PRSP Presentation

8/9/2019 PRSP Presentation

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Presented by : Submitted to :

Group # 05 Sheikh Morshed Jahan

Md. Mainuddin, ZR-23

Sababa Islam, RQ-24

Shaheen Siam, ZR-16

Md. Raquibuddoula Chowdhury, ZR-28 Rashed Al Ahmad Tarique, ZR-61

Salman Hassan Ibne Shams, ZR-63


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Key StrategiesEliminate Poverty and achieve Economic growth andSocial Justice by :

Identifying the excluded and vulnerable groups insociety

Ensuring their overall participation

Promoting their social inclusion

Ensuring their empowerment


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Identifying the Groups

Women

Children

Ethnic Minority Groups

Disabled People

Other Disadvantaged Groups


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Womens rights & advancements


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Changes For The Better Free education for women upto high school

Increase in number of working women in offices,factories and even in independent small businesses andnational politics

Allocations of money for widows & divorced womenand ban imposed on dowry

Increase in the quality and awareness of maternal healthand decreased feotal and infant deaths


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Curses to be Countered

Discrimination in offices and homes are often seen

Increased number of sexual harassment isprevalent in all walks of life

Maternal health issues have not yet been resolveddespite being addressed

Enrolment in higher education is still quite low


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Solutions for the Future

Free maternal care facilities across the country

Ensuring just rights for women in all workingcircumstances and encouraging female

appointment in all sectors

Enacting laws to ensure high level femaleeducation for all

Ensuring prevention of female exploitation byimposing harsh punishments and enacting laws.


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Children


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KeyIssues

State of children indicates status of nationaldevelopment

Failure to facilitate childrens true potentialcontributes to persistent poverty

Must ensure basic rights and livelihood needsof children across the country


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Governments commitment

Strongly committed through ratification of UNCRC, ILO & SAARC Conventions etc

Principal legislative instruments include TheChildren Act 1974 & the Children Rules 1976

The Compulsory Primary Education Act 1990


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Actions to be taken

Addressing the health sector

Emphasis on all levels of education

Issues related to child labour & violence must beaddressed

Strengthening the legal front

The children should be empowered


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Ethnic Minority Groups


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Adivasis of Bangladesh

About 45 Ethnic Minority Communities

Estimated population : 2 million

Largely located in Chittagong Hill Tracts

Little national involvement due to political

turmoil


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Identification of issues

Social, political and economic exclusion

Loss of heritage and cultural identity

Few opportunities in education & skill development

Lack of access to information & technology


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Actions to be taken

Effective recognition of Ethnic Minority Communities,

Implementation of CHT Peace Accord (1997) & Hill DistrictCouncils Acts (1989),

Protection against land grabbing and social injustice,

Provide education & skill training, proper health care andsanitation facilities,

Ensure electrification and access to telecommunication


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Disabledpeople


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The Issues

Disabled people are denied not only social andpolitical needs but also basic human needs

Disability and poverty are interlinked and theyreinforce each other

Disability not included in any routine data

collection


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Actions to be taken

Establishing proper data collection mechanism

Ensuring access of the disabled in the education sector

Strengthening the early detection of symptoms ofdisability and providing primary medical rehabilitation

Creating income opportunities for the disabled byproviding training facilities

Ensuring involvement of handicapped people in variousnational and community level committees in makingdecisions that affect the lives of the disabled.


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Otherdisadvantagedgroups


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DisadvantagedCommunities

Bawalies

Mawalies

Bede

Mymal

Muchi

Nagarchi

Kulies

Methor

Sex Workers

Adolescents in Crime

Refugees


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The Key Problems

Living in isolated communities

Hereditary & traditional professions

Treated as social outcasts


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The Solutions

Must be taken out of isolation

Government benefits must reach them

Job opportunities in Mainstream activities

Rehabilitation and training of Sex workers &adolescents in crime

Prejudices against these people need to beovercome


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Conclusion


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THANK YOU

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