Gender, Power and Resilience in Bangladesh

The objectives of this research activity are to: (1) analyze resilience outcomes of the totality of SHOUHARDO’s interventions focused on women’s empowerment and social inclusion, (2) assess the dynamics of Sequencing, Layering and Integration (SLI) of SHOUHARDO interventions, (3) identify the factors that reduce the sustainability of SHOUHARDO interventions in women’s empowerment and social inclusion, and (4) assess the influence of SHOUHARDO programming on structural power imbalances. The University of Arizona will use mixed methods and community ethnography in eight communities in each of the Char and Haor regions.