A Successful Virtual planning meeting on “HLP Virtual Convention to share HLP Experiences between Different Agencies Across Boundaries” was held on 23 September, 2021 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Bangladesh Time through zoom platform.

The first planning HLP virtual Convention meeting was started with welcome address by Mr. Santanu Lahiri, Freelance Consultant, world Bank. The virtual meeting was attended by the different agencies of different countries:

• National Institute of Local Government (NILG), Bangladesh ― Institutionalizing HLP
• Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) ― Rolling out HLP in 10 states in India
• National Academy of Governance (NAOG) ― Support rolling out of HLP for WB Project MASAM
• Training and Research Centre (TRC), MUB ― Rolling out of HLP in MUB through UGP, Mongolia
• The Asia Foundation/MUB ― Supporting rolling out of HLP in MUB
• Resource and Support Centre for Development (RSCD) ― HLP integrated within Mahila Rajsatta Andolan (MRA) activities
• TISS ― Linked with RSCD's HLP movement
• Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh - Piloting HLP in 50 Railway Stations in Bangladesh
• Supportive Fund of Investment Development in Agriculture (SFIDA) ― Rolling out HLP in Iran
• HLP Foundation ― Expanding HLP
• JICA ― Rolling out HLP through UGDP
• Other Resource Persons on HLP