BSS, Rajshahi :
Some 108 youths, above half of them are female, have come together towards enhancing their level of confidence for ensuring equitable, inclusive and sustainable development in an effort to playing effective role as social watchdog.
The organized youths ranging from 18 to 30 years mainly coming from the poor and marginalised communities have acquired knowledge on how to find out their community level existing problems.
Apart from this, they, most of them are students in different institutions, are now capable of sharing those among all the people and stakeholders including the local government institution people. To this end, they are implementing the Social Action Project with their self-management.
Prior to this, they were imparted training on various need-based issues like transparency, accountability, inclusivity, basic citizens’ rights, leadership, grants management, project design and community needs assessment.
The training included several individual and group presentations on social issues through which participants demonstrated their creativity and communication skills. It focused on instilling fundamental leadership attributes among the participants.
With intervention of a pilot project, the life-skill development and capacity building activities are being implemented in Bakshimoil, Jahanabad and Mougachhi Unions under Mohanpur Upazila of the district, said Abdus Salam, Chairman of the upazila.
The Hunger Project Bangladesh has been implementing the 21-months project styled “Promoting Democratic Inclusion and Governance through Youth (PRODIGY)” with financial support of British Council.
Project Field Coordinator Subrata Kumar Paul says the scheme is giving more importance on financial management, citizenship, governance and local governance and good governance sector.
Sharing their respective working experience with the program Kulsum and Mamun Al Mahmud of Jahanabad, Shabana Khatun and Md Hasanuzzaman of Mougachhi and Ismat Ara and Mahfuzul Haque of Bakshimoil opined that they have got a new platform of doing something better for the society.
Highlighting its salient features Subrata Kumar Paul says PRODIGY program intends to build the capacity of young people to ensure good governance in local government activities and they can lead people participation.
It also works to promote civic participation and advocate the principles of integrity, accountability, transparency and inclusive at the heart of good governance.
Some 108 youths, above half of them are female, have come together towards enhancing their level of confidence for ensuring equitable, inclusive and sustainable development in an effort to playing effective role as social watchdog.
The organized youths ranging from 18 to 30 years mainly coming from the poor and marginalised communities have acquired knowledge on how to find out their community level existing problems.
Apart from this, they, most of them are students in different institutions, are now capable of sharing those among all the people and stakeholders including the local government institution people. To this end, they are implementing the Social Action Project with their self-management.
Prior to this, they were imparted training on various need-based issues like transparency, accountability, inclusivity, basic citizens’ rights, leadership, grants management, project design and community needs assessment.
The training included several individual and group presentations on social issues through which participants demonstrated their creativity and communication skills. It focused on instilling fundamental leadership attributes among the participants.
With intervention of a pilot project, the life-skill development and capacity building activities are being implemented in Bakshimoil, Jahanabad and Mougachhi Unions under Mohanpur Upazila of the district, said Abdus Salam, Chairman of the upazila.
The Hunger Project Bangladesh has been implementing the 21-months project styled “Promoting Democratic Inclusion and Governance through Youth (PRODIGY)” with financial support of British Council.
Project Field Coordinator Subrata Kumar Paul says the scheme is giving more importance on financial management, citizenship, governance and local governance and good governance sector.
Sharing their respective working experience with the program Kulsum and Mamun Al Mahmud of Jahanabad, Shabana Khatun and Md Hasanuzzaman of Mougachhi and Ismat Ara and Mahfuzul Haque of Bakshimoil opined that they have got a new platform of doing something better for the society.
Highlighting its salient features Subrata Kumar Paul says PRODIGY program intends to build the capacity of young people to ensure good governance in local government activities and they can lead people participation.
It also works to promote civic participation and advocate the principles of integrity, accountability, transparency and inclusive at the heart of good governance.
