নারী সেবা ও যুব উন্নয়ন সংস্থা Reg. No. DYD/Teknaf-0102
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Our programmes

Women's EmpowermentSRHRNon-FormalClimate JusticeLivelihoodsChild ProtectionGender InclusionDisaster ResponseAdvocacy
Programme 01

Women's Empowerment & Youth Development

Leadership training, skills and support for young women.

We train young women and youth to lead in their families, communities and institutions. More than 150 young women and youth leaders have taken part in our training on leadership, SRHR and advocacy.

  • Leadership and civic education
  • Skill-building and entrepreneurship support
  • Referral to legal aid
  • Gender rights advocacy
Programme 02

SRHR, Health & Menstrual Hygiene

Sexual and reproductive health, menstrual hygiene and nutrition.

We run sessions on sexual and reproductive health, menstrual hygiene and wellbeing for adolescent girls and women, in host communities and in Rohingya camps. In Moheshkhali we supported lactating mothers and children at risk of malnutrition.

  • Sessions on sexual and reproductive health
  • Menstrual hygiene education
  • Wellness and psychosocial support
  • Nutrition support for mothers
Programme 03

Non-Formal & Inclusive Education

Learning support for school dropouts and out-of-school children.

We support children and young people who have left school, or never started, through community-based learning, referrals and informal learning centres.

  • Community-based education support
  • Informal learning for dropouts
  • Referral back to school
  • English and digital skills
Programme 04

Climate Justice & Environment

Tree planting, climate awareness and adaptation.

Cox's Bazar sits on the front line of sea-level rise, cyclones and salinity. We run tree planting and climate awareness with young people and schools, carry out community vulnerability assessments, and take local voices into national climate dialogue.

  • Tree planting and coastal greening
  • Climate vulnerability assessments
  • Plastic-free coast awareness
  • Climate-resilient livelihoods
Programme 05

Livelihoods & Economic Resilience

Skills training and small business support for women.

We train women in tailoring, fish processing, handicrafts and digital literacy. These trainings have helped start more than 80 women-led small enterprises.

  • Tailoring and handicrafts
  • Fish processing
  • Digital literacy and online work
  • Small enterprise support
Programme 06

Child Protection & GBV Prevention

Child rights, early marriage and gender-based violence.

We have held more than 30 awareness sessions on child rights, early marriage and gender equality, and we provide psychosocial support and legal aid referrals for survivors and for gender-diverse and marginalised people.

  • Awareness on child rights and early marriage
  • Gender-based violence prevention
  • Psychosocial support
  • Legal aid referral
Programme 07

Gender Inclusion & Social Justice

Services and rights for excluded groups.

We work with Dalit and Indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, sex workers and transgender people so they can use services and take part in community decisions without discrimination.

  • Support for transgender people and sex workers
  • Dalit and Indigenous community outreach
  • Inclusion of persons with disabilities
  • Democracy, peacebuilding and civic engagement
Programme 08

Disaster Response & Humanitarian Aid

Emergency relief after cyclones and other disasters.

When Cyclone Mocha hit in May 2023, WAYDO volunteers mobilised within 48 hours. They distributed essential non-food items, shared life-saving information and provided psychosocial support to more than 500 affected families in Teknaf and Ukhiya.

  • Rapid response with local volunteers
  • Distribution of essential non-food items
  • Life-saving information
  • Psychosocial first aid
Programme 09

Advocacy, Research & Policy Dialogue

Policy dialogue and networks at district and national level.

We take the experience of women and young people in Cox's Bazar to district, national and regional forums on climate, disaster risk reduction and gender equality.

  • Gender-responsive disaster risk reduction
  • Community consultations
  • National and regional networks
  • Policy dialogue
Campaigns

Initiatives and campaigns

Our signature platform is running now. The other campaigns are planned for the coming years.

Running

Amar Elakay Amar Kaj

My Area, My Work

Our signature community-ownership platform. Each upazila of Cox's Bazar forms a volunteer committee of 5 to 9 local women, who plan and lead activities in their own area with WAYDO's support.

Planned campaign

Green Future Bangladesh

Coastal tree planting and climate awareness with local youth and schools.

Planned campaign

Voice of Dignity

SRHR and mental-health education, counselling and advocacy for adolescent girls and women.

Planned campaign

Plastic-Free Coastal Zone

Youth-led conservation and waste management in Teknaf and Ukhiya.

Planned annual event

Youth for Equality Summit

An annual gathering of young leaders, activists and policymakers on gender, climate and inclusion.

Citizen charter

Citizen charter

  • Access our services without discrimination
  • Receive timely and accurate information
  • Be treated with dignity and respect
  • Take part in community consultations and give feedback
  • Make a complaint and receive a fair response

We ask everyone to

  • Respect the rights of other participants and of staff
  • Use resources responsibly and ethically
  • Give accurate information when taking part
  • Share feedback to help us improve
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