Harmony Trust

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 […]

Action Research Titled “Community-Based Healthcare Revolution: The Potential of Reflexology and Yoga”

Harmony conducted the independent action research from March to July 2023, exploring the potential of Traditional Complementary and Integrative Healthcare (TCIH) methods, particularly Reflexology and Yoga, as community-based healthcare approaches for adolescent girls in Dhaka slums. A five-member Harmony team engaged 29 girls as participants aged 13-18 using a multi-method approach, including in-depth interviews, case […]

মাতৃদুগ্ধ পান শিশুর অধিকার, মায়ের জন্য হিতকর

ইউনিসেফের তথ্য অনুযায়ী, জন্মের প্রথম ৬ মাস যেকোনো শিশু শুধুমাত্র মায়ের বুকের দুধ থেকে প্রয়োজনীয় পুষ্টি পায়। অথচ বিশ্বে মাত্র ৪৪% শিশু এ সুযোগ পায়। (আল জাজিরা, ২০২২) বিশ্বব্যাপী বছরে লাখো শিশুমৃত্যু ঘটছে মাতৃদুগ্ধ পান না করতে পারার কারণে! এদিকে প্রতি বছর ৫ বছরের কম বয়সী ৪৫% শিশু অপুষ্টিজনিত কারণে মারা যায়। (The Lancet Medical […]

Celebration of World Hepatitis Day 2022

“Mass awareness and adaptation of an Integrative approach is the key to protecting humanity from the grasp of Hepatitis”-said the Health Professionals in a virtual Dialogue. The event took place on 28th July 2022. For the first time in the country, the leading professionals from all the different systems of healthcare united in a platform to […]

Dialogue on the World Youth Skills Day 2022

On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day 2022, a group of young people from different parts of the country joined an online dialogue. The event was organized on 15th July 2022.  The dialogue included an open discussion on the possibilities and strategies of youth participation and transforming them into efficient public resources through a voluntary program […]