Human Rights and Social Justice

Day observation

21st International Mothers Language Day, 8th march International Women's Day, 17 March National Child day, 26 March National Independent Day, 31 March National disaster preparedness day, 7 April World Health Day, 22 May International day for Biological Diversity, 28 May Safe Motherhood Day and International Day of Action for Women's Health, 5 June World Environment Day, 12 June World Day against Child Labour, 26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit, 11 July World Population Day, 12 August International Youth Day, 24 August National Day of prevention of Violence against Women, 8 September International Literacy Day, 30 September National Girl Child Day, 2 October World Child Day, 2-8 October World Child Right Week, 14 October International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, 17 October World Poverty Reduction Day, 1 December World AIDS Day, 3 December International Disability Day, 9 December Begum Rokeya Day, 10 December Human Rights Day and 16th December Victory Day.

Gender violence and adolescent issue

A. Mainstreaming of Adolescents Family Life Education (AFLE) at Schools combat Violence against Girls (VAG) Education

Objective

The objective of this intervention is to raise the awareness and to reduce the dropout rate, in particular, girl's dropout at the secondary level and to negotiate conflicts among young adults to face the challenges as well as the barriers against their development by providing necessary support.

Activities

School selection, Conduct teachers refreshers training, Conduct SMC meeting, Conduct PTA meeting, Emergency sanitation support distribution, Forum formation, Conduct forum meeting, awareness campaign trafficking , early marriage, dowry, Establishing complain box, Conduct issue based discussion etc

B. Disability in Development

Objective

The objective of this intervention is to improve the standard of life in developing the process of financial empowerment of disable ensuring the accessibility in the mainstream of the society.

Activities

Profile develops of disable person, PRT, Materials distribution, Awareness session, Referral to other organization, Financial Support, counseling group formation, livelihood development activities also.

Good Governance

Strengthening Women Rights and Representation in Local Government

Eighteen Upazila based Union Parishad Women Members Forum was formed and operational in different Upazila of Bagerhat and Khulna in 2008 under the SWRRLG program. Though the project activities have been over in December 2008 Ashroy Foundation has continued its effort to sustain the initiative. There was 18 meeting of the Forum was held in 2009 i.e. nine meeting in each of the districts. It provided an opportunity to interact among the forum members, follow-up previous plans and to prepare action plan involving the women and adolescent at the grassroots level and mainstreaming gender that contributed in strengthening good governance.

Advocacy and Networking

Advocacy

Ashroy Foundation is actively contributing in policy and practice change towards achieving the international development goals like Millennium Development Goals (MDG),Hogo Framework for action HFA and Education For All (EFA). It also actively engaged in advocacy initiative to realize the rights of different marginalized groups under different national and international commitments and treaties like compulsory primary education act, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, CEDAW, Salamanka Statement, CRC, Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and so on. Ashroy Foundation is also concern about the basic & human rights people especially women live in the slum, brothel and the people affected by disaster like cyclone and flood.