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Sirajgonj, Gaibandha, Madaripur, Patuakhali Organizational Profile SOUTH ASIA PARTNERSHIP-BANGLADESH House # 63, Block-‘Ka’, Mohammadpur Housing, Pisciculture & Farming Cooperative Society Ltd., Shyamoli, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh Phone: +88 02 58155650, 8142525, Cell: +8801720200030 Email: [email protected], Website: www.sapbd.org May, 2018 SOUTH ASIA PARTNERSHIP-BANGLADESH Page 1 of 43 Organizational Profile 1. Basic Information Detail Name of the Organization South Asia Partnership-Bangladesh Abbreviation SAP-BD House # 63, Block-‘Ka’, Mohammadpur Housing, Mailing Address of Head Office and Pisciculture & Farming Cooperative Society Ltd., Shyamoli, Training Center Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh Contact Number Tel: +88 02 58155650, 8142525, Cell: +88 01720200030 E-mail Address [email protected], [email protected] Fax Number +88028142525 Website http//www.sapbd.org Md. Delwar Hossain, Executive Director Contact Person of the organization Tel: +88 02 58155650, 8142525, Cell: +8801720200030 Email: [email protected], Skype: delwar1234561 Chairperson of the National Dr. Nasir Uddin Executive Committee (NEC) Establishment Date March 29, 1984 Total staff: 316, Male: 200, Female: 116, Regular: 168, Staff Strength Contractual: 148 Total Volunteers Total Volunteers: 642, Male: 78, Female: 564 EuropeAid ID number BD-2009-GPW-0802123635 2. Background of South Asia Partnership-Bangladesh South Asia Partnership-Bangladesh is a national level NGO devoted to promote the socio- economic condition of the poorer section of the community in Bangladesh since its inception in 1984. South Asia Partnership-Bangladesh (SAP-Bangladesh) is one of the key actors in the NGO development efforts in Bangladesh, working for building the capacity of small and mid level NGOs and promote rural development in Bangladesh by implementing the pro-poor projects. It began its operation in Bangladesh in 1984 as a funding agency for local NGOs who were not capable of attracting funding from donors on their own competence. Realizing the fact over the years, SAP- Bangladesh expanded its support to include capacity building in the form of training and other technical supports in order to help these NGOs to meet the needs of the people and operate development programs more efficiently. In the last 33 years, SAP-Bangladesh provided technical and financial support to more than 350 NGOs which have field operation programs in 34 districts in Bangladesh. SAP-Bangladesh implemented different development programs since its inception covering 37 districts such as Panchagarh, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Bogra, Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi, Natore, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Pabna, Rajbari, Jhenaidah, Jessore, Narail, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Shariatpur, Barisal, Khulna, Bagerhat, Perojpur, Satkhira, 2 Patuakhali, Barguna, Sylhet, Brahmanbaria, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Comilla, Noakhali, Rangamati, Chittagong, and Coxsbazar covering all the divisions in Bangladesh. Currently SAP-Bangladesh is implementing a total of 8 projects/programs covering 7 districts such as Bagerhat, Patuakhali, Barguna, Bhola, Dhaka, Manikganj and Sirajganj through a total of 42 offices including head office and training center, 7 Area Offices, 26 Branch Offices and 8 Project Offices in Bangladesh. It has increased its role in promoting discussions & mass awareness of the community and civil society organizations on important issues of development through opinion poll, publications of bulletins, citizen dialogues, lobbying and advocacy in Bangladesh and South Asia. While SAP-Bangladesh has been working in partnership with local NGOs aimed at promoting the socio-economic, socio-political conditions and position of the poor, it has been directly implementing diversified projects at the community level aimed at promoting the socio-economic, socio-political conditions and position of the poorer section of the community. The experiences gained from the directly implemented projects are widely used in partnership projects and the experience gained from the partnership projects are also widely used in the directly implemented projects. The organization is also implementing the disaster preparedness, response, early recovery, rehabilitation, and Disaster Risks Reduction (DRR) Projects in each and every disaster in Bangladesh since its inception. 3. Core Values: 1. Beliefs in peoples’ capacity, human dignity, and social justice; 2. Honor cultural, ethnicity, religious, and spiritual diversity; 3. Respect and promote positive relationship across the boundaries; 4. Respect gender sensitivity; 5. Maintain Cost effectiveness; 6. Act with Professionalism; 7. Maintain Transparency and accountability; 8. Practice honesty and integrity; 9. Peoples’ participation. 4. Core Competency 1. Dynamic Leadership 2. Professional staff 3. Total Quality Management 4. High Team Spirit 5. Active participation 5. Vision of the Organization SAP-Bangladesh envisions a sustainable, empowered, and pluralistic Bangladesh where human rights are protected, poor lives in dignity, peace, and hope, and where everyone has access to health-care, education, and all necessary public services. 6. Mission Statement Page 3 of 43 SAP-Bangladesh believes in sustainable livelihoods development of the poor that can be achieved through long-term and holistic approaches of program implementations. Poverty reduction process can be enhanced through strengthening the capacity of local government and civil society organizations. SAP-Bangladesh strategically designs integrated programs to address the specific needs of the poor focusing remote, costal, and other disadvantaged areas in Bangladesh taking into account the capabilities of the community people and associated stakeholders. SAP- Bangladesh focuses on the ‘right based’ as well as ‘service oriented’ approaches to development that enhance the ownership and responsibility among the program participants and lead to program sustainability. Organizational changes through new initiatives, innovations, and reviewing the programs are continuous process based on the past learning and upcoming opportunities. 7. Goal Bring about sustainable socio-economic changes in the livelihoods of the disadvantaged group in Bangladesh by strengthening the capacity of community people and empowering the grassroots. 8. Objectives 1. Accelerate integrated self-reliant and long-term development programs in Bangladesh; 2. Advocacy towards raising voices of extreme poor, women, children, persons with disability, deprived, and marginalized group of people towards raising voices and establishing human rights; 3. Address the environmental issues in terms of climate change and global worming; 4. Educate and support the disadvantaged people for achieving their social, economic, and political rights; 5. Strengthen institutional capacities of the grassroots’ organizations and facilitate sustainable community development process; 6. Contribute to reducing mortality and morbidity rate and communicable diseases in Bangladesh; 7. Strengthen capacity building process of local NGOs for improvement of their quality and bringing them in the mainstream scenario of development. 9. Working Area of SAP-Bangladesh SAP-Bangladesh as a national NGO has been permitted to work all over Bangladesh for the public causes and interests through registration under NGO Affairs Bureau, Department of Social Welfare, Society Act XX1 of 1860 and Micro-Credit Regulatory Authority, Dhaka. Currently SAP- Bangladesh has a total of 42 offices including head office and training center in Dhaka, 7 Area Offices, 26 Branch Offices and 8 Project Offices in Bangladesh as follows: District Name of Upazilas/area # of Offices Unions/area Dhaka Dhaka City,and Savar Mirpur, 5 Offices (Head Office cum Mohammadpur Training Center, and 3 Micro , Agargoan, Credit Branch Offices, and 1 Area Pallobi, Office) Adabar, Jamghora, Fulbaria = 7 Manikganj Singair Dholla =1 1 Branch Office Sirajganj Sirajganj Sadar, Belkuchi, 44 Unions 10 Offices (1 Area Office, 8 4 Chowhali, Ullapara, Branch Offices, and 1 Project Shahjadpur, Rayganj, Office) Kamarkhand Patuakhali Galachipa, Dashmina, 45 Unions 17 Offices (2 Area Office Offices, Rangabali, and Patuakhali 12 Branch Offices and 3 Project Sadar offices) Barguna Barguna Sadar, and Amtali 18 Unions 4 Offices (1 Area Office and 3 Project Office) Bhola Bhola Sadar 7 Unions 2 Offices (1 area office and 1 Project Office) Bagerhat Bagerhat Sadar 9 Unions 3 Offices (1 Area Office and 2 Branch Office) Total: 7 18 131 42 ( Head Office & Training Center, 7 Area Offices and 26 Branch Offices and 8 Project Offices) 10.Beneficiaries/Clients Disadvantaged people in the country who are denied of their basic rights in Char, hilly and other plain areas, are the target beneficiaries of SAP- Bangladesh. Landless laborers, destitute women, small farmers, other professionals like weavers, black smiths, fishermen, rickshaw pullers, van pullers and small traders are also the target beneficiaries of SAP-Bangladesh. At present, SAP- Bangladesh is working directly with 225,501 people and indirectly with 766,620 people in Bangladesh. 11.Partnership, Participation and Equity SAP-Bangladesh ensures that the extreme poor women and men in the community where it has programs are mobilized to actively engage in the process of community led development, defined by self determined needs and priorities. The Union Parishads are supported to develop improved capacity, downwards accountability and responsiveness for engaging with, and meeting the development needs of the less fortunate in the
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