Center for Climate-Smart Techniques: Sustainable Solutions for Women Resilience
While climate change disproportionately affects women in coastal and rural areas, they can also be powerful agents of change. To empower these women, AMAL Foundation, in partnership with the Australian High Commission and TIKA, launched the “Center for Climate-Smart Techniques: Sustainable Solutions for Women’s Resilience” project in Modinabad, Khulna. The project’s goal is to enhance […]
Managing Plastics in Bangladesh: 2023 Conference
On October 30, 2023, AMAL Foundation, in collaboration with the US Embassy to Bangladesh, Unilever Bangladesh, Pran-RFL Group, Chevron, Coca-Cola Bangladesh, and Bangladesh Petrochemical Company Limited (BPCL), organized the ‘Managing Plastic in Bangladesh: 2023 Conference’ at The Westin Dhaka. The event brought together key stakeholders from the private sector, government, civil society, and academia to […]
Empowering Community through Building Awareness and Installing Livelihoods in the Solid Waste Sector of Bangladesh
As one of South Asia’s fastest urbanizing economies, Bangladesh is grappling with a rapid increase in waste generation. Over the past three decades, the volume of waste has doubled every 15 years. 55% of solid waste in urban areas remains uncollected, with collection efficiency varying from 37% to 77% (Islam, 2021). Among various waste types, […]
Necessary step for prevention of plastic pollution
Trash-to-Cash: Wheeling for Waste Project
In Bangladesh, Rickshaw pulling is a very common profession through most of the rickshaw pullers live under poverty. Due to their poor income, most of the time they cannot afford to meet their basic needs. Additionally, Bangladesh is one of the top plastic polluted countries in the world due to the mismanagement of plastic waste. […]
Climate change and women leadership
Sustainable Transition to End Plastic Pollution – STEPP
Plastic pollution has emerged as a severe challenge in Bangladesh, threatening both the environment and public health. The widespread use and improper disposal of plastics have contaminated water, soil, and air, while clogged drainage systems worsen urban flooding during monsoons. Rural and urban communities alike face risks, as marine ecosystems suffer from plastic waste endangering […]
Managing Plastics in Bangladesh: 2023 Conference.
“Project Unity”: Solidarity and Aid for Covid-affected Communities’
In times of crisis, unity becomes our greatest strength. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, it devastated lives and systems worldwide. In Bangladesh, with its overcrowded cities and fragile healthcare system, the crisis exposed deep vulnerabilities in public health, the economy, and social stability. Lockdowns and restrictions left millions, especially daily wage earners, without income and […]