Training

Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) has carried out a series of training workshops for BATA members and for members of NGOs throughout Bangladesh interested in becoming more involved in tobacco control. In April 2003 BATA and WBB jointly organized the 1st National Workshop on Tobacco Control. In July 2002, WBB held a training for advocates, at which many BATA members were involved as trainers and participants.

WBB has also conducted a series of six training workshops, one in each division of Bangladesh, supported by the American Cancer Society with support from the United Nations Foundation and WHO. The workshops covered the problems caused by tobacco use (to health, national and household economy, the environment, women, children, etc.), possible steps to take, and ways to support the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Other workshops, supported by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), covered the FCTC, tobacco control advocacy, and various capacity building activities.