Women's Empowerment Activity

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Women's Empowerment Activity: USAID/Bangladesh intends to award a three year activity entitled “Women’s Empowerment Activity.” The activity objective is to increase the empowerment of women in the Feed the Future (FTF) zone of Bangladesh. It is expected by the end of the activity, the recipient will have increased community leadership by women, improved decision-making by women over productive resources, improved women’s control over income, strengthened decision-making by women in agricultural production, improved time use by women, and increased social acceptance of women’s empowerment. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID/Bangladesh intends to provide approximately $5,500,000 to $6,000,000 in total USAID funding for this activity to be allocated over a three-year period.