ActionAid Bangladesh
Taslima Akhter is a seasoned professional in gender equality and women's empowerment, currently serving as a Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Technical Specialist for the Field Support Service Project of Global Affairs of Canada since August 2022. In this role, Taslima reviews and analyzes women's rights issues, along with policies and strategies, aligning them with GAC's objectives. Concurrently, Taslima has been a Project Manager and previously a Deputy Manager focusing on Women Rights and Gender Equity at ActionAid Bangladesh since August 2018, managing projects aimed at addressing gender-based violence and developing strategic programs. Taslima also contributes as a Program Officer with The Carter Center, where efforts are directed toward enhancing access to information for women in Bangladesh. Prior experience includes serving as a Project Coordinator for a national NGO where collective strategies were developed for women's empowerment. Taslima holds a Master's Degree in Development Studies from Islamic University Kustia (2014-2015).
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ActionAid Bangladesh
ActionAid Bangladesh always had a distinctive approach be it from the early days of simplicity to today’s complex nature of issues. ActionAid Bangladesh starting its journey from a very small with a minimalist approach today has become a relatively important player of the vibrant NGO movement that seeks to fight poverty in the country. ActionAid came to Bangladesh in 1983 to support an orphanage in Bhola named 'For Those Who Have Less' (locally known as 'Bittohin'). Today ActionAid is committed to changing the capacities of people and groups whose rights have been denied and violated in attaining justice and a life of dignity. Vision A just, equitable and sustainable world in which every person enjoys the right to a life of dignity, freedom from poverty and all forms of oppression. Mission To achieve social justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication by working with people living in poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organisations, activities, social movements and supporters.