Category Archives: Our work

Enhancing Resilience to Disasters and the Effect of Climate change Programme in Satkhira under the Country Programme 200243

Name of the Partner World Food Programme Description The major focus of this project are: local level planning for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, community mobilization, participant selection, food and cash for work scheme preparation and implementation, food and cash for work training dissemination, cash transfer for productive asset creation and distribution of…

Climate Resilient Participatory Afforstation and Reforestation Project

Name of the Partner Arannyak Foundation Description Climate Resilient Participatory Afforstation and Reforestation in southwest coastal region

SaFaL

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security & Linkages Name of the Partner Solidaridad Network Asia Description Overall objective of this project is to enhance food and nutrition security of marginal and small farmers and landless workers in Southwest Bangladesh with a focus on developing resilient livelihoods through promoting sustainable agricultural production and market chain development.

SALE

Sustainable Access to Land Equality Name of the Partner European Union Description Uttaran (lead applicant) in partnership with Manusher Jonno Foundation and CARE Bangladesh is implementing the project with funding support of European Union. The project will play the role of a facilitation to engage community to interact and take the support to ensure transparency…

APARAJEO

Access to Public resources by Asserting Rights and Justice for Economic Opportunities Name of the Partner Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)/ DFID Description Enabling the 10,000 resource poor people including the ultra poor and disadvantaged and religio-ethnic minority communities assert and realize their rights of access to land, water and other resources; and protect and safeguard…

SEMPTI

Sustained and Expanded Effort to Make the Ultra Poor Out of Extreme Poverty by Transferring Assets, Cash and Skill in an Integrated Approach (SEMPTI Project) – 2nd Phase Name of the Partner shiree/ DFID Description At least 33,000 ultra poor people in southwest coastal areas of Bangladesh have lifted themselves out of extreme poverty by…

Our work

We are working hard to build a better future for the people of southwest Bangladesh. We are preparing communities for disasters and helping them rebuild when the worst happens. We increase livelihood opportunities and increase well being through education and health care. We are fighting for the basic human rights of some of the most…

Beneficiaries

Our programmes and projects target some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities and individuals in Bangladesh. We work with the landless, women, outcastes, untouchables and ethno-religious minorities and extreme poor communities.   Our programmes are currently providing direct & indirect support to 687,281 beneficiaries from 154,445 households. Of our current beneficiaries 70% are women…