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The Hunger Project in Bangladesh:
Empowering Women Animators
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What's Missing: Women's Opportunity |
In Bangladesh, the authentic partnership and equality of women is the most critical missing link for achieving the end of hunger. Unit 4 explored the life of a woman in Bangladesh, and the social conditions that prevent her from realizing her rightful role in society.
In Unit 4, we looked at the life of a Bangladeshi or Indian woman, from birth until widowhood. Her life is not an easy one - she is unwanted, disadvantaged, threatened by violence, overworked, and even outcast.
In spite of these harsh conditions, she is a critical provider for her family and a key producer for her country.
Bangladeshi society - as in many developing countries - holds women responsible for all the key actions required to end hunger: family nutrition, health, education, food production and – increasingly – family income.
Yet at the same time – through laws, custom and tradition – women are denied the resources, the information and freedom of action they need to carry out these responsibilities. This situation holds hunger in place.
The experience of the world shows that in societies where women have equal opportunities and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives, hunger can end.
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