Poverty Reduction through ensuring poor people’s control of and access to land

The prime objective of the development initiatives in Bangladesh is poverty reduction. For decade’s development activists, scholars, political elite are putting forward various approach and development strategies to address the issue of poverty reduction. Bangladesh government has prepared the PRSP. The poverty reduction endeavor of Bangladesh through Micro credit has received world recognition through the…

The Ground Reality: The Plight and Challenges of the Landless People on their Quest for their Land Right in the Southwest Region

Bangladesh is basically an agriculture country and the income derived from this sector fuels the biggest portion of the country’s economy.  Two thirds of the populations are engaged in agricultural sector.  Eighty percent of the country’s population lived in the rural communities.  Rural poverty remained more extensive than urban poverty which further worsen the economic…

Disaster risk reduction

Our working area is one of the most disaster-prone region in Bangladesh. Cyclones, floods, tidal surges, repeated water logging and land erosion are common in this part of the country and climate change is aggravating the situation We have been working on disaster response, preparedness and risk reduction in the southwest region of Bangladesh for…

Programmes

We believe sustainable change can only be achieved by giving a voice to the most vulnerable in society and listening to their concerns. Following a right based approach we work in partnership with communities across southwest Bangladesh to develop our programmes. Over the years the focus of our work has expanded to respond to the…