NDI – IID

Barisal Policy Forum: Political Empowerment of Women to Stop Gender-based Violence

February 12, 2018

An engaging discussion at Barisal policy forum at the 12th of January, 2018 was on three issues: violence against women, faith based violence and youth on election. The event was…

Third Policy Forum on Peace and Equity towards a Pluralistic Society

August 30, 2017

NDI, Participation, Policy Forum

Participants at the Policy Forum on Bangladesh in Peace and Equality discussed some of the crucial questions regarding gender and faith based violence; such as- what triggers inequality in the…

Policy and awareness, not isolation, needed to protect culture

August 23, 2015

NDI, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, UK aid, USAID

Culture needs protection, but neither law enforcement nor isolation can do that. Rather, practicing, believing and creating awareness about the cultural identity are the only forces that can protect a…

Gender budget remains a mere paperwork

May 28, 2015

Archive, NDI, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, UK aid, USAID

The national budgeting process has been gender sensitized but that has somewhat failed to achieve the underlying objective of mainstreaming women empowerment in the process of resource allocation and utilization.…

Political participation should go beyond voting

May 7, 2015

NDI, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, UK aid, USAID

Free and fair election and proportionate representation is a pre requisite to ensure political participation. However, political participation should not be limited to voting— discussed participants at the 3rd Policy…

Should regional connectivity be Bangladesh’s foreign policy priority?

April 2, 2015

NDI, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, UK aid, USAID

IID held its second Policy Breakfast on 2 April 2015 on the Future Direction of Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy, in partnership with National Democratic Institute (NDI). It aimed to contribute to an…

Demand-driven campaign for the mayoral elections

March 5, 2015

NDI, Participation, Participatory Governance, Policy Breakfast, UK aid, USAID

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Institute of Informatics and Development (IID) have begun a monthly Policy Breakfast series that will provide a unique insight into emerging issues where…