Uttaran has been working to ensure the constitutional and societal rights of the extreme poor, women, landless, untouchable, and religio-ethnic minor communities by equipping them with the tools to have a stronger voice in the decision-making process and societal power structure. The poverty situation for the districts and upazilas in Khulna division shows an extremely dismal picture. Uttaran’s study revealed that, 27% population of Southwest region of Bangladesh own less than 10 decimals of land. These people live below the extreme poverty line and have the lowest per capita income in the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has also increased the vulnerability of such underprivileged groups making women and girls more prone to domestic, sexual and physical violence. The already existing societal inequality has exacerbated and families are resorting to various negative coping strategies. In this regard Uttaran since its inception started Rights, Gender and Social Justice Programme to protect the constitutional and societal rights and ensure justice for the underprivileged communities of the Society. In recent times the actions taken under this program are tremendously helping the communities to cope with their current volatile condition induced by the Pandemic.

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