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Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD)
Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD) was established in January 1991 as a single focused Rights based independent National Policy Advocacy and Networking Organisation committed to the promotion and strengthening of land rights and agrarian reform. It succeeds the NGO Coordination Council for Land Reform Program (NCCLRP) which was formed in 1987 at the initiative of some of the renowned NGOs in Bangladesh such as Oxfam (GB), NijeraKori, BRAC, ComillaProshika, Caritas, GUP, RDRS, Proshika MUK, ASA etc. NCCLRP as a coalition was formed with the mandate to support and undertake complementary initiatives to the Government khas land (Governments land) distribution program. Central to that support was raising awareness of the grassroots people on the relevant laws, policies and guidelines of the government and as well as mobilization of the NGOs in the distribution process of khas land among the landless and rural poor. NCCLRP had notable success in this initiative and to further carry forward this important undertaking, the founders decided to formally setting up an independent organization. ALRD is the outcome of this decision.
Thus, from its very beginning, ALRD has been bestowed with the mandate of mobilizing the grassroots peoples with the civil society as allies for claiming and establishing the rights of the poor and marginalize communities including the indigenous people (adivasis), over land and natural resources.
Interventions
- Land Governance
- Customary land tenure
- Land Climate Change and Environment
- Land and Family Firming
- Char and Khas Land
- Forest Land
- Land and SDGs
- Land and Gender
- Minority Land Rights
- Urban Land tenure
- Land and Investment
- Water Right
- LandMatrix’/Transparent accessible Land Information
Executive Director
Association for Realization of Basic Needs (ARBAN)
The Association for realization of Basic Needs-ARBAN, a Non-Govt. Development Organization, concerned with fundamental rights and the basic needs of the people, was founded on 18th February 1984. ARBAN believes that all development projects and programmes designed and implemented by the Government, NGOs, International Organizations, UN bodies and others should be directed towards the fulfillment of the basic needs and fundamental rights of the people who live in perpetual poverty, famine, malnutrition, disease, deprivation, indebtedness, injustice and exploitations.
Executive Director
Muhammed Kamal Uddin
Interventions
- Building alternative people’s organizations and community leadership.
- Mobilizing savings and extension of credit for employment and income generating EIG activities.
- Non-formal education and training for human resource development.
- Primary health care, water, sanitation, hygiene, ecology, and environmental promotion.
- Preservation, Promotion, and protection of human rights.
- Disaster preparedness and management.
Badabon
The women’s rights groups of Badabon Sangho have started its journey in 2016 in the southern region of Bangladesh the Rampal and Mongla, next to the Bay of Bengal and Sundarban (the largest mangrove forest). The group was formed with the passion and experiences we had during our journey of doing something for the women while the government started to set up the Rampal thermal power plant and other development projects. In details, while they were coming to collect drinking water, these rural women, fisherwomen and Dalit women were gathered and organized in groups in order to mobilize the issue. Badabon Sangho is a women rights and women-led movement building organization in Bangladesh. Started with feminist approach by engaging women who face the worst forms of violence and discrimination regarding land ownership, race, and natural disaster and are even expelled from their own lands but is forced to remain silent to raise their voice or ask for their rights. It has group-based structure and governance. Group members are from rural women, lower caste, Dalit, widowed, separated, divorcee, religious minorities, fisher-folks, migrant workers, crab farmers and indigenous minorities. Members living under poverty line, face hate speech and stigma and depends on natural resources and lands for their livelihoods.
Kapaeeng Founfation
The term ‘Kapaeeng’ is derived from indigenous Khumi language, meaning ‘Rights’. Kapaeeng Foundation is a human rights organization, which was established on 1 April 2004 with the view to working for promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples of the country. Kapaeeng Foundation is duly registered with the Joint Stock Company and Firms of Commerce Ministry, Government of Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
Executive Director
Pallab Chakma
Interventions
- Capacity Building
- Human Rights
- Legal Aid and Support
- Lobby, Campaign and Advocacy
- Fact-Finding and Media Advocacy
- Liaison and Networking
- Research and Publication
- Documentation and Information Sharing
Nagorik Uddyog
The name “Nagorik Uddyog” (The Citizen’s Initiative) epitomizes the organization’s fundamental goal as well as the strategies and activities it utilizes to achieve this goal. Nagorik Uddyog promotes people’s participation and access to democracy, rights, justice & development.
Since its establishment 1995, Nagorik Uddyog (NU) has worked to strengthen local government in Bangladesh via the dual imperatives of, on the one hand, raising awareness among the general masses of people’s basic human rights and, on the other, building people’s capacity to pursue and realize these rights.
NU recognizes that democratic elections are by themselves insufficient in fulfilling democracy. The poor, marginalized and disadvantaged must be given the power to participate in and contribute to all those decision-making processes that affect their lives. Accordingly, NU strives to provide an enabling condition for the people to set up institutions and mobilize themselves.
NU holds special interest in democratizing the historically gender-imbalanced “Shalish”, Bangladesh’s traditional rural dispute-resolution system. A fair and equitable Shalish entails unprecedented access to justice for rural women – the ‘poorest of the poor’ in this country – and in turn a new and exciting horizon in Bangladesh’s development journey.
Interventions
- Human rights education, community mediation and legal aid support;
- Women’s empowerment through building women’s leadership capacity;
- Strengthening local governance;
- Rights of Dalits, socially excluded and ethnic minorities;
- Child Rights;
- Labor Rights;
- Access to information by using right to information act;
- Human rights and civic awareness for youth;
- Community theater and folk cultural activities for promoting legal and human rights awareness;
- National and international advocacy, networking and campaigning to promote human rights;
- Disaster response, environment & climate change;
- Research and Publications.
Executive Director
Zakir Hossain
Community Development Association (CDA)
Since long historically, the Northern part especially the north Western region of Bangladesh, predominantly Agricultural plain land has been controlling by Landlords (still 69% landless and only 31% belongs to land) resulting different vertical & horizontal conflicts, causing several peasants’ movements against the hunger, disparity, discrimination, inequalities and fighting for freedom against the Authoritarianism, fundamentalism and emancipation. Considering the above context, on 4th June 1986 Community Development Association (CDA) is established with a view to eradicate the hunger, poverty and for empowering the disempowered excluded rural resources poor. Ideologically CDA is a highly secular, non-partisan, Non-Government National Development Organization for building an independent, equitable agrarian society having access to the land and natural resources by building community approach. CDA gradually has been shifted its strategic position from charity to human development based on Human Rights charters which is addressing the People centred development approach.
Executive Director
Shah I Mubin Jinnah
Interventions
- Empowering Communities through Secure Land Rights
- Social Inclusion and Human Rights
- Advocacy and Policy Influence
- Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience
- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
- Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods
- Health and Nutrition
- Education and skilled Development
- Technology, Innovation and Research