Harmony Trust

Baseline Study of Workers’ Empowerment and Participation Program

The Solidarity Center-Bangladesh commissioned the study under the program financed by USAID. In Bridging the learning from the 1st Phase to the 2nd Phase of the program, the study assessed worker and community perceptions of labor rights and conditions (in Ready Made Garment and Shrimp and Fish Processing sectors), violence, and harassment in the world of work, and access […]

Bangladesh Part of the global study titled “CSO Review of National Accountability Mechanisms for SDG 6”

End Water Poverty and its partners commissioned a global study covering 30 countries (including Bangladesh) on the accountability mechanisms through which national governments are accountable on progress toward achieving the water and sanitation-related SDGs. As part of the initiative, IRC commissioned and Team Harmony accomplished the Bangladesh Part of the study between November to December […]

Study on Capacity Landscape of the Humanitarian NGOs in Bangladesh

The study portrayed a landscape of the Bangladeshi NGOs engaged in emergency response, with particular attention to the dimensions, trends, and challenges associated with their organizational capacity. It covered 396 interested local and national NGOs from all eight (8) divisions of the country. Action Against Hunger Bangladesh commissioned the study for Start Fund Bangladesh. Team […]

End Evaluation of the Max Water Supply and Sanitation Services Project

The study assessed the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability potential of the project, in facilitating clients’ improved access to a sustainable supply of safe piped water for domestic and irrigation purposes, and improved sanitation and hygiene practices. It also examined whether and/or to what extent the project has contributed to an improved health condition of the […]

Impact Assessment of the Project on Mobile Legal Services for Urban Poor Women

BLAST implemented the Mobile Legal Services for Urban Poor Women Project in the period of January 2016 to February 2018, with financial assistance from the American Center at U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. The study examined the effectiveness of the project in the delivery of legal aid and legal awareness services to the slum women in Dhaka City and […]

Study on Leverage of WASH Alliance International program in Bangladesh

WASH Alliance International (WAI) started its program in Bangladesh in 2011. This study calculated the amount of investment by other actors (i.e., households, the private sector, partners from non-development funding sources, and local government institutions) during 2016 that can be attributed directly to the program, and contributed to scale-up (leverage). It also analyzed the reasons for the key actors to invest in WASH and determined the […]

Develop a Service Directory for ‘Child Protection Systems Strengthening in Cox’s Bazar’ project

The mapping covered the child protection services available in Sadar and Ukhia Upazila of Cox’s Bazar District. Considering both public and private sectors, it emphasized health, mental health & psycho-social supports, education, legal aid, and shelter support for the children at Ward, Union, Upazilla, Municipality, and District levels. For each sub/sector, the exercise identified the existing service […]

Country Context Analysis – WASH Alliance International 2016

In 2016, the Wash Alliance International (WAI) initiated consolidating the country’s Alliances and program results in eight (8) countries and preparing itself for the post-2016 phase, prioritizing the issues of program development and fundraising. As a part of that, the Bangladesh Country Context Analysis provided the WAI with a detailed overview of the WASH status in Bangladesh, […]

Bangladesh Strategic Program Context Analysis: Watershed‐ Empowering Citizens

Watershed‐Empowering Citizens program was implemented in Bangladesh, along with five (5) other countries, for the period of 2016‐2020, as a strategic partnership between the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International, and Akvo. The Context Analysis was carried out from May to July 2016, as an independent, systematic, and objective analysis of […]

DPO as an Approach for Advancing Disability Movement in Bangladesh: An Experience of ADD International

ADD International gradually expanded its operations in Bangladesh through the establishment of and networking with disabled people’s organizations (DPOs). By 2016, ADD’s DPO structure included 148 DPOs, 10 District Federations of DPOs, 2 national level networks of the National Grassroots Disability Organization, and the National Council for Disabled Women. The qualitative study was conducted from […]