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Promotion of social partnership for empowerment of marginalized communities(PROSPECT)

The overall goal of the PROSPECT project was to enhance protection and promotion of human rights mechanism of marginalized community to reduce violence against women and girls through skill development of “human rights defenders, Civil society, democracy activists “.  Girls and women are facing different kinds of violence every day. They could not share their difficulties with their families or close one due to less confidence. They hear a lot about their weakness from their parents, relatives, neighbors and society, and They always being suffer in the family and the society.  The project emphasizes on human rights but women and girls are focused because they mostly affected on human rights perspective.  

General information:

Contracting Authority: BMZ

Supported by: NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice

Project Period: July 2019 to December 2022. 

Expected Result:

Outcome-1:

3046 HRDs (Without duplication) from local to national level are capacitated to protect and promote rights of marginalised communities in 4 sub-districts and to engage in conflict-sensitive democratic dialogue with public authorities.  

Outcome-2:

HRDs organised in 126 civil society organisations (CSOs) from local to national level and in 24 high schools in 4 sub-districts are visible and recognised as important civic actors for the protection and promotion of human rights of marginalized communities.

Outcome-3:

Effective cooperation mechanisms between CSOs and public authorities from local to national level exist for the promotion of inclusive development and the protection of the rights of marginalized communities.

Project location or area Coverage:

12 Unions of Tanor and Godagari Upazila under Rajshahi district and 12 Unions of  Niamotpur and Potnitola Upazila under Naogoan district.

Targeted Group:  3046 HRDs without duplication in 126 CSOs from local to district level, 24 Secondary level schools with 720 students, 96 teachers 264  SMC members,  80 employees in 18 public authorities and 312 members of 24 elected Union Parishads in the 2 districts participating in activities under result 3.