Project Name: PRiME-Promoting Rights through Mobilization and Empowerment

Funded by: Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha (BNPS)

Project Status: Ongoing

Key Activity:

– Study on CHT Traditional Institutions from Gender Perspective in 3 CHT Districts

– Organize District level sharing meeting on study findings in three hill districts with CHT women activist and related stakeholders of CHT.

-Organize meeting for District Activist Forum involving representative of indigenous community, youth and women leaders and Lawyers in 3 CHT districts

-Organize training on Human Rights-based Advocacy for the members of activist forum

-Organize training on Gender and Leadership development for women representatives (Headman, Karbari) of customary institutions in 3 CHT districts

-Organize Lobby Meetings with influential with Circle Chiefs, Headman, District Council, women forums and local elites for reviewing customary laws in CHT districts

-Organize Campaign for reviewing customary law, stop VAW and early marriage, marriage registration etc.

Project activities and achievement: According to the targeted activities, we completed the below activities during the year of 2020

-We have organized meeting for District Activist Forum involving representative of indigenous community, youth and women leaders and Lawyers in 3 CHT districts

-Organized training on Human Rights-based Advocacy for the members of activist forum

-Organized Lobby Meetings with influential social traditional leaders like Circle Chief, Headman, District Council, women forums and local elites for reviewing customary laws in CHT districts

-Organized Campaign for reviewing customary law, stop VAW and early marriage, marriage registration etc.