Rights and Participation

Research consideration of the programme on rights and participation emphasizes and highlights issues related equality and social justice. Research initiatives under this programme includes issues in relation with economic security, household living conditions, working conditions, social networks and family stability of low-income persons, education, and local initiatives for development. The programme on rights and participation under the social policy unit of Unnayan Onneshan undertakes research on all aspects of rights (economic, social, cultural) and also focuses on ensuring participation and identifying barriers to inclusion through highlighting structural inequalities (class, ‘race’, ‘identity’, gender, sexuality, disability, age, social norms). Moreover, the unit advocates for institutional responses that would promote adequate and appropriate service provision for the underprivileged people. To ensure equality and justice across society researches on various social issues are undertaken to assess the real condition of the society. Basing on the research findings and policy analysis evidence based advocacy ensures the process of awareness and initiatives for capacity building of stakeholders at different levels support in accomplishing Unnayan Onneshan’s goal of advancing ideas and building constituencies for social transformation.

Recent Publications 

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Policy Advocacy and  Engagement

The objective of the organization is to create broad awareness among the civil society on current social issues. Through disseminating its research works and organizing events, the organisation put ideas directly to decision-makers at national and international levels. It has cultivated connections with public sector officials, politicians, business leaders, NGOs, trade unions, women groups, educators for building active support for ensuring social justice and equity across the society.

Advocasy and disseminaction

Unnayan Onneshan, a part of dissemination process, is continuously publishing research reports in website www.unnayan.org. These reports are downloadable free of charge and user friendly. Moreover, the organisation arranges seminars, workshops to disseminate research reports to the broader stakeholders with the aim of influencing policy modules for change. In addition, the organisation is publishing policy briefs and opinions in renowned national and international dailies and weeklies as part of capacity building programmes to aware mass people and also to inform policy makers about current situations of life and living conditions of mass people.