Project Name:
Private Voluntary Development Organization Capacity Development Project

Partner:
PRIP Trust

Country:
Bangladesh

Funders:
CIDA, Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC)

Sector:
Civil Society

Project Value:
$3,500,000

Duration:
November 1997 – November 2001

Goal:
To strengthen the Private Voluntary Development Organization (PVDO) sector in Bangladesh and its linkages with other sectors to improve the socio-economic conditions of disadvantaged men and women.

FIT worked with PRIP Trust to strengthen its institutional capacity in providing services to Bangladeshi Support Organizations, who then work directly with private voluntary development organizations towards poverty alleviation and sustainable development. FIT applied participatory techniques to institutional development, and collaborated with PRIP to enhance its capacities in the areas of training, research, management information systems and organizational development. Through development of an extensive network of PVDOs reaching disadvantaged groups, PRIP has emerged as a premier capacity building organization in Bangladesh.