๐—–๐—–๐——๐—• ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—”, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

๐—–๐—–๐——๐—• ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—”, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

From 05โ€“09 July 2026, Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) hosted an exposure visit for representatives from ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ (๐—–๐—ช๐—ฆ๐—”), Pakistan, and its local partner organizations under the ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ (๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—”๐—ฃ) project, supported by ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ณรผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ (๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ), ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†.
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The objective of the exposure visit was to offer visitors practical insights into climate action in Bangladesh, while showcasing the initiatives undertaken by CCDB to address climate solutions and foster community resilience.
A total of 05 participants from the CWSA (02 representatives) and its local partner organizations (03 representatives) of Pakistan visited Bangladesh:
โ—ผ๏ธCommunity World Service Asia (CWSA)
โ—ผ๏ธChristian Study Centre (CSC)
โ—ผ๏ธRoots for Equity (RFE)
โ—ผ๏ธPakistan Partnership Initiative (PPI).
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On July 5, the Pakistan team visited the CCDB Climate Centre in Gazipur to explore climate adaptation and mitigation technologies. They assessed practical applications and exchanged insights with colleagues from CWSA and CCDB regarding climate change and the RECAP project. The team identified significant potential for replicating these adaptation and mitigation solutions in Pakistan.
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On 07 July, a field visit was arranged in the project areas of CCDB in Morrelganj, Bagerhat. The visiting team members got empirical coastal climate vulnerability of the communities and interventions to solve these challenges. They observed the muti-purpose cyclone shelter constructed by CCDB in Fasiatola village, a women-friendly and climate-resilient space, provides emergency shelter support during natural disasters and operated year-round as a community and educational centre for local residents. The visiting team members also visited the Sonnashi Community Climate Resilient Centre (CCRC), a community-led platform aimed at building a capable and climate-resilient community through active participation of local people in addressing the adverse impacts of climate change.
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On July 7, a field visit was conducted in CCDB’s project areas in Morrelganj, Bagerhat, where the team assessed community climate vulnerability and interventions. They observed a multi-purpose cyclone shelter in Fasiatola village that serves as a women-friendly, climate-resilient emergency shelter and community center. They visited the Sonnashi Community Climate Resilient Centre, which aims to foster a capable and resilient community by involving local residents in climate change mitigation and resilience-building efforts, along with discussions on fund management and capacity strengthening. Additionally, they talked to the community members and got ideas about resilience building approach and opportunities for strengthening institutional capacity.
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On 08 July, the visitors had a meeting with the Senior Management Team (SMT) and relevant colleagues at the CCDB Head Office, Dhaka. Juliate Keya Malakar, Executive Director of CCDB, highlighted the organizational goals, objectives, and motto and mentioned that the RECAP project can strengthen regional collaboration and benefit participating countries.
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Through the exposure visit to Bangladesh, participants from CWSA and local partners learned about CCDB’s efforts in climate change interventions. They are expected to apply these insights in their areas, fostering innovation for climate action. Besides, the visit will strengthen the partnership among the CCDB, CWSA, and RECAP’s local partner organizations to achieve BftWโ€™s climate goals in South Asia.

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Coady Stands with People of Bangladesh

Coady Stands with People of Bangladesh

After weeks of protests, a student-led movement in Bangladesh morphed into a popular movement that led to the resignation of the former prime minister, Sheik Hasina.

Such moments are delicate times and present the real risk of opportunism, co-option, and strengthening of systems that prevent local strengths and voices. Based on Coady Instituteโ€™s values, work, and experience in Bangladesh, we see a better, brighter, more hopeful future.

Coady recently welcomed six participants from Bangladesh to take part in three different courses Asset-Based and Community-Led Development: Theory and Practice, Livelihoods and Markets, and Community Led Solutions for Climate Change. Long-time Coady partner Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), an organization which has recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, co-facilitated the climate change course.

Over the last six decades, we have welcomed 240 graduates from Bangladesh as they work to and for a sustainable, diverse, and democratic future. These graduates and partners are committed to bringing economic and social change to local communities. We stand with our graduates and will work alongside CCDB to ensure that the communities we and they work with are heard, protected, and supported through this uncertain period.

In solidarity and hope with and for all those Bangladeshis working for peace and democracy.