The secretary said the pilot project is part of the action plan the ministry has recommended to the Finance Ministry to combat violence against women. There was also a day-long Solution Fair at CIRDAP for the first time ever in Bangladesh, to build awareness. We should work to include men in the women empowerment process in order to facilitate respect and dignity towards women and decreasing gender-based violence. "When you educate a man, you educate an individual, but when you educate a woman, you educate a family, a country," she said. Participating agencies described their response in preventing violence against women and help survivors of violence in Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 25, 2018 16:07 UTC