Promoting Democratic Institutions and Practices (PRODIP) is a five-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development. It is being implemented by The Asia Foundation in partnership with the State University of New York Center for International Development (SUNY-CID). PRODIP is designed to improve the effectiveness and transparency of the Parliament, while also increasing the constructive participation of civil society in the public policy-making and legislative process.
Recent highlights
South Asia Women Parliamentarians’ Conference
Dear Conference Participants, On behalf of the Promoting Democratic Institutions and Practices (PRODIP) program, which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and is being implemented by The Asia Foundation in partnership with the State University of ... Read more...
Mukho-Mukhi
PRODIP CSO Partner organized a dialogue event, Mukluk-Mukhi focusing on Poverty and Primary Education on May 17, 2012 at Shariatpur attended by the Honorable Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament, MPs, Read more...
Gender Responsive Budgeting
PRODIP CSO partner BNPS hosted a seminar entitled “National Budget 2012-13: Expectation of Women and Reality” at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka on June 14, 2012. Read more...
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Voice of Shoronkhola
Through the eyes of citizen Journalist
PRODIP sponsored DPPF members of Shoronkhola raise their voice for improving relevant policies affecting the Sundarbans.
PRODIP THEMES
Education
In recent years, Bangladesh has taken major strides towards its progress in attaining hundred percent enrollment of school going children and reducing the dropout rate, particularly for girl students. Despite this, there still remain pockets of impoverished settlements
Health
Despite recent achievements, the maternal mortality ratio in Bangladesh is still one of the highest in the world. It is more pronounced in the eastern and coastal regions of Bangladesh, areas known to be culturally more conservative and having poor access roads and communication.
Women Empowerment
PRODIP considers gender and Women’s empowerment as not only a cross-cutting issue, but a prime theme and has devised different interventions both at the national and sub-national level to engage Women MPs and Women leaders in direct democracy initiatives. Besides engaging
Environment
Bangladesh is considered as one of the most susceptible countries in the world in terms of its vulnerability to climatic manifestations which includes both short-term and long-term impacts of climate change. Natural disaster and environmental degradation including floods and cyclonescitizen poll
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