Popular Media & Folk Theatre

To involve citizen at the grassroots level through folk media for access to information and to claim their rights. Rupantar’s cultural platform including folk theatre, Pot song, drama disseminating social messages on to preventing child marriage, prevent domestic violence, sexual harassments, community learning, stop violence against women, human rights and more. The objective of the popular media and folk theatre was to involve citizen at the grassroots level, in modern and folk media to enable them to access information and to claim their rights.

1. Project name - Uphold community voice to public health-related policy and practice in Bangladesh and Nepal

Goal:

To increase the level of awareness among vulnerable communities on health-related policy and practice.

Stakeholders:

  • Community people. 

Name of the donor:

FK Norway/Norec

Major activities:

Working Area:

Bangladesh and Nepal

Beneficiaries:

Project Coordinator:

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Saki Rejoana
Project Coordinator
01766-038030
saki@rupantar.org

2. Project name - Radio program under USAID’s promoting peace and justice (PPJ) activity

Goal:

To increase the level of awareness among vulnerable communities on legal aid system and services.

Stakeholders:

  • Community people. 

Name of the donor:

Democracy International (DI)

Major activities:

Working Area:

Districts- Khulna

Upazillas- City Corporation

Beneficiaries:

Beneficiaries – Direct: 7,000,000 (F: 2,800,000 and M: 4,200,000).

Project Coordinator:

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S.M Saiful Islam Sumon
Project Coordinator
01758-834444
sumonradio@rupantar.org

3. Project name - A comprehensive counter trafficking program to address human trafficking in Bangladesh

Goal:

To increase the level of awareness among vulnerable communities on human trafficking issues as well as challenges and vulnerabilities of victims.

Stakeholders:

  • Community people. 

Name of the donor:

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Major activities:

Pot song performances

Working Area:

Districts-Dhaka,Cox’s Bazar, Jashore and Satkhira District

Beneficiaries:

Beneficiaries – 56,2073 (F: 224,829 and M: 337,244);

Direct: 187,357 and Indirect: 374,716.).

Project Coordinator:

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Akhtarunessa Nisha
Production Coordinator, Rupantar Theater
+880 1733224842
nisha@rupantar.org

4. Project name - EPI Vaccination activities for awareness campaign in KCC

Goal:

To increase the level of awareness among vulnerable mother, children and adolescent on EPI vaccination

Stakeholders:

  • Community people. 

Name of the donor:

UNICEF

Major activities:

Pot song performances

Working Area:

Districts- Khulna City Corporation and 31 ward

Beneficiaries:

Beneficiaries – Total:8290. F:3805, M:4485

Project Coordinator:

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Akhtarunessa Nisha
Production Coordinator, Rupantar Theater
+880 1733224842
nisha@rupantar.org