আশার আলো বাংলাদেশ
আশার আলো বাংলাদেশ
Years of
Service
Ashar Alo, a non-government organization, was a culmination of efforts of few young enthusiastic social workers and entrepreneurs in the south-western parts of Bangladesh to address the pressing needs of the community which were resulted from recurrent occurrence of natural disasters, poor socio-economic conditions of the area, gradual decrease of people’s access from the natural resources. These group efforts that started in 1994 received more organized non- political and non-profitable organizational structure in its actions in 2001 and 2006 through the registration with Social Welfare Department and NGO Affairs Bureau respectively of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The Ray of Hope, the English meaning of the word Ashar Alo, reflects the actions that the group of volunteers perform to help out communities so that they are capable, better equipped to address their different forms of vulnerabilities and at the same time could progress towards a respectful life. Ashar Alo believes that addressing inequalities that currently exists in the society, ensuring better access of people to resources/services, better health, livelihoods and food security, nutrition and education for the children, good governance, disaster risk reduction, maintaining sound ecosystems and environmental resources may foster people’s initiatives to develop their own resilience to cope with uncertainties. The organization pay huge importance in developing and designing local action plans in accordance with global key instruments like MDG, Hyogo Framework of Action, UNFCCC initiatives. The organization believes that combining local knowledge and local needs with national level development principles and global instruments is the key to achieve sustainable improvements of the community and their institutions. Ensuring equality in the society, promotion of human rights and justice, establishing a democratic, fear- free society are the principles that the organization Ashar Alo aims to achieve through different project actions it performs
Americares
More than Forty Years of Responding to Disasters Natural disasters, poverty, disease, and civil war impact millions around the world. Americares provides disaster preparedness, medical aid, disaster relief and recovery.
Americares saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster so they can reach their full potential.
UNDP
UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. We advocate for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. Currently UNDP provides six signature solutions to this end.
UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality.
Department of Women Affairs
Vision: Establishment and protection of gender equality based society. Mission: Inclusion of women in the mainstream of development, including the establishment and empowerment of women and children.
37/3 Eskaton Garden Road Dhaka.
Ministry of Social Welfare Departments
Vision: Better lives and caring societies Mission To prepare better lives for the poor, disadvantaged communities and persons with disabilities through social protection, empowerment and development
E-8/B-1, Agargaon, Sherbangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Department of Youth Development
Vision of the Department: Modern life-minded youth with moral and humanitarian values capable of increasing the development and glory of Bangladesh. Mission of the Department: To ensure the development and empowerment of youth with the aim of establishing them in all spheres of life.
108, Motijheel B/A Dhaka-1000
Ministry of Health and Family Planning
Vision: Quality health education and affordable family planning services for all. Mission: Quality health education and affordable and quality family planning services for all through development of health, population and nutrition sectors.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Volunteers Association of Bangladesh
The Volunteers Association for Bangladesh (VAB, pronounced VaaB – meaning “idea” or “feeling” in Bengali) aims at empowering poor children of rural Bangladesh to have a brighter future. VAB helps them gain quality high school education and vocational skills training.
House # 806 (4th Floor), Road # 03 Baitul Aman Housing Society Adabor, Dhaka-1207
Nalta Hospital and community Health Foundation (NHCHF),
Nalta Hospital, a non-government organization established in 2000 as a project of Nalta Hospital and Community Health Foundation to address the basic health care needs of the rural people of Nalta & its periphery and gradually the districts of Satkhira, Jessore & Khulna of the south-west part of Bangladesh. More than 357130 rural people in 365 villages of Kaliganj & Debhata thana in Satkhira district are getting direct healthcare facilities. During the last 12 years Nalta Hospital has developed a village health care model in Bangladesh.
Nalta Sharif , Kaligonj, Satkhira, Bangladesh.
NOBO JIBON
Goal of Nobo Jibon: To improve quality of life of the poor particularly most disadvantaged women and children and community as a whole Vision of Nobo Jibon: To make an educated, democratic, just, equitable, capable and poverty free Bangladesh. It also envisages a society in Bangladesh where every human being living with human dignity and free from all sorts of human rights violations
Satkhira, Bangladesh
Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Dhaka Ahsania Mission is a non-government development organization founded by Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, an eminent educationist, reformer and Sufi. The founding motto of DAM is ‘Divine and humanitarian service’. It functions since 1958 pursuing the aims of social and spiritual development of entire human community.
House:19, Road No: 12, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209
Department of Environment
Environmental protection is one of the most discussed issues internationally. Due to continuous environmental pollution and climate change, the existence of life on earth is threatened. Environmentalists have long tried to get world leaders to focus on environmental issues. In 1972, the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment, held in Stockholm, initiated international cooperative activities in environmental protection.
Environment Building: E/16, Agarghao Sher Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
Department of Environment
Environmental protection is one of the most discussed issues internationally. Due to continuous environmental pollution and climate change, the existence of life on earth is threatened. Environmentalists have long tried to get world leaders to focus on environmental issues. In 1972, the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment, held in Stockholm, initiated international cooperative activities in environmental protection. The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1972 opened a new horizon for this effort. In addition to being affected by global environmental problems, Bangladesh is also a victim of local and regional problems. Environmental problems that Bangladesh is facing are: deforestation, water pollution, natural disasters, land degradation, salinity, unplanned urbanization, unplanned sewage and industrial waste disposal etc.
Environment Building: E/16, Agarghao Sher Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
Forest Department
Vision: Conservation of forests, environment and biodiversity and socio-economic development through modern technology and creativity. Mission: Forest expansion, biodiversity conservation, poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation through direct participation of people.
Ban Bhavan, Plot No- E-8, B-2, Agargaon Sher Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
01712789149
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