Presented by Nurul Amin Siddiquee and Rosie Southwood at the Gender and Market Oriented Agriculture (AgriGender 2011) Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31st January–2nd February 2011

1. Presented by Nurul Amin Siddiquee and Rosie Southwood at the Gender and Market Oriented Agriculture (AgriGender 2011) Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31st January–2nd February 2011

2. Most Marginalized Women EP people in Rural Areas People & comms affected by disaster & environmental change Most marginalized in urban areas CARE Bangladesh Programming Framework

3. Women’s Empowerment-Theory of Change CARE Bangladesh Impact Statement on the most Socially, Economically and Politically Marginalized Women Women will be empowered by: + X Exercise of greater choice in decisions affecting their lives Reduced violence against women Strong Social movements built on women's solidarity and participation of men

4. CARE Bangladesh Strategic Directions Economic Empowerment Improved access to dignified employment for the poorest and most marginalized, especially women; markets for their products; information & services for their economic activities; and technical support for their entrepreneurial initiatives.

5. Goal of the Project 35,000 targeted landless and smallholding households mostly women in North and Northwestern Bangladesh have increased incomes and more sustainable livelihoods through incorporation into a strengthened milk value chain (2007-2011) Increase production by improving access to inputs, markets, and services by mobilizing groups of poor producers and input service provider Improve the milk collection system in rural and remote areas Improve the breeding/Artificial Insemination (AI) network Ensure access to quality animal health services at the producer level Improve the policy environment. 1 2 3 4 5 Objectives of the Project

7. Improving Productivity and Capacity

8. Women LHW

10. THANK YOU