World Rural Women's
Day in Chittagong
By Shyamoli Mazumder
Our World Rural Women's Day Observation was on October 15 at Sea Beach, Patenga, a safe and crowded area in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Friday was a day people from all wards of the city came here and enjoyed their holiday. We could reach many people of our fixed wards (with information about our) Violence Against Women (VAW) Protection Program.
We collected signatures on a long banner painted to project VAW. Before that a few local women and men leaders briefed about this day and requested them to give their signature and comments as other volunteers organized this.
Later on we had a Puppet show and Forum Theatre on this subject and we documented people's interaction and comments.
I like to keep contact with your organization as we need friends to work for a better society as Bangladesh is now a semi- fundamental and full corrupted country in all sectors, as women as minority we are cornered here.
Best wishes,
Shyamoli Mazumder
Organization for Women's Development
in Bangladesh (OWDEB)
Founded Feb. 1, 1995
OWDEB is an independent non-
government, secular organization committed to creating a just and equitable
society where women and men are treated with the same respect, and free
from human poverty by:
Promoting women's rights and securing
child's rights
Protecting ethnic & horizon's
rights
Bringing about gender equality
Awareness raising through socio-cultural
intervention.
To keep up with change and to remain
effective, we regularly evaluate, plan and monitor our socio-political
and cultural work as:
Press Briefing & Orientation
- Seminar
Focus Group Discussion & e-mail
campaign
Forum Theatre, Folk song & Puppet
Show
TV Scrolls & Rickshaw Painting
Poster Pasting & Street Interview
Rally & Mass Gathering
Small entrepreneurship development
& micro-finance
Training & communication
Research & documentation
Unity - through fundraising and
donations
For more information contact:
Shyamoli Mazumder
Chief Executive
Organization for Women's Development
in Bangladesh (OWDEB)
05 Mehedeebagh, Dampara,
Chittagong, Bangladesh