DHAKA, Sept 1, 2021 (BSS) - BRAC has taken up a plan to give maximum
importance to issue of equal facility and partnership of women at all
humanitarian activities, including work places, alongside men in the
days to come.

   BRAC will strengthen advocacy campaign in the future for further
raising awareness among its employees in this regard.

  Speakers disclosed this at a training programme titled 'Gender
Mainstreaming in Humanitarian Activities' at two separate hotels in
Cox's Bazar district town today.

  With the financial support of the Australian government,
Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme (HCMP) of BRAC organized the
two day programme for raising awareness aimed at ensuring equal scope
and participation of males and females at work places.

  Senior and field level employees of six partner NGOs of BRAC
including SHED, PULSE, JNUS, AKLAB, NONGOR and Help Cox's Bazar are
taking part at the programme.

  Md. Hamidul Huq, Area Manager of Gender, Justice and Diversity (GJD)
Programme under HCMP of BRAC, Malobika Sarker Choitei, Mohammad
Nahiduzzaman, and Nilufa Yesmin under the same programme conducted the
training.

   Hasina Akhter Huq, Area Director of HCMP of BRAC, said the matter
of equality of both men and women at work places is important at the
present perspective.