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ContextNaripokkho (NP) is a membership-based, women's activist organisation working for the advancement of women’s rights and entitlements and building resistance against violence, discrimination and injustice. Since its founding in 1983, Naripokkho has conducted numerous activities related to Violence Against Women (VAW) in Bangladesh, which include campaigns, cultural events, training, research, lobbying and advocacy. Naripokkho' s recent projects are Monitoring State Interventions to Combat Violence against Women, which involves regular monitoring of police stations, hospitals & courts and the third phase of Women Friendly Hospital Initiative, which involves the operationalisation of a protocol for management of VAW cases in government hospitals.We are working with Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights (SRHR) at community level. Monitoring government health care facilities and increase accountability of service providers are key components of our work and monitoring, CBO partners do advocacy and lobbing with local relevant authorities for potential solution of the existing problems and for further betterment of services provided from the hospitals or centres.
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