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RAJSHAHI, Dec 10, 2025 (BSS) - Speakers at a meeting today called for strengthening local advocacy platforms to ensure citizens' rights, improve access to public services, and address challenges faced by marginalized communities.
They said robust advocacy platforms play a key role in promoting women's and children's rights, preventing child marriage, and ensuring transparency and accountability in local service delivery institutions.
The observations came during the annual conference of the Rajshahi Divisional Advocacy Platform held at Historic Bodhho Bihar in Badalgachhi Upazila of Naogaon district.
The event was organized by DASCOH Foundation under its "Thriving through Equity, Economic Empowerment and Climate Resilience (THRIVE) project" with support from HEKS/EPER Bangladesh.
Dewan Muhammad Badiuzzaman chaired the conference, which featured addresses by Bimal Chandra Rajwad, Ganesh Mardi, Yeasmin Sultana, Azadul Islam, Farhana Parveen, and THRIVE project focal person Modon Das.
Platform leaders and workers from Rajshahi, Naogaon, Natore, Joypurhat, and Chapai Nawabganj participated the event.
The THRIVE project seeks to empower marginalized communities, particularly Dalits and Adivashis, by improving access to rights, socio-economic opportunities, and climate resilience.
It aims to create an enabling environment for their social, cultural, and economic well-being, promote inclusive governance, and expand access to entitlements.
The project also focuses on improving livelihoods through climate-adaptive agriculture, alternative income sources, and market linkages, while strengthening communities' resilience to climate change and disasters, particularly in the areas of water, environment, health, nutrition, and sanitation.
