NUK is a powerful women's development organization that promotes women's rights and personal and political empowerment. They've already been recognized for their powerful advocacy approach in Bangladesh.
Recently, NUK added sport to its activities in order to pilot an effective sport program for rural girls. They realized the importance of sport in female development and started introducing karate and self-defense for 60 female students.
NUK has also been supported by Women Win to conduct an extensive research project, interviewing stakeholders across sectors on the status of sport for girls in Bangladesh. As a result, it has successfully influenced the government to approve gender training for all female leadership and decision-making positions in the 64 district offices, and women's wings are being started in each sports federation, an element notably absent in the past.
Women Win sees NUK as a valuable partner in its learning about effective advocacy approaches on local and national levels and in increasing the number of sports for women's rights programs. Additionally, their experience with gender-based violence is being tapped for guideline development. Founder Mashuda Khatun Shefali has been an ASHOKA fellow since 1992. The International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) has been a co-partner with Women Win since 2008 in supporting the work of NUK.
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NUK is a powerful women's development organization that promotes women's rights and personal and political empowerment. They've already been recognized for their powerful advocacy approach in Bangladesh.