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National Website: campebd.org

National Coalition

In Bangladesh there is a diverse national platform that supports the Global Call to Action against Poverty. If your organisation or network would like to get involved, please get in touch with CAMPE:

Sayed-ul-Alam Kazal
Secretariat Coordinator, PFM Bangladesh & Program Manager, CAMPE
gcap_southasia@yahoo.com

October 17

Despite the natural calamities and state of emergency millions of people from the disadvantaged groups and urban middle class prepare to express their solidarity with the Global Campaign against Poverty by participating in the International Day of Poverty Eradication events organized by the Civil Society Groups, Youth Groups and the local Government.

National Event

Peoples Rally in front of City Corporation led by none other than the Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation himself
People’s Concert organized by Youth groups – the event is expected to draw at least 10,000 people. Most of the popular bands have already expressed their solidarity and interest to join hands in the campaign against poverty. We are hoping that National leaders like Dr Yunus and Mr Fazle Hasan Abed Founder CEO BRAC will appear and convey their messages.
Poster Competition for School Children – 20 Schools
Essay Competition-20 Schools
Community Fair
Street drama

Local Level

Community Mobilization- BRAC has already committed to mobilize 40,000 women’s groups in the stand up event across Bangladesh on that day.
Children from 35,000 BRAC learning centers (35,000x30) are expected to join in school assemblies on October 17
Cultural programs by indigenous groups in 30 different districts will be organized by PFM members.

Click here for the report of the planning workshop which was held on 31 July 2007 in Dhaka, organized by PFM to observe October 17, International Day for Eradication of Poverty.

07-07-07 Events

Highlights of the 07-07-07 - Click here to read the report (PDF)

People’s Forum on MDG’s (PFM) Bangladesh releases MDGs report to mark 07/07/07 - Click here to read the report overwiev (pdf)

All planned events 07-07-07 - Click here to read the plans (PDF)

Media interest on the Challenges of Achieving MDGs continues in Bangladesh

PFM Bangladesh members participated in an interactive talk show on State Responsibility, Government’s Reform Agenda and Challenges of Achieving the MDGs produced by NTV on July 14 as a post 7/7/7 initiative

In continuum of the various programmes related to the mid point of MDGs, NTV Bangladesh, a private TV Channel with international satellite links and an outreach of more than 2 million viewers aired a TV Talk Show on 14 July 2007.Dr. Asaduzzaman, Research Director, BIDS, and the Principal Researcher of PFM’s Progress Report on MDGs in Bangladesh 2007, Rasheda K. Choudhury, member IFT – GCAP and K. A. M. Morshed, Head of E - Governance and Development, UNDP Bangladesh took part in the lively discussion moderated by popular anchor Zahirul Alam. At a point of time when the country is being run by a transitional Care Taker government and the maximum attention of the media has been captured by massive anti corruption drives, reforms of the political processes, institutions and parties this was indeed a commendable step on the part of the media to continue to raise MDG issues beyond 7/7/7. The speakers highlighted the fact that despite government commitment, if the current trend continues, then around fifty million people (absolute number) may still be below the poverty line in 2015 in Bangladesh. It is, therefore, imperative that everybody - government, civil society and development partners must take up this challenge seriously and work with total commitment.
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