Dr. Sabina Faiz Rashid, Assistant Professor, and Sabiha Chowdhuri, Research Associate, were at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK attending a Violence Against Women training workshop and the annual planning meeting with partners of the multi-country Research Program Consortium (RPC) titled "Realizing Rights: improving sexual and reproductive health for poor and vulnerable populations". Dr. Kaosar Afsana, BRAC Health Program and Dr. Morsheda Chowdhury, BRAC were also in the team. The training and meeting took place during November 27 - December 1, 2006. Partners of the RPC include BRAC Bangladesh, African Population and Health Research Centre, Kenya, INDEPTH Network, Ghana, Engender Health, New York and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.