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Women deserve respect from both home and society
By Beauty Sarkar, from Singair, Manikganj With the theme “Rights, Equality, Empowerment, and Development of Women and Girls,” International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8 in Baira Haldarpara village, Singair Upazila, Manikganj District. The event was organized by Baira ...
Continue Reading...Resilient Sahida Begum is on the Path to Self-sufficient
By Suman Ali, from Rajshahi Mosammat Sahida Begum (42). She is a member of Mothura Women’s Development Organization which was formed with facilitating supports from BARCIK. She gains experiences and learns about agroecology, climate change adaptation and livestock rearing being collaborated ...
Continue Reading...Workshop on Agroecology, Climate Justice, and Food Sovereignty Held in Netrakona
By Ohidur Rahman, from Netrakona A training workshop on Agroecology, Climate Justice, and Food Sovereignty was recently held at the Netrokona Resource Center, Rameshwarpur, organized by BARCIK. The workshop was attended by BARCIK staff and field facilitators from Madan, Atpara, Netrokona Sadar, ...
Continue Reading...A united call for Protecting Life and Nature in Netrakona
By Md. Ohidur Rahman from Netrokona A “Netrokona District People’s Organization Coordination Meeting on the Protection of Life, Nature, Environment, and Culture“ was recently held at the Netrokona Sadar Upazila Parishad Hall. The event was organized by the Netrokona District ...
Continue Reading...Field Day of Spice Research Plot Held in Manikganj
By Subir Kumar Sarker from Ghior, Manikganj A field day was held at the institutional spice research plot in Begam Nagar village, Manikganj Sadar Upazila, organized by BARCIK. The event was presided over by Parul Sutradhar, a farmer from the Shatobari initiative. Members of farmer organizations ...
Continue Reading...Workshop on Urban Climate Resilience and Justice Held in Rajshahi
Tohura Khatun Lili, from Rajshahi A three-day workshop on Urban Climate Resilience, Poverty Alleviation, and Social Justice was held in Rajshahi. The event took place from February 17-19 at the BARCIK Rajshahi Resource Center in the Padma Residential Area. Participants included members from ...
Continue Reading...A dignified farming ensures youth’s involvement
By Silvanus Lamin ‘Farming sector should be dignified to draw the interest of youths in it and the topic of agriculture should be made compulsory in national curriculum’-said the discussants in an online citizen dialogues titled ‘Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and ...
Continue Reading...Haor farmers got three varieties of crops suitable for the area
By Suman Talukder from Madan, Netrakona BARCIK organized field day at Gobindshree village of Gobindshree union, in Madan upazilla of Netrakona district where Upazila Extension Agriculture Officer Raihanul Haque, Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer Didarul Islam, and 35 farmers from 11 ...
Continue Reading...Covid-19 and BARCIK’s initiatives
By Syed Ali Biswas Introduction Covid-19 is a pandemic situation which poses the global world to danger and risk today. People of all classes and religions across the world are in panic and anxious. It creates negative impacts on economy, health, education and social interactions. The ...
Continue Reading...Make maximum utilization of each inch of soil
By Mononjoy Mondol from Satkhira Plantation is vital for tackling climate change, protection against natural disasters, reducing global warming and maintaining the balance of the natural environment. In view of this, BARCIK- a non governmental development organization has taken an ...
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