POLICY ADVOCACY

Policy advocacy

Policy advocacy influences decisions within social, economic, political and institutional systems. It makes use of multiple targeted actions directed at changing policies, positions or programs. Policy advocacy seeks to establish new policies, modify existing policies and challenge legislations that affect particular individuals or groups. It plays a vital role in establishing social justice and good governance which are essential components of comprehensive development. There are several types of stakeholders involved in policy advocacy process. These include government, civil society organizations (e.g. non-government organizations and non-profit organizations), media and affected community. With a view to protecting the interests and rights of disadvantaged people, CDA has a plan to:

  • Lobby government to adopt or amend laws/policies;
  • Provide input on laws/policies through research and dialogues with communities;
  • Assist government to implement laws/policies;
  • Provide evidence to government why laws/policies are not being implemented;
  • Present the needs and concerns of marginalized groups of people to government

Jan - Mar 2021

Endline Evaluation of Joyful Journey for Out-of-School Children & Youths for Quality Learning (JOYFUL) Project

The Centre for Development Action (CDA) conducted the endline evaluation of the “Joyful Journey for Out-of-School Children & Youths for Quality Learning (JOYFUL)” project using a mixed-methods approach from January 04 to 31 March, 2021. This project was implemented by Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) in Itna and Mithamoin Upazilas under the Kishoreganj district with funding from Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) for 3.5 years (October 2017 to March 2021). The project aimed to provide quality non-formal education to 4,400 out of school children (42,00 at primary and 240 at junior secondary levels), capacitate 1,530 youths aged 14-25 years through sports and cultural activities, life & livelihood skill, Community Resource Center (CRC) based ICT activities, and child rights & social awareness.

Mar - Aug 2020

Sports participation and health-related quality of life among school-going adolescents in Dhaka City: A cross-sectional study

At present , lack of sports participation is common among school-going adolescents in Dhaka City. This study assessed the health-related quality of life of the class 8 to class 10 students with regard to sports participation. This study was carried out among 500 students with 375 male and 125 female from 10 high schools (6 Bengali medium and 4 English medium) from 01 March 2020 to 31 August 2020 with financial support from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh.

Feb - Nov 2019

Smoke-free housing policy for multiunit housing complexes: Evidence from divisional cities of Bangladesh

This cross-sectional study was a tobacco control policy study conducted in seven divisional cities of Bangladesh from 1st February, 2019 to 30th November, 2019 with financial support from the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA. The study aimed to generate evidence for formulating a smoke-free housing policy to protect multiunit housing residents from secondhand smoke exposure.