| Web Summary Information: |
Round : 3 Phase : 3 |
| Name of the Organization: |
Onneyshan [Onneyshan] |
| Contact Person: |
Mitali Nusrat Parvin, Executive Director |
| Address: |
Hs-20, Rd-5, Block-G, Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216
Tel: 8061659,01711697353,,,,,,, Fax:
Email: onneyshan@dhaka.net, onneyshan@hotmail.com, Web: NA |
| MJF Contact Person: |
Shoeib Shazzad Khan |
| Project Title: |
Campaign for raising critical awareness on human rights of urban poor especially targeting women and children |
| Project Location: |
Dhaka,Mirpur |
| Project Duration: |
2 Years |
| Project Budget: |
8633065 Tk |
| Brief history of the Organization: |
Onneyshan is a non-profit, non- political development organisation. It is dedicated to the welfare of the impoverished, deprived and marginalised section of the population, especially women and children.
Onneyshan started its journey in 1992 through projects for river-eroded people, by providing shelter and income generating activity. Through its rehabilitation project Onneyshan has helped many families to get back on their feet, even after they had lost everything to river erosion.
Onneyshan recognises that a holistic approach is needed to alleviate poverty and to ensure that the marginalised people, especially women can live a life of human dignity.
Onneyshan has worked by providing both material support and using rights-based approach. Onneyshan believes that for women in Bangladesh to be able to live a life of human dignity enjoying all the rights and entitlement afforded to them as equal citizens of the country, they must have the ability and capacity to raise their voice and claim those rights and entitlements.
Onneyshan is registered with Social Welfare Department and NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh. |
| Project Objective: |
- To focus and build awareness on some specific human rights issues of urban poor which include rights to live and civic rights as spelt out in the constitution and in different human rights covenants signed by GOB.
- To build coalition with other civil society actors for creating an enabling environment favourable for urban poor.
- To develop presence of urban poor participated and led by own organisations (CBO’s) to achieve important and visible space in the societal process.
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| Expected Outcome: |
- 500 beneficiaries are aware about their legal rights and they become proactive to claim their rights and opposed to violence against women and children.
- 600 direct beneficiaries will be trained and gain leadership capabilities through forming 5 CBOs to claim and protect their rights by taking various initiatives.
- 450 children will be benefited and will have a better chance in getting admitted to primary schools.
- A positive response will be ensured from government and other major stakeholders about slums women’s and children’s needs and rights.
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| Project Goal: |
To raise critical awareness on human rights (right to live) and civic rights of urban poor, especially women and children living in urban slums and to facilitate the increase of sensitivity and the creation of an enabling environment through alliance building and solidarity on the above issue involving civil society stakeholders. |
| Major Activity: |
Formation of women's pressure groups for collective bargaining.
Awareness raising of the stakeholders on human rights issues.
Campaign and mobilisation for claiming rights.
Partnership and networking for influencing policy change. |
| Primary Beneficiary Number: |
500 |
| Secondary Beneficiary Number: |
2500 |
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