Speakers for engaging local communities in implementation

CARE Bangladesh on Tuesday organised a dissemination event on the completion of a collaborative research project between CARE Bangladesh and the University of Arizona titled "Gender, Power and Resilience in Char and Haor Communities of Bangladesh", reports UNB.
This research project used an innovative research methodology named "Community-based Ethnography (CBE) for the first time in Bangladesh.
The event took place on Tuesday at Hotel Sheraton in the capital's Banani.
It featured presentations on Community-Based Ethnography (CBE), Sequencing, Layering and Integration (SLI), and the unveiling of key research findings in these climate-vulnerable communities followed by panel discussions.
The Char and Haor regions of Bangladesh are home to some of the most marginalized communities who were the key focus of this research presented in this enlightening event. It highlighted the intricate changes in dynamics of gender, power, and resilience within these communities and explored sustainable solutions to address their unique needs.
Ram Das, Deputy Country Director- Programs inaugurated the event and gave a welcome speech. He also thanked the University of Arizona and CARE Bangladesh Research team to successfully conduct the research.
The event brought together a diverse audience, including participants from international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), local NGOs, development practitioners, researchers, and academics. This gathering of stakeholders fostered collaboration, knowledge exchange, and networking opportunities to enhance the collective impact on these communities.
"We need to share ownership and engage the community in the design and the implementation of the project. Also, we need to make the communities Makers not Takers," said Tim Finan, Development Anthropo-logist and Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.