On ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, a distinguished delegation from the ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ (๐๐๐๐ง), ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, paid a monitoring and engagement visit to a ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ต (๐๐๐๐) project in Gopalganj.
The distinguished delegation included:
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป โ Second Secretary (Development), Australian High Commission, Dhaka
โข ๐๐น๐น๐ถ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต โ Operations Program Officer, NGO Program and Partnership Section
โข ๐๐น ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ โ Graduate Policy Officer, NGO Program and Partnership Section
Representatives from ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น (๐ง๐๐) also joined the visit:
โข ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ South Asia Regional Lead
โข ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ โ International Programmes Coordinator
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The purpose of the monitoring and engagement visit was to gain firsthand insights into the project’s implementation, achievements, and impact. The findings from the visit will help enhance the effectiveness of the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) and inform DFAT’s broader engagement with civil society partners.
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During the opening session, ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฟ, Executive Director of CCDB, presented an overview of the organization’s journey since 1972, highlighting its ongoing development initiatives, long-standing commitment to empowering marginalized communities, and future strategic vision. She shared how CCDB has been working alongside disadvantaged people across Bangladesh to reduce poverty and improve their quality of life.
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Following her presentation, ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต๐ฎ, Deputy Executive Director of CCDB, highlighted the diverse development programmes CCDB is implementing across the country’s districts. ๐๐ฏ๐ฑ๐๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ, Project Coordinator of the CCDB-SLPFIVCD Project, conducted the inaugural session.
During the field visit, the DFAT delegation met with CCDB staff, project participants, and other stakeholders. They listened to community members’ experiences, observed project activities firsthand, and witnessed how the initiative is contributing to improved livelihoods, greater resilience, and positive social change among disadvantaged families.
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CCDB is grateful for the continued support of Transform Aid International (TAI) and values the opportunity to share its work with the visiting DFAT delegation. Such visits foster learning, strengthen partnerships, and contribute to more effective and sustainable development initiatives for vulnerable communities in Bangladesh.
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