On Thursday 14 March, Commonwealth Alumnus Zinat Ara Afroze delivered a CSC webinar on utilising research evidence to promote change in remote communities in Bangladesh.
This webinar addressed two CSC development themes: strengthening health systems and capacity and strengthening resilience and response to crises.
The CSC’s Development in Action webinar series aims to highlight the work and research of Commonwealth Alumni across a range of development impact areas.
About the speaker
Zinat Ara Afroze is a development practitioner with expertise in designing and conducting qualitative research on various topics. She currently works as the Senior Team Leader – Knowledge Management, Research and Learning for CARE Bangladesh, in its flagship project Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO) III Plus. She previously worked with the British Council, Winrock International, ActionAid, and Transparency International.
Zinat Ara Afroze is a 2017 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Bangladesh. She completed an MSc in Environment and Development at the University of Reading.
Advancing change through research
In this webinar, Zinat shared her experience as the Research and Knowledge Management Lead for CARE Bangladesh’s Strengthening Household Ability to Respond to Development Opportunities (SHOUHARDO) III Plus project. She discussed ways in which research evidence can be used to address development challenges faced by remote communities in Bangladesh. In doing so, she highlighted research projects undertaken by her team in the Char and Haor regions in Bangladesh in improving healthcare services and agricultural practices.
Zinat also stressed on the importance of utilising research findings to advocate for change and influence policy by engaging multisectoral stakeholders.
This webinar presentation was followed by an interactive Q&A session with Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni. A recording of this webinar is available to view on the CSC’s YouTube channel where you can also watch previous events in the series.
Join future Development in Action webinars
The CSC’s Development in Action webinars take place each month and are open to all Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni.
To find out about upcoming webinars, please visit the CSC’s events webpage.
