AVAS and Bangla Tribune Hold Roundtable on Women-Led Social Accountability in Humanitarian Action
Project Name: Women Leaded Local Level Organization.
Venue: Conference Room, Tula Bhaban (Cotton Development Board), Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Date: 26 October 2026
AVAS and Bangla Tribune jointly organized a roundtable discussion titled “Women-Led Social Accountability: Advancing Gender-Responsive Humanitarian Action” under the SHIFT Asia project on 26 October 2026. The event took place at the conference room of Tula Bhaban (Cotton Development Board), Farmgate, Dhaka.
The roundtable brought together representatives from the Bangladesh Women Humanitarian Platform (BWHP), Women Community Leadership Platform (WCLP), various networks, civil society organizations (CSOs), youth organizations, and gender-diverse communities.
The joint advocacy meeting was chaired by Rahima Sultana Kajol, Chairperson of BWHP and Executive Director of AVAS. Special guests included Sanjida Yasmin, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief; Dr. Mahbuba Nasreen, Professor, former Director and Co-founder of the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS), University of Dhaka; and Rowshan Akter Urmi, GJSI Specialist, Oxfam.
Khadija Akter Antara, Senior Program Officer, Oxfam, presented the SHIFT Asia project’s activities. Consultant Munsi Mahbubur Rahman introduced the Women-Led Social Accountability Tool to participants.
The discussion focused on advancing gender-responsive humanitarian action through women-led social accountability. Rowshan Ara, an esteemed member of BWHP, moderated the session.
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