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The situation demand to initiate the “Public Movement Against Poverty”. But the authority failed to initiative such desired public participation in development process. Anti corruption movement, ensuring good governance, giving priority to public services as well as involving the mass people with the process are the straight ways for national success.
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Rickshaw eviction - photo story by Abul Kashem
Rickshaw eviction

For a long time now, rickshaws are gradually being evicted from the streets of Dhaka. Many things are being discussed and written about this in different media and places. However, I feel that there is a further scope of bringing forth strongly the words and opinions of rickshaw pullers themselves in this whole dialogue of both the lawmakers and the common people. The story >>

Impact of River Erosion on Poverty in Bangladesh

The victim, old man speaks “I came to Dhaka after river erosion. It happened in 1972. Now I am struggling to live. Now I just sit for all day as I can not work now. Sometimes I go to people for whom I worked once. They ask ‘why are you here?' I tell them, I am hungry, do something. Then they help me somehow.” Full story with video clip >>

The PRSP of Bangladesh
Ownership, Participation and Poverty Reduction

This commentary is based on interviews conducted in June-September 2006, with a number of civil society representatives and members of the main drafting team for the PRSP. Interviews were recorded with their prior consent. Only a couple of them requested that responses on specific issues should not be used or kept anonymous. Commentary >>

Poverty and Climate Change in Bangladesh
জলবায়ুর পরিবর্তনে সৃষ্ট প্রাকৃতিক দুর্যোগে বিপন্ন মানুষের বেঁচে থাকার সংগ্রাম ও দরিদ্রতা নিয়ে আলোকচিত্রী নাইমুজ্জামান প্রিন্সের জলুবায়ু পরিবর্তন ও দারিদ্রতা শীর্ষক আলোকচিত্র প্রকাশনা>>
'Self-reliance', radio program
'Self-reliance',a radio programme ( 3 episodes ) presented by Prokirti Foundation boardcasted in Bangladesh Radio on PRS and Local reality as well as life style.
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Saying of a sex worker
"I came in this profession for poverty, to earn food’s money. My parents’ financial condition is not good...". Interview with audio clip >>
 
Efforts for drug free life: experience of a mother

A huge number of marginalized families are facing additional serious problem along with poverty. To discover the real problem, Mr. Humayun Kabir talked with a mother whose son once was drug addicted! The mother openly shares her experience.Interview with audio clip >> 

 
Flood 07 : web documentary
Due to river rein and flat terrain geology, flood is a yearly disaster in Bangladesh. The few catastrophic floods the country suffered after its independence, the present one is one of the severe ones. watch >>
A series of reporting on PRS and grassroots reality
A series of reports have published in national news paper under the PANOS fellowship program 2007 as media campaign on PRS and local issues. The features were published in the prominent newspapers of Bangladesh from May to July, 2007. The features >>
 
UnnyanVideo ( www.unnayantv.com )
UnnayanTVUnnayanVideo is the first Educational and Development WebTV in South Asia , a forthcoming project of Machizo. It will report unreported Bangladesh by producing and featuring local content on Human rights and development issues with new journalistic approaches. The main mission of the imitative is create space for grassroots people and takes steps for making them `internet hero`. However it will web cast Bangladeshi creative films, documentaries and multimedia contents that strength the grassroots voice. VISIT >>>

VideoBangladesh has joined with the international effort of IPRSP with the vision of poverty alleviation by ensuring quality services to majority people. Hossain Zillur Rahman, chairman of PRPC was involved with the nation PRSP documentation. He says the experience and vision on PRSP and its implementation. Video clip >>

Unlocking the Potential

AudioIn March 2003, Bangladesh produced the national strategy for economic growth, poverty reduction and social development, equivalent to the I-PRSP. This document outlines Bangladesh’s strategy to reduce poverty reduction and to achieve the Millenium Goals. The strategy was shared with development partners during 2003, and formed the basis for discussions between Government and donors at the Bangladesh Development Forum in May 2003. Full documents (zip) >>

Since June 2002 UnnayanNews listserv is regularly disseminating the development news and opportunity nationwide. It is connected with 4300 NGOs and practitioners. More >>>
Millinum Development Goals >>
Human Rights Declaration >>
Culture of Peace Declaration >>
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UnnayanNews was supported by Panos South Asia`s fellowship under its local content development initiative, is a part of the 'Building Communication Opportunities Programme(BCO).

“UnnayanNews”, is a `not for profit` project of Machizo, a Dhaka based social entrepreneurial multimedia and
communication organization.
 
RESOURCE LINKS
Please find some important contact and links relevent to the PRS in Bangladesh >>>
 
PRSP and You by SUPRO
"PRSP and You” review publication on PRSP has been published by SUPRO. The E.book and print version of the publication is available in SUPRO secretariat at Shamoli. SUPRO has extensite program regularly organise campaign and national debates on PRSP and relevent issues. Detail >>
 
 
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