USAID – IID

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…