1. Background
1.1. Introduction of the programme
The programme “Our lives, our health, our futures: empowering adolescent girls and young women
in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh to live with dignity and without violence” is a 5-year multipartner
programme that aims to empower girls and young women from ethnic groups in the CHT. This
programme is supported and financed by the European Union. The Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures
programme (hereafter ‘Our LHF’) is a joint initiative of Simavi and BNPS in close collaboration with 10
local partners (civil society organizations) in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
The programme runs from January 2019 until December 2023 and will be implemented in three CHT
districts (Bandarban, Khagrachori and Rangamati). The forgotten conflict in CHT affects the lives of
ethnic Jummas. Traditional patriarchal structures severely disadvantage women and girls, and restrict
their bodily and sexual autonomy. Together with the protracted conflict, this increases the exposure
of women and girls, mainly ethnic, to gender based violence (GBV) and sexual violence. Local civil
society organisations (CSOs) are key stakeholders who have the role and responsibility to defend and
promote girls and women’s rights.
In this context, strategic partners Simavi and BNPS have designed this programme to holistically
support the empowerment of young women and adolescent girls from ethnic groups (main target
group), and target key gatekeepers, service providers and local authorities in order to foster a
supporting environment for the young women and girls. This will be done by providing financial and
technical support to 10 local CSOs, who will implement the programme activities in three CHT Districts.
The expected impact of the action is to enable and support young women and adolescent girls from
ethnic groups in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh to transition into adult womanhood with
dignity, and bodily and sexual autonomy, without violence, coercion and/or discrimination.
Deadline
Proposals must be submitted electronically to Mahbuba.KumKum@simavi.nl and
Karin.vandenbelt@simavi.nl by 11.59pm (GMT+1) on 10 March, 2020. The submission should include
all materials related to the application.
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