A four-year project titled Youth for Equality was launched at a hotel in Dhaka on Monday.
The project aims to break the stereotypes of gender discrimination and empower youth in the eight divisions of the country
Funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands embassy, the project will be jointly implemented by Plan International Bangladesh and JAAGO Foundation Trust.
Director general of Press Institute Bangladesh, poet Faruk Wasif, was present as chief guest at the launching ceremony, which was presided over by Plan International country director Kabita Bose.聽
The Netherlands ambassador Andre Carstens, Dhaka University mass communication and journalism department associate professor Md Khorshed Alam, and playwright-journalist Palash Mahbub were present as special guests at the event.
Plan influencing, campaign and communications director Nishath Sultana delivered welcome speech at the event.
Faruk Wasif said that youths always fought against discrimination and injustice.
Focusing on political economy that makes everything as commodities and also women, he mentioned, 鈥楾he empowerment of journalists is also crucial to deliver fact-based news.鈥櫬�
Bangladeshi youths are making a significant change, said Andre Carstens.
He also mentioned that Youth for Equality would engage youths, youth-led organisations, National Youth Council, media professionals, local content creators, social media influencers, academicians and policymakers.
Youth has the power. Let us not use that power to make fear in others, but to remove fear from people, pointed out Kabita Bose.
The Press Institute Bangladesh and Plan International Bangladesh also signed a memorandum of understanding for promotion of gender-sensitive journalism in the country.
The event also featured a panel discussion and an exchange of views.
