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    Policy Brief - Humanitarian Localization In Bangladesh

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    empower humanitarians

    inSights is committed to strengthening partnerships across sectors, improving humanitarian efficiency and effectiveness, and empowering local actors. Within the rapidly changing global DRR and humanitarian ecosystem, inSights aim to make its footprint by 2025. inSights - Institute of Innovations for Gender and Humanitarian Transformations contributes to strengthening the DRR and humanitarian environment in Bangladesh and in the Region through following ways:

    • Promoting humanitarian professionalism.
    • By collaborating with the government and partners to strengthen disaster management systems.
    • Supporting partners to expand knowledge and skills to embed principled humanitarian response and learning into practice.
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    Strategic Objectives

    To generate knowledge and evidence that support a more localised and equitable humanitarian system
    To equip local humanitarian actors both people and organisations with professional skills and competencies, procedures and resources.
    To identify practical opportunities and solutions that support better bridges between humanitarian and development actions
    To support the business sector to integrate disaster risk management, including business continuity, into business models and practises through disaster-risk informed business and investments.

    Core Functions

    RESEARCH AND STUDIES

    TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING

    PROJECT MANAGEMENT

    PUBLICATION, DOCUMENTATION & COMMUNICATION

    HUMANITARIAN WORKER POOL

    inSights Environmental COMMITMENT

    Tree Plantation Programme

    As part of our long-term commitment to a greener Bangladesh, inSights is planting climate-resilient and locally suitable trees across climate-vulnerable communities and spaces in Barishal, Magura & Purbachal, Dhaka. Through tree plantation and community engagement, we aim to strengthen biodiversity, restore ecosystems and build a healthier, more sustainable future.

    Projects

    Dhaka CALLING - Dhaka Citizens’ Advocacy Collaboration against polluting environment

    Human Rights-based Approach to Humanitarian Action Capacitate local humanitarian workers

    The Conflict Perspective Social Conflict Analysis and Social Cohesion Programmatic Tools Development

    Touching Adolescents' Life Contextualised Training Module Development on Protection of Children and Adolescents in Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis

    Humanitarian Localisation Baseline study on the understanding, adoption, adaptation, and implementation of Localization in Cox's Bazar.

    Women’s Leadership in COVID-19 Responses Baseline to track progress and impact of women’s leadership and meaningful participation in COVID-19 responses in Bangladesh

    The Formulation of Communication Strategy and Staff Capacity Building Targeting the Promotion of SHED Image among Target Audience

    Life & Living EVIDENCE AND EXPERIENCE

    Private Sector Emergency Preparedness Develop SOP for Private Sector Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) and Private Sector Emergency Response Team (PERT)

    Joyeeta - the winning women feasibility study and programme development to promote women SME in seven divisional resource centres of Joyeeta Foundation

    Capacitate Young Professionals on Gender, DRR and CCA

    Basic Capacity Sharing Programme on Humanitarian Essentials and Sphere Standards for national and local NGOs

    Basic Capacity Sharing Programme on Humanitarian Essentials, Humanitarian Principles, SPHERE Standards and Resource Management

    Gender equality and social inclusion gap analysis of CSISA-MEA

    Labor Law Compliances in the Context of Bangladesh NGOs, In Accordance with NGO Bureau and Other Statutory Requirements

    Conflict of Interest Policy 2024

    Training on Labor Law Compliances in the Context of Bangladesh NGOs, in accordance with NGO Bureau and other Statutory

    Humanitarian Horizons: POWER, PEOPLE AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP

    Innovation For Green Humanitarian Action And Adaptation

    Baseline Study on Socio-Economic Empowerment with dignity and sustainability (SEEDS 2024)

    The Start Ready Learning Grant

    A Window of Opportunity: Priorities for Humanitarian System Reform in Bangladesh

    Team

    Management Team

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    Nahid Siddiqui
    Chairperson
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    Niger Rahman
    Chief Executive Officer
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    Suman Ahsanul Islam
    Adviser

    Advisers

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    Professor Afsan Chowdhury
    Adviser, Research, Advocacy, and Communication
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    Rezwan Siddiqui, Ph.D. (In Memoriam)
    Adviser, Media, Publications and Quality Assurance
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    M. Ehsanur Rahman, Ph.D.
    Adviser, Humanitarian
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    Professor Abu Jamil Faisel
    Adviser, Public Health
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    Sheepa Hafiza
    Adviser, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion
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    Professor Hasan Shafie, Ph.D.
    Adviser, Anthropology
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    Ahmed Abidur Razzaque Khan, Ph.D.
    Adviser, Human Rights
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    Shahana Afrose Chowdhury, Ph.D.
    Adviser, Green Economy

    Admin & Operations

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    Sanzida Khan
    Head of Administration and Accounts
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    Mohammed Thouhid Aziz
    Senior Officer - Business Operations & Communication
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    Tafhimur Rahman
    Manager, Business Development and Communication
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    Samia Khan
    Research Officer
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    Umar Afsan Siddiqui
    Business Development Officer

    Expert Pool

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    Saad Mahmood
    Expert - Disaster Risk Reduction
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    Salma Akter
    Expert - Human Resource Management

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    Total Visitors

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    Our Journey (years)

    22

    Total projects