Violence against women (VAW) is one of the most predominant and tenacious human rights violations in the world. It has been a serious social, cultural and economic problem in Bangladesh, where nearly two out of three women have experienced gender-based violence during their lifetime. Violence against women (VAW) is no more confined to a specific culture, region or country, or to particular groups of women within a society. Global data shows that one in three – 35 – percent of

An 11-year-old innocent and intelligent girl Shilpi Akter attends class IV at Chalantika Slum Children Development Project (CSCDP) which is operated by ADRA in Bangladesh. She lives with her parents at Chalantika Slum in Dhaka. Not only in Bangladesh but in all the under-develop countries the scenario of the slum area is almost the same. Life is full of struggle in the slum. Especially children are mostly deprived of their basic education. They have to fight against the grues

Mabiya Begum a 32-year-old housewife was living in Mollahpara village under the Daulatpur sub-district of Manikganj district with her husband Atoar Hossain, one son and daughter. Her sufferings knew no bounds as her husband had no fixed source of income. Her husband worked here and there as a day laborer and it was very hard for him to maintain his family by the little income. Mabiya was looking for a way to get rid of that situation. Mabiya was sharing her distress with her

World Diabetes Day holds every year on November 14, initially crafted in 1991 by the International Diabetes Foundation and the World Health Organization. Diabetes is a chronic disease where the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin if any at all. It also leads to serious health conditions and, in many ways, can be preventable. That’s why this day is to spread awareness and education. Diabetes is the common name for a range of conditions including diabetes mellitus type one

Women Empowerment Project of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been working with 21 women groups since 2006 in Mymensingh Sadar and Muktagacha Upazila intending to form Somobay Shomity. In 2018, the project has registered 10 groups to the Government Cooperative Department. ADRA has been working vigorously to empower women in rural areas by bringing them under an organizational umbrella. Shomobay Shomity plays a vital role in terms of women empowerment and soc