Empowering Women and Transforming Communities: The Upliftment of Bou Bazar Market in Dinajpur

Over two decades, Dinajpur’s Bou Bazar market stood as an inspiration of women’s empowerment and community development. With around 90% of its sellers being women, this local market is a testament to the progress made in women empowerment in Bangladesh, where women have risen to prominent entrepreneurs. The market, initially home to just a handful …

Changing Lives of Women with NICE: Empowering Women Through Nutrition, Health, and Entrepreneurship #InternationalWomen’sDay2024

Women have always been at the forefront of societal development, playing multifaceted roles as caregivers, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Recognizing the pivotal role of women in fostering sustainable development, initiatives like the NICE project have emerged to empower and uplift women, particularly in areas concerning nutrition, health, and entrepreneurship. As we celebrate International Women’s Day in …

15’000 champions send signals to COP28

NICE partner engages with Local Conference of Youth in Bangladesh In many countries, young people are in the vanguard of climate action. Local Conferences of Youth are one recognized channel for their energy. The Syngenta Foundation co-convened a recent example in Bangladesh. The links between climate and healthy food are numerous. Local Conferences of Youth …

Grand Celebration Marks World Food Day 2023 in Dinajpur and Rangpur

Food is the basic need of human and indispensable part for living. Survival without food is next to impossible. Hence along with food knowledge on Nutrition and proper way of consumption is equally important. Safe and Nutritious food is right for all, where importance on scarcity of safe water is also inevitable. Hence retaining this …

National Nutrition Week 2023: A Week of Awareness and Collaboration for Better Nutrition

National Nutrition Week 2023, 7-13 June, aimed at raising awareness and improving nutritional standards in the community. Within NICE, the week saw a series of impactful events and sessions, bringing together various stakeholders in the fight against malnutrition. Day 1: Collaborative Inauguration The week commenced with an inaugural ceremony at Rangpur Sadar Hospital Hall Room. …

NICE Celebrates World Food Safety Day 2023 in Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Dinajpur, Bangladesh – In a remarkable celebration of World Food Safety Day 2023, the Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project along with Dinajpur Municipality rose awareness for nutritious and safe foods on 7 June 2023. With this year’s theme being “Food Standard Saves Lives”, NICE showcased its unwavering commitment to enhancing nutrition and health among …

NICE celebrating World Food Safety day 2023 in Rangpur, Bangladesh

A remarkable event to commemorate World Food Safety Day 2023 at the Rangpur City Corporation has been organized by the NICE project this 11th June 2023. Aligned with this year’s World Food Safety Day theme “Food Standard Saves Lives” the NICE team took on the important responsibility of distributing nutrition packages to the city’s residents, …

NICE Campaign on Safe and Nutritious Food Production in the Cities of Dinajpur and Rangpur

The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project has launched a social marketing campaign to promote production as well as consumption of safe, nutritious, and agroecologically produced foods in Dinajpur and Rangpur. This campaign was implemented by the NICE project in both cities as part of its demand creation strategy. The campaign aims to raise awareness …

NICE Organizing a High-Level Roundtable on Nutrition Policies in Bangladesh

On 22Oct2022 our NICE country team in Bangladesh organized a high-level roundtable on national and regional nutrition policies in Bangladesh, together with the local newspaper The Business Standard. Under the topic of Creating nutrition vital cities: Role of multisectoral platforms, national government representatives, UN representatives and NGO and private sector representatives emphasized the need for …