Research, Training and Management International (RTMI) is a woman lead resource organization registered with the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). It provides high quality technical and management support to the institutions/concerns working in development sectors primarily targeting poor and underprivileged people under the overall guidance of a Management Board. RTMI has three major areas of work: Research and Evaluation, Training and Capacity Building, and Program Support and Management. Recent activities of RTMI focused in health, population and nutrition (HPN), education and human resources development sectors for the design, implementation and development activities. RTMI was established as an independent NGO in 1994 with the name ‘JSI Research and Training Institute, Bangladesh (JSI Bangladesh)’ and as an affiliate of John Snow Incorporated, a leading public health organization incorporated in USA. From July 2004, JSI USA phased out its financial support and JSI Bangladesh changed its name to ‘Research, Training and Management (RTMI) International’ with the approval of its registration authority in Bangladesh. RTMI is currently working as a sustainable entity with ‘business’ linkages and associations with multiple donors, government and private sector institutions. RTMI over the years has built an in-house human resource pool of 60 professionals with diversified background and experience in the development field. Besides it has established a strong working relationship with resources from different development organizations and universities, whose expertise could be availed of at a short notice. The clientele of RTMI include almost all UN bodies working in Bangladesh (UNHCR, UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UN Women, IOM, WHO, WFP, FAO), World Bank, USAID and many international organizations namely, Women for Women International, American University in collaboration with Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Warwick Business School (WBS) and University of Cologne, Social Impact (SI), Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), FHI360, Pathfinder International, Helen Keller International, Australian Council for Educational Research, ICF-Macro, JICA, Micronutrient Initiative, Save the Children, University Research Corporation, Ipas Bangladesh, Rockefeller Foundation, IPPF, Chemonics, PATH, Swisscontact, John Hopkins University (JHU), GIZ, Engender Health, Columbia University, Aberdeen University, JSI, JHPIEGO, and the Government of Bangladesh. A brief summary of RTMI’s key competency areas and activities are presented below:

Human Resources Development Complex (HRDC) in Sylhet: RTMI has a strong team of training staff based in Dhaka, Sylhet and Cox’s Bazar, and also maintains a pool of resources in its data base. RTMI has established a Human Resources Development Complex (HRDC) in Sylhet City, with a pool of resources and trainers. The HRDC in Sylhet has a 20 bedded hospital and a comprehensive diagnostic center established with the financial support from the Government of Japan. The hospital and the diagnostic center are also...

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