This submission was co-submitted by Women and Children First (WCF), The Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) and the Centre for International Health and Development (CIHD) at UCL’s Institute of Child Health. The following key issues for the inquiry were addressed: the appropriate size and scope of DFID’s programme in Bangladesh; DFID’s strategy for reducing poverty and inequality, including gender inequality; and the role of community-led initiatives in reducing poverty and increasing access to basic services. Specific recommendations for DFID were included. Women and Children First were invited to present their submission to the International Development Committee in the House of Commons in October 2009 and findings from Women and Children First’s evidence were included in the final IDC report.
To read the full submission, please click here. To read the final report, DFID's programme in Bangladesh, please click here.
International Development Committee Inquiry into DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh (2009)
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