Education
The Constitution of Bangladesh guarantees free education to every citizen but a large section of the population are deprived of this right. We believe education is a catalyst to social transformation and tackling this inequality is central to our mission. Our education programme began in 1985 with the establishment of a secondary school. At present…
Rights, justice and good governance
Most of the formal democratic institutions in Bangladesh function in an undemocratic manner. Often there is limited transparency, accountability, responsiveness or opportunity for community participation. Our strategies to improve governance cut across all of our current initiatives. Central to this approach is our belief that to promote good governance and democratization it is necessary to…
Institute for Development Research & Training (IDRT)
Uttaran has incorporated capacity building as an integral part of all its programs. The main objective of the training division of Uttaran is to strengthen the skill and knowledge of Uttaran and other NGO staff as well as larger civil society actors. Uttaran has a very good and furnished training and resource centre called the…
Health and nutrition
Our health and nutrition programme is implementing effective health and sanitation interventions across southwest Bangladesh. We have strengthened our partnership with the local government and developed networks of local CBOs, NGOs and civil society. Our interventions use a mixture of grassroots mobilization, education and media campaigns and network building. Health education and capacity building We…