What we do
Programmes built on evidence
Active programmes
Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
Helping fishing and farming families transition to new income sources through skills, small capital and cooperative micro-enterprises.
Learn morePreventable Disaster and Urban Safety
Building- and fire-safety awareness, community disaster-risk reduction, survivor support and advocacy for safer cities.
Learn morePatient Rights and Medical Accountability
Confidential support and medico-legal referral for patients harmed by negligence, and campaigning for a Patient Safety and Rights Act.
Learn moreExtreme Vulnerable Communities
Transparent, digitally-tracked assistance for char and haor communities, urban informal settlements and climate migrants.
Learn moreOpen and Accountable Governance
E-governance and citizen accountability: service scorecards, open-data literacy and digital grievance redress.
Learn moreSee where every taka goes
Annual reports, audited financials and policies - open by default.
Later phases
Family Justice and Child Protection
Centred on every child's right to safety and to both parents, DCD supports child protection and fairer, faster family-justice processes including mediation.
Learn moreRule of Law and Fair Process
DCD documents patterns of judicial abuse and vexatious litigation (anonymised), supports affected people with legal aid, and advocates reforms so the courts serve everyone fairly.
Learn moreSocial Cohesion and Dialogue
True to its name, DCD convenes inter-community dialogue and counters incitement and hate speech from any quarter, defending Bangladesh's pluralist constitutional order.
Learn moreStay close to the work
A short monthly note on what changed, with evidence. No spam.