other stakeholders: 1. Enhance the capacity of JAMAKON to fulfil its mandate and legal responsibility; 2. Improve organizational operational systems for better performance; 3. Develop human resource management system, policies, structures and procedures and enhance manpower of JAMAKON to the limit of it approved organogram; 4. Equip the resources; office with physical 5. Develop strategy and plan for outreach to all divisional offices; 6. Establish JAMAKON regional offices; 7. Develop user friendly website, and establish a media and external relations division; 8. Enhance cooperation, collaboration and partnership with GO, NGOs, CSOs, CBOs, and locally elected representatives for better protection and promotion of human rights and develop a standard position paper for partnerships; 9. Fully equip all Commission Members, including effective engagement of Honorary Members, by enhancing their remuneration and upgrading their status so that they may better provide leadership and management support to the institution; 10. Develop and manage budget and financial management policies, structure, systems and procedures. Outcome: JAMAKON’s awareness increased. General awareness of mandate and role, and of human rights issues, 4.2 Human Rights Promotion, Education and Awareness‐raising National institutions need effective human rights information, education and communication strategies, including extensive human rights awareness‐raising programs. JAMAKON has already implemented a series of human rights awareness and education programs targeting different stakeholders, including NGO representatives, national and local elected public representatives, government officials, lawyers, teachers, students, women and children. This comprehensive program helped JAMAKON to increase awareness of its existence among the population and make it as a credible organization in the country. Moreover, the program also helped people to gain a better understanding of human rights. Following JAMAKON’s first Strategic Plan, a Baseline Survey was conducted to assess perception, attitude and understanding of human rights issues among common people in Bangladesh. As per the recommendations from the Baseline Survey, a human rights awareness program, including public campaigns, training, courtyard sessions, public lectures, marking international days and other events were designed and implemented at the local and national level. Relevant training modules, education and audio-visual materials were developed and distributed accordingly. The awareness program was implemented through partnerships with national and international organizations. This effort needs to be continued in order to disseminate JAMAKON’s messages around the country, using different modes of communication. If the Commission is to meet its long‐term goal of a just society where violence by the state is an episode of the past and officials know - and are held accountable for - their responsibilities, extensive training programs and policy initiatives need to be further expanded. As the Commission does not have the capacity by itself to develop a human rights culture throughout the country, it will need considerable assistance from partners to make officials aware of their responsibilities and ensure that they comply with them. The 71 JAMAKON