Safeguarding Basic Rights of Minorities through Human Rights Defenders (SBRMHRD/সুনাম) a Pilot Initiative.

Major focuses

  • To raise awareness and enhance capabilities of the local Youths through organizing and nursing them to fight against injustice and discrimination against weaker section of the society and help establish their constitutional Rights in the society.
  • To establish effective linkage between Youth defender groups and local government institutions/administration, civil society leaders so that they can stand beside victims at the time of their need;
  • To establish effective linkage between Youth defender groups and media personalities so that each and every occurrences against minorities get wide publicity in all sorts of media both locally and nationally;

Output
At least 75% members of “Youth Group for Elimination of Social Injustice” have clear idea about human rights and constitutional rights.
Youth Groups for Elimination of Social Injustice” are more gender sensitive and functioning for establishing human rights. At least 40% members in each “Youth Group” are female.
Most of the Local government institutions (such as Union Parishad, Upazila Parishad) leaders and government officials/NGOs/civil society organization personalities are aware about the activities of the “Youth Group for Elimination of Social Injusticeat Union and Upazila level.
At least 10% of the local government institutions leaders and government officials/NGOs/civilsociety organization personalities have attended any activities of “Youth Group for Elimination of Social Injustice”SUNAM Committee”.

Working Area

4 Districts and 16 Upazila of Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira & Pirojpur districts.

Donor

MISEREOR

Intended to continue

2019