Approach

What is Collective Impact

Collective impact is when community members, organisations, and institutions work together towards a shared goal. They learn from each other, coordinate their efforts, and combine their strengths to create lasting change for people and the systems that affect their lives.

Collective impact brings people together in a structured way to achieve social change.

Five Conditions

What Makes Collective
Impact Work

Common Agenda

One shared vision and set of goals.

Shared Measurement

One system to track progress together.

Reinforcing Activities

Diverse strengths, one coordinated plan.

Continuous Communication

Regular dialogue that builds trust.

Backbone Support

Dedicated team to coordinate it all.

Our Work
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CI Evaluation

How We Know
It's Working.

01

Alignment with Shared Goals

Every partner rowing toward the same outcomes.

02

Progress & Impact Measurement

Consistent metrics that show what's working.

03

Adaptation & Learning

Insight fed back into the next cycle.

Our Approach

Where CollaborationBecomes Change

We don't work in silos. Oporajita is built on the conviction that no single organisation can solve systemic challenges alone. Our collective model pools expertise, data, and resources to create impact greater than the sum of its parts.

  • Shared Goals, Shared Resources

    All partners align around common objectives, eliminating duplication and maximising reach.

  • Evidence-Based Strategy

    Every decision is grounded in data — collected, verified, and shared transparently across the collective.

  • Community-Led Solutions

    We co-design with the communities we serve, ensuring solutions fit real lives and local contexts.

  • Continuous Learning

    We treat every programme as a learning opportunity, refining approaches as evidence evolves.

Explore Our Methodology
Collaboration in action
Where We Focus

Our Intervention Areas

Skills & Employment
01

Skills & Employment

Future-ready skills and pathways to dignified work.

Enabling Environment
02

Enabling Environment

Policy and community conditions where women thrive.

RMG Competitiveness
03

RMG Competitiveness

A sector resilient to automation and new competition.

What We Aim For

Shared Outcomes

01

Secure, Dignified Lives

  • Health, WASH & social security
  • Childcare & STEM for their kids
  • Safe, supportive workplaces
02

Economic Opportunity

  • Career growth in the RMG sector
  • Micro-entrepreneurship pathways
03

Agency

  • Skills training for career mobility
  • Credit, training & market linkages
04

Resilience & Sustainability

  • Financial resilience via digital finance
  • A future-ready, circular-economy sector
How We Get There

Strategies for
Collective Success

1

Coordination

Effective coordination on synergies, accountability among partners, and joint data-driven decision making.

2

Adaptability

Flexibility to adapt to a changing environment — designing and adjusting strategies to ensure program continuity.

3

Advocacy

Regular sharing of data and learnings, intentionally influencing key system actors and the policy environment.

The Context

The Challenges
We Confront.

Millions of women power Bangladesh's garment sector — yet automation and structural inequities threaten their livelihoods. These are the realities we exist to change.

Falling Competitiveness

Rival hubs offer shorter lead times.

Automation Pressure

Productivity up, jobs at risk.

60% Jobs at Risk

By 2041 — women most vulnerable.

Weak Policy Support

Few schemes or safety nets.

Bias & Harassment

At home, work, and in the community.

Unpaid Care Burden

Heavy, unequal, unsupported.

Children at Risk

Poor health and learning gaps.

Poor WASH & Services

Water, healthcare, housing gaps.

Where We Work

Our Geographical Impact

Filter by district, implementing partner, and area of impact to explore where the collective is active across Bangladesh.

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Ashulia, Savar