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EDITORIALAmid different challenges, reaching goals and recognition ofsuccess, Bandhu Social Welfare Society has passed anotheryear. Bandhu believes that challenges will appear in thestruggle of the ignored population of the society for upholdingtheir humane qualities and that needs a concerted effort.Bandhu has crossed numbers of such challenges in its pastdays with support from every quarter and reached to the peakof success. Earlier, the activities of Bandhu had played the roleto reach the millennium development goals of the governmentespecially goal 1, 3 and 6. Bandhu also believes that theexisting strategies and other programmes will help to contributein achieving some other goals as well including goal 1, 3, 5, 10,16 and 17. And it needs continuous activities and effort fromeveryone.

Some of the national and international activities of Bandhu arepointed out in this first edition of the year and they demonstratethe direct participation of gender diverse population and Hijrasand their advancement and attempts of increasing their skillsthrough participation. Bandhu believes that chances should begiven to a certain group of people if you want to expose theircapacities. And at the same time, there should be endeavorsfor self-development and change. We firmly believe that all thegovernment and private organizations will be with us like thepast and in 2018 Bandhu will be able to play role in improvingthe living standard of the targeted population.

Dear readers, we are highly glad to deliver this copy of'Spandan' in due time. Everyone related with Spandan hasplayed some additional roles to make the successfulpublication. Therefore, I am expressing my gratitude to all thewriters, editorial members and others related to this publication.And I am also expressing my gratitude to all the well-wishers.

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Business center of thirdgender communityparticipated in thetrade fairSiri, a handicraft producing center participated inDhaka International Trade Fair 2018. Siri is acommunity-based organization (CBO) associatewith Bandhu Social Welfare Society and is locatedin Jamalpur. There are around 60 people in SiriShomaj Kollayan Shongstha and all of thembelong to the third-gender community. Among themembers, 40 of them are engaged with Sirihandicrafts. The organization has already beenlisted in the SME Foundation.

Members of this organization are trained inworking with block-boutique, handicrafts andtailoring. The trade fair stall displayed three-piece,one-piece, two-piece, nakshi kantha, bed cover,cushion cover, and zainamaj produced by them.The price of these products has been fixed fromTk 200 to Tk 7500 based on the quality andcategory. The organization has an office and salescenter at Govindbari area under Jamalpur district.

Arifa Yasmin Moyuri, the founder president of Siri Social Welfare Association said, "Thecommoners have responded widely in the tradefair while the sales crossed our expectation".Moyuri also said that we do not want to be aburden for the society.

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Added 'Hijra' as gendercode to voter listThe Election Commission has added 'Hijra' tothe 'gender identity' section of the voter list toamend the Voter List Act 2009 and the VoterList Regulations 2012 accordingly.

Voters will be able to pick the 'Hijra' genderidentity alongside the 'male' and 'female'options from now. Members of the Hijracommunity were previously able to register,but would be classified as'male' or 'female' on the list.The EC then attempted toadd the proposed Hijraoption to the 2014 voterregistration forms but wereunable to do so becausethere had been noamendment of the VoterList Act and the Voter ListRegulations.

The matter was raisedduring a meeting onamending the regulations atthe EC Secretariat on Dec27, 2017.

It was stated at the meeting that a Hijracandidate had run unsuccessfully for theposition of councilor in the Rangpur CityCorporation by-polls on Dec 21, 2017 and thatthere was no barrier to the inclusion of Hijrason the voter list. Finally the commissiondecided Voters can register as Hijras from theupcoming round of voter informationgathering.

On Nov, 2013 a cabinet meeting officiallyrecognized the gender identity of Hijras andapproved a policy on the matter.

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Treatment literacy trainingwith service providers forstigma free treatmentaccess of PLHIVBandhu organized 'Treatment literacy training toservice providers & Gender diversified PLHIV

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towards stigma free treatment access andpositive living with HIV' with the support of ViiVHealthcare's Positive Action Programme onFebruary 13 - 15, 2018 at Chileykotha, Lalmatia,Dhaka. A total 20 Members of health serviceproviders and Gender diversified PLHIVmembers participated in the Training.Mohammad Rofiqul Islam Royal, DeputyManager-Training and Counseling of BandhuSocial Welfare Society facilitated the training.

This was three-day long training with the aim tocreate conducive environment for HIV infectedand affected Gender diversified people in healthservice settings as well as skills and capacitydeveloped of service providers & Genderdiversified PLHIV on treatment literacy.

Executive Director of Bandhu Mr. Shale Ahmedinaugurated the training session. In his speechhe addresses that It is a great opportunity for usto conduct the training collaboratively. Bandhu isalways with the community people for theirhealth rights.

Second Day Deputy Director and P.M. ofAIDS/STD Programme (DGHS) Dr. Md. BelalHossain joined the training and gave a shortmotivational speech. He addressed that ASPworking with the coordination of GO-NGO. Govt.is gradually handling the ART treatment with thesupport of others. At present ART is distributingfrom 6 Govt Hospital centre and free HIV testingis ongoing. Gradually Govt. will set 23 ARTcentres shortly.

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Consultation meetingwith differentstakeholder at Sylhet Bandhu Social Welfare Society (Bandhu)organized a consultation meeting to introduceCBO activities with local multi level influentialstakeholders and create network throughdeveloping good rapport to access stigma freesupport at respective area. This divisional/districtlevel consultation meeting were held on 28February 2017 at DC Office, Sylhet.

67 eminent guests representing DC office,Department of Social Service, NGOs, INGOs,Journalists, CBOs, Educational Institutes, Mediahouse, Lawyers, Doctors, Law EnforcementAgencies (LEA), and Students of public andprivate universities attended. Mr Rahat Anowar,DC, Sylhet graced with presence as Chief Guest.Mr. Nibas Ranjan Das, Deputy Director-Department of Social Service, Sylhet, Mr.Muhammad Jabedur Rahman, Additional DeputyCommissioner, Sylhet Metropolitan Police werethere as Special Guests. Ms. Shahina Akter,Officer- Department of Women Affairs presidedthe consultation as Chair. In addition, thePresidents of Sylhet Hijra Kollayan Shongsthaattended as Divisional CBO representatives andshared their key activities, achievements andlearning to the forum. Umme Farhana ZarifKanta, Program Manager, Bandhu. I brieflyshared overview of Bandhu and Significantachievents highlighting National and RegionalDevelopment of Hijra Community.

The major recommendations of the consultationare:

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Pilot training on HealthSector/Stigma (SouthAsia Health Sector/Stigma ToT with WHO-SEARO to Improve HIVservice delivery forGender DiversPopulation To provide information and global updates onSexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)populaces for access stigma free treatmentaccording to their need from Govt. Health Caresettings jointly organized by Bandhu andAIDS/STD Program (ASP) from 11-13 March2018. There were a total of 25 Government

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initiative on protect Child Hijra from vulnerability. Public and Private Physician provide health

services to the Hijra community without fee. Organize consultation meeting with the network

of Hijra Gurus, So that it can be possible toreduce nuisance and collect money forcefullyfrom the general people.

After receiving training, social service needs to bestrengthened in its monitoring system in case oftraining implementation.

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Consultation meetingwith government healthservice providers atSylhet and JessoreHealth sector is a very sensitive and one of basicright for all citizen of the country. From the verybeginning Bandhu is trying for the gender diversecommunity to ensure equal access to thegovernment health service facility. Bandhuarranged two sensitization meetings withgovernment health service providers at Jessoreand Sylhet. In Sylhet, program was held at MAGOsmani Medical College Hospital ConferenceRoom on 1st March, 2018. Brig. General Dr. A KMahbubul Hoque, Director of Sylhet MAGOsmani Medical College Hospital was the ChiefGuest. Dr. Narayan Chandra Saha, AssistantDirector (Health), Sylhet and Dr. Himangshu LalRoy, Civil Surgeon, Sylhet was the special guest.To widen stigma and discrimination free treatmentaccess of people living with HIV and AIDS(PLHIV) was the main objective of the program.

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Health Service Providers of Sylhet Medical Collegeand Civil Surgeon office joined. A training module hadpresented in the training which developed Under MSAgrant, UNDP and WHO to provide stigma anddiscrimination free services in Govt. Hospitals.

Mr. Fosiul Ahsan, Director- Program of Bandhuaddressed welcome speech to the participants andinformed about the training and about Bandhu indetails. He mentioned that ensuring stigma anddiscrimination free medical services are essential toreduce the burden of HIV and for this Bandhu has alsotaken initiatives to introduce this training package tothe doctors through day long orientation under CivilSurgeon offices who are working at different districthospitals. Dr. Fuad Ahmed, Deputy Program Manager(DPM), ASP requested the participants to enhancetheir Knowledge and information throughout thetraining and utilize in their professional life. Dr.Deboprodo Roy, Deputy Director Sulhet MAG OsmaniMedical College Hospital was there as Chair of theevent and Dr. Ehtesamul Hoq Chowdhury, PresidentBMA and Ex ADG, DGHS graced the event as ChiefGuest. This training enhanced the understanding ofDoctors on SOGI population and well updated on theirroles, responsibilities and supports during provinghealth care services to the community.

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In Jessore, the program was conductedinvolving the Civil Surgeon's office on 14thMarch, 2018 at Hotel City Plaza Intl., Jessore.The whole program was coordinated byCommunity Based Organization (CBO) ofJessore name "Arpon Manob KollyanShongstha". Honorable Civil surgeon ofJessore Dr. Dilip Kumar Roy was present asa chief guest. Dr. Harun-Ar-Rashid, DeputyCivil Surgeon was present as a special guest.Other 10 physicians, 11 Nurses, 1 BandhuPanel Lawyer of Jessore, 1 local journalistand 5 community members and other NGO'srepresentatives were present in the program.

Civil Surgeon said, "Irrespective of anyidentity, all citizen of the country are entitledto get all Gov't facilities. There is straightdirection from Prime Minister is to give properhealth care for all. He strictly instructed allother doctors and nurses to be sincere for thetreatment of Hijra and other gender diversepopulation in his area.

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Capacity BuildingTraining for DIC Managersand Sub DIC In-ChargesUnder the NFR project two-day long-Life SkillEducation training from 17 to 18 February and theProject Management and M & E training from 19to 2o February 2018 was organized by BandhuSocial Welfare Society funded by the Global Fundthrough icddr,b at Dhaka. DIC Managers and SubDIC In-charges participated in the training, whichfacilitated by Bandhu's training department.

Enrich the facilitation skill among DIC Managerand Sub DIC In-charge was the key purpose ofLife Skill Education training. Furthermore, toprovide life oriented practical knowledge amongthe Hijra and Gender diversified people inBangladesh and assist to make decision & solvethose problems efficiently and bring positivechanges among the participants about theirvalues, behavior and attitudes.

The Project Management and M& E trainingfocused on project/program management, M&E,team management, conflict management,accelerated work plan, segregated work plan,data management, reporting system, line ofcommunication, financial management andvarious administrative issues. The specificobjective was to develop a full understanding ofthe project goals, objectives and expectedoutcomes of the NFR project.

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Radio Talk-show Openmy Eyes about InheritedProperty Rights:Mousumi'Mousumi' a transgender communitymember was born in a Muslim family atNarsingdi sadar upazila, Narsingdi. As achild, he grew up at village home like otherboy kids but at the age of 7-8 years shestarted realizing her changes. Hersurroundings started bullying and abusing,and at the age of of 10, her father left himwith local third gender den. There she grewup under her Guru Ma, Now Mousumi is 25years old and living in transgendercommunity without her own family.

She earns her living by collecting moneyfrom shops. She does not know about socialsafety net program that launched by thegovernments for transgender (Hijra). She didnot even know whether she had rights overhis paternal property or not.

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Mr. Shale Ahmed, Executive Director of Bandhuattended the conclusion session of the trainingwhere he welcomed all. He emphasized on thecapacity building of the staffs for achievingorganizational strategic goals and objectives aswell as goals and objectives of NFR Project.

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Under USAID's Human Rights inDevelopment Program (HRID) project,Bandhu Social welfare society airingPublic Service Announcement (PSA) on15 community radio station in differentremote areas of Bangladesh. ThosePSA's are on Property Rights, educationRights, Health Rights and Legal Rightswith broadcasting Bandhu's legal help line"Ain-Alap" phone no. Under this activity, amagazine program with talk show/localdialogue and PSA in a title "MahushManusherJannya" is also broadcastingfrom 3 community radio stations. As a partof this, Community Radio Bikramapura-99.2 FM broadcasting this programregularly in Narshingdi district.City Social Service Officerof Narshingdi took partthe Radio talk show.Through this talkshow Mousumiand othera s s o c i a t e scame to knowabout theG o v e r n m e n tSafety netprogram fort r a n s g e n d e rpeople as a part oftheir rehabilitation.

Now she enrolled withGovernment's SocialSafety net program.

She opined that participating in the radioprogram opened her eyes and a newhorizon of my life. Like Moushumi, onaverage more than 4000000 (forty lacs)listener listen to the PSA and Magazineprogram from 15 community radiostations in every three months. Thiscommunity radio activity raisingawareness community members abouttheir social rights also sensitizing generalpeople about Hijra community.

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Psychosocial conflictand gender identity:A Case StudyRatul (pseudo name) is 21. Hebelongs to a middle-class family. Hestarted feeling something differentinside when he reached his teen. Hisgender identity changes as he grewup and he started feeling a 'female' isresiding inside him. Frustrated Ratul,informed the issue to his parentswhich created an untoward situationin the family. His father turned angryand tortured him. He compelled Ratulto behave like the other boys and he(Ratul) admitted all the obligations infear. He was unable to break thefamily rules. But he suffered somepsychological disorders, the agony offailure to express himself. Aftercompleting his SSC he was sent toanother large city in a condition thathe will not expose his gender identity.But unable to bear the mentalpressure, he expresses his inner selfone day. He feels free. And within acouple of days, his surroundingchanged. He turns the victim ofbullying. Even people startedshowing indecent attitude to him aswell. He was raped by one of hisclassmates in the hostel. His heartbroke. He loses interest in life andliving appears tasteless. FrustratedRatul attempts for suicide. But theresponsibility to family and hismother brought him back from thedecision. He turned attentive to studyand passed his HSC with success. Hewants to be a reputed engineer andbeen trying to reach his goal. But themeritorious Ratul is to flee from thesociety and his family.

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Bandhu has participated toResource Mobilization&Implementation programsunder YIELD & ARROWProjectYIELD Program: "Youth for InclusiveDevelopment in South Asia" (YIELD) by thefunding support of IDRC. It's mainly actionresearch-based project for capacity developmentof youth group to ensuring basic human rights,justice and peace building of the gender diversepopulation. The project required to conduct abaseline assessment for producing inceptionreport. So, the Lead Organization Law and SocietyThrust (LST) Sri Lanka organize an inceptionmeeting in Sri Lanka dated on 14-15 March, 2018.From Bandhu Mr. Fosiul Ahsan - Director Programand Mohammed Iqbal Hossaion- Deputy ManagerM&E attended the inception meeting.

Meeting of the YIELD project was mainlyconducted by Law and Society Trust (LST) of SriLanka. The major activities of this meeting wereshrining the country funding's, methodology of theaction research. The agenda of this meeting aremethodology of the action research, baseline skillmapping, analysis the country context andsituation of the minority peoples, next planningand finalization of the inception report. This isproject also contributing the national strategy planas of capacity building of the staffs. and as well asSDG goal as like SDG 1: End poverty in all itsforms everywhere & SDG 16: Promote peaceful &inclusive societies for sustainable development,provide access to justice for all & build effective,accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Arrow Program: Bandhu has been awarded'Building Next Generation Movement Leadersand Organizations in South Asia for YoungPeople's SRHR Phase II' project by Asian-PacificResource and Research Center for Women(ARROW). Under this project, a planning meetingand capacity strengtheningworkshop was arranged byARROW in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia on 20 - 23 February2018. Bandhu nominatedNabakumar Dutta and SarwarJahan Rupam as participants.The four-day long workshopwas designed with role play,

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STRENGTHENING STAFFCAPACITY OF BANDHUCapacity building is the process by whichindividuals and organizations obtain, improve,and retain the skills, knowledge, tools,equipment and other resources needed to dotheir jobs competently or to a greater capacity.Capacity building is a conceptual approach tosocial, behavioral change and leads toinfrastructure development. It simultaneouslyfocuses on understanding the obstacles thatinhibit people, governments, internationalorganizations and non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs) from realizing theirdevelopment goals and enhancing the abilitiesthat will allow them to achieve measurable and

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group work, individual performance, country-wise exercise, drawing, world café, filmshow, elevator pitch, common dream muraland some other innovative approaches. Themain focus of the workshop was tostrengthen the knowledge of participantsregarding Sexual and Reproductive Healthand Rights (SRHR) and ComprehensiveSexuality Education (CSE).

The major topic of discussion of theworkshop were basic concepts of sexuality,intersectionality, microaggression, sexualityrelated to education, aspect of health inrelation to sexuality, sexuality engagementwith employment, sexuality belonging tocitizenship, law implication of sexuality andso on. In the final day, country-wise andorganization-wise work plan for the projectwas asked to design. The representatives ofBandhu designed their own project with fullof innovative ideas and activities. The projecthas been designed for the period of January2018 to October 2019.

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Shale Ahmed, Nabakumar Dutta, Ashis Kumar Acharjee, AKM Anisuzzaman, Md. Muzib Ullah,Dr. Tareq Alam, Umme Farhana Zarif Kanta, Masbah U Ahmed, Rasel Ahmed Jony, Abdullah Al Noman, Md. Abul Borkat and Iqbal Hossain

sustainable results. Md. Abul Borkat, DeputyManager-M&E, Mr. Ruhul Amin, SeniorOfficer of PR & Communication and Jony &Shams youth leaders from HIM, Dhakaparticipated in three different workshops onbehalf of Bandhu.

Bandhu Social Welfare Society (Bandhu) incollaboration with Netherlands governmentand APCOM, Bangkok held two workshopson "Mid-term evaluation of RHRN Platform"from March 7-9, 2018 in Netherlands andMd. Abul Borkat, Deputy Manager of Bandhuparticipated on this event.

"Forming gender identities, socialization andHIV vulnerabilities of adolescents -Brainstorming meeting" from March 26-27,2018 was held in Bangkok for staff capacitybuilding and development. The participantsincluded RHRN PMEL focal points fromeach country, consortium partners,evaluation consultants of RHRN global andYouth leaders from HIM- Dhaka. Youthleader from HIM of Bandhu Mr. Jony & Mr.Shams were a part of this workshop.

And the convening of the second AsianPacific Forum on Sustainable Development(APFSD) Youth Forum held on 23-24 March,2018 at Bangkok, Thailand. 65 activists,advocates, and representatives from youth-led, youth-serving, and youth-alliedorganizations across diverse socialmovements in Asia and the Pacific regioncame together in Bangkok. Mr. Ruhul veryactively participated on this forum.

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