and strong interventions on women’s development can obviously reduce the gender gap and acknowledge the role of women in the society as well as in the countries economy. Bangladesh a poor developing nation with a huge population of around 140 million (July 2011 EST.). Although women in Bangladesh make a direct and equal contribution to that of men in economical contributions, their productive worth is not acknowledged by this male dominated society. Lack of education remains as one of the root causes
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Chapter: Development Studies Rural Development The economy of Bangladesh is based on agriculture. When the question of development arises in this society, the question of rural development comes automatically. It has been accorded the highest priority in our development strategy. It aims at qualitative change in the life pattern of our people. Definition of Rural Development: Rural development is the betterment in the totality of life for rural people. According to World Bank (2006), “Rural
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Problems in developing small scale enterprises in Bangladesh There are a huge number of problems in the question of developing small scale enterprises in Bangladesh, which are discussed below: Individuality: Maximum small scale enterprises are owned by the individuals and an individual has obviously some limitation. Lower Per Capita Income: Per capita income of our people is low and for this reason our people are not being able to generate adequate capital to run the business efficiently. Unskilled
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Over the past decades, the relationships between women and men and their lives have dramatically changed. In many parts of the world, women still have fewer rights including poor level of education, less income that men and less power of decision making. Unfortunately, this is true, despite the fact that women’s role in children upbringing, food producing and family income is inestimable. Gender equality is not only about being fair to both women and men, but is also means that they should have the
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EDUCATION FOR STREET CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY OF CHETONA BIKASH KENDRA Mohiuddin Ahmad Community Development Library (CDL) INTRODUCTION Background and context Community Development Library (CDL) has been working mainly in the fields of development information and communication since its inception in 1980. CDL was established with a mission to deliver development information to activists and organizations that are working in the broad areas of research, human development and right-based works.
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Being one of the developing countries, Bangladesh has faced multitude of problems since its inception. Despite of both natural and man-made problems, the 75 million people at independence that turned into 161 million in 2011 have managed it survive on a land mass and with resources that would have been depleted overnight almost by any other people. The need for development that emerged with independence, and the willingness of outsiders to help Bangladesh generated a community of development organizations
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Term Paper On Gender Discrimination in Bangladesh Submitted by WWW.ASSIGNMENTPOINT.COM Dialogue over the issue of Gender Discrimination is not a recent phenomenon. During the 1950s and 60s, the emphasis on women was on their reproductive roles as mothers and homemakers. This approach was based on Western stereotypes of the nuclear family in which women are economically dependent on the male breadwinners. In the early 1970s, researchers began to focus on the division
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Term Paper On Gender Discrimination in Bangladesh Submitted by WWW.ASSIGNMENTPOINT.COM Dialogue over the issue of Gender Discrimination is not a recent phenomenon. During the 1950s and 60s, the emphasis on women was on their reproductive roles as mothers and homemakers. This approach was based on Western stereotypes of the nuclear family in which women are economically dependent on the male breadwinners. In the early 1970s, researchers began to focus on the division
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Empowerment of Women in Africa Women play a key role in their support for their families and communities to achieve food, the role of income, improve rural livelihoods and attention to the family. They contribute to the agriculture and rural businesses and supporting the local economy and globally. Thus, a woman is an effective element in pursuit towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. However, every day woman facing in various parts of the world, continuing structural barriers prevent
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Term paper On Microcredit ECO -242 Principles of Macroeconomics Prepared for Janifar Alam Lecturer School of business Prepared By Group 1 Sec: B Semester: Summer-2013 31th July 2013 To Janifar Alam Lecturer School of business University of Information Technology and Science (UITS) Subject: Submitted the Term paper of ECO-242 Dear Madam It
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