, formed in the Bay of Bengal,
crossed Bangladesh's southwestern coast on May 25, 2009 with
wind speeds of 70-90 km per hour, triggering an abnormally high
tidal surge of 3 m (10 ft) and heavy rains in the country's
coastal region and caused massive destruction and devastation in
the southern and southwestern part of Bangladesh. More than
400,000 people were reportedly isolated by severe flooding and
around 200 people died. Numerous villages were either completely
submerged in floodwaters or destroyed.
PRIP’ staff, as an immediate response to this
calamity has contributed an amount equivalent to 2 days gross
salary for procuring some basic relief aid. The amount, in
total, stood BDT 1,36,000. The relief materials for each
supported family included 12 liter pure drinking water, 4 kg
wheat, 500 gram gur and 16 packet oral saline (ORS). These items
were distributed, during June 7-8, 2009 among 700 families
covering 3,500 persons in the most affected and remote areas of
Padma Pukur and Ishawaripur Union under Shyamnagar Upazila of
Satkhira District.
The relief operation was coordinated and
managed by a four-member team of PRIP Trust. Mr. Nurul Huda,
Disaster Management Expert acted as the Team Leader. The other
members were Mr. Nashir Uddin Faruq, Ripon Siddiqui, and Belal
Hossain. A local NGO “SHUSHILAN” extended all out support to
PRIP Trust’ Team to have primary information about the Aila
Victims, to make appropriate selection of families requiring
support and to distribute the relief materials in an organized
manner. The event received due coverage in the local and
national dailies.
International Workshop on
Situation Of Violence Against Women In Bangladesh - -
"International Workshop on Situation Of Violence Against Women In
Bangladesh" on 30 April 2009. This workshop was organised by PRIP
Trust 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.
Ms Mahmuda Khandker Bithi, Deputy Director, Capacity Building at
PRIP Trust presented the study paper "The Situation of Violence
Against Women in Bangladesh".
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.
Read the study report for the full empirical findings.
Bithi's overview presentation, the study report and workshop
report (covering Bangladesh, India and Nepal) are available to
download below.
