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CSOs and coastal MPs Demand BDT 150 Billion for Coastal Embankment and Inclusion of Local Government in Embankment Management

Dhaka, 12 June 2021. Coastal Members of Parliament (MPs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and experts urged a budget allocation of at least BDT 15000 crore from revenue in the national budget 2021-22 for the coastal protection, particularly for climate-resilient...

Stop Capital Flight for expected Revenue Mobilization

Dhaka, 05 June 2021. Today right based civil society organizations and networks leaded by EquityBD has organized an online press conference on national budget 2021-22 and termed the proposed revenue collection policies is business as usual and against the...

Input toward preparation of LDC 5 / Doha PoA

On 20th May COAST Executive Director and EquityBD Chief Moderator Rezaul Karim Chowdhury as a member of LDC Watch presented climate change focus for preparation of LDC 5 / Doha Plan of Action in front of two Co-Chair Ambassador Rabab Fatim and...

Full Transparency of Rohingya Funds Demanded : Refugee Management Must Be Participated by Local Govt. and Local NGOs

Dhaka 6 May 2021: The active participation of the locals in the planning and implementation of the Rohingya response is essential to make it sustainable. In addition, Local government institutions and local NGOs should take lead in implementing the...

Civil Society urged PM to speak for “A Global Regime on Climate Displacement” in Leaders’ Summit on Climate

Dhaka 17 April 2021: Today a virtual seminar titled “Leaders’ Summit on Climate Change and Civil Society Expectations” is organized by COAST Foundation, CSRL (Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihood), CLEAN-BD , BIPNet-CCBD and CPRD , where climate change...

Strengthening education facilities for women and activeness of local representatives can reduce rates of child marriage

Lalmohan, Bhola, 10 April, 2021: Impact of child marriage can be worsened to a girl. Girl of a child marriage can be a cause of population growth, malnutrition, birth of crippled child, and she can even loose her rights....

নারী শিক্ষার প্রসার ও স্থানীয় জনপ্রতিনিধির সক্রিয়তা বাল্যবিবাহ রোধে অপরিহার্য

লালমোহন, ভোলা, ১০ এপ্রিল, ২০২১: বাল্যবিবাহ একজন মেয়ের জীবনকে দুর্বিসহ করে তোলে। জনসংখ্যা বৃদ্ধি, অপুষ্ট ও প্রতিবন্ধী শিশুর জন্ম, অধিকার বঞ্চিত করাসহ নানা ধরণের ক্ষতির সম্মুখিন হতে হয় একজন বাল্যবিবাহের শিকার মেয়েকে। অন্যদিকে একজন শিক্ষিত মা কখনোই তার সন্তানকে...

Change for Future: COAST Annual Report 2019 and 2020

The Rohingya influx in 2017 had a huge effect on Bangladesh's development arena. The recent COVID 19 Pandemic has given the entire development sector a new dimension and effect. Even without any outside assistance, local NGOs jumped into the...

COAST is Certified by HQAI for its Quality and Accountability

COAST Foundation is pleased to announce that it has been accredited for ensuring quality and accountability in its humanitarian and development works by the Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative – HQAI (www.hqai.org), following a four-year Core Humanitarian Standard—CHS (www.corehumanitarianstandard.org)  certification...

Ensuring the Safety and Security of Girls will Reduce Child Marriage : COAST Foundation study on child marriage situation in Bhola district

Dhaka, March 27, 2021: Although the rate of child marriage has decreased at the national level due to various initiatives of the government, the rate of child marriage in Bhola district is worrying. The national level child marriage rate...

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Climate-hit women farmers demand recognition and govt support

Today, COAST Foundation has organized a workshop with the collaboration and support of AVAS, BINDU and The Street Child...