About Us
Since its establishment in 2009, Jago Nari Unnayon Sangstha (JNUS) has worked to advance gender equality, women’s rights, and the empowerment of women and girls in Bangladesh. As an independent, non-profit, non-political, and women-led organization based in Cox’s Bazar, JNUS was founded to address gender-based violence, promote women’s leadership, and amplify the voices of women and girls in decision-making processes.
Over the past 16 years, JNUS has expanded its work to address the broader challenges affecting vulnerable communities, including livelihoods, health, gender-responsive WASH, climate justice, disaster risk reduction, peacebuilding, and advocacy. By placing women and girls at the center of its interventions and working closely with communities, government institutions, civil society, and development partners, JNUS strives to build inclusive, resilient, and peaceful societies where women and girls can live with dignity, safety, and equal opportunities.
Vision
‘To bring an end of all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls irrespective of gender, race, religion and culture.”
Mission
“To promote a just, inclusive and democratic society where the women and girls will take the leadership for sustainable development.”
What we do
- $Protection & GBV
- $Climate Justice and DRR
- $Social Cohesion and Peace-Building
- $Water, Sanitation and Hygiene(WASH)
- $Health
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Skills Development & livelihood
- $Research and Advocacy
Focus Areas
Programmes
- Strengthening Gender Responsive Wash Intervention in Humanitarian Response
- Promotion of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
- implementing the Fisheries Livelihood Enhancement Project (FiLEP)
- Improving the protective environment for self-reliance of affected populations across the Myanmar displacement axis
- Advancing Protection and Policy through Advocacy
- Strengthening the Efforts of Young Women Leaders Forum (YWLF) for Addressing GBV in Bangladesh
- Empowering Women-led Civil Society Organizations to Enhance Climate Justice
- Social Cohesion Between Host and Rohingya Communities
- Enhancing Protection to Female Volunteers and Staff in the Humanitarian Response in Cox’s Bazar
- Empowerment of Women in Fishing Community in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh for Increasing their Rights in Livelihood
- Capacitating Local NGOs in Cox’s Bazar
- Provision of critical multi-sectoral support services in Rohingya and affected Host Community
- MAITREE: Promoting women’s participation in peace building and social cohesion
- SHEBA Project
- Strengthening Intercommunity Engagement against Violent Extremism
- Local Women Lead for Sustainable Peace
- COVID-19 Response in Rohingya Camps and Adjacent Host Communities in Bangladesh Project
- 2021-069 UN OCHA Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation on COVID-19 Response
- Capacity Development for “Advancing Local Level Action in EiE” project.
- Empowering CSOs, Youth, and Women for Transparent and Accountable Bangladesh (ECTAB)
- PRISE (SDC BRAC Social Cohesion Fund for Cox’s Bazar District (T-2)
- Improving Access to Emergency Health and Primary Health Care Services of the Displaced Rohingya Communities who are Suffering due to Devastating Fire in Kutupalong Camp, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
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