Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha

Organization's name: Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha
Organization's acronym: BNPS
Headquarters address  
Address: Kolpona Sundor, 13/14 Babor Road (1st Floor)
Block-B, Mohammadpur Housing Estate
Dhaka 1207
Bangladesh
Phone: 88-02-41022505, 41022506
Fax: 88-02-41022705
Email: bnps@bangla.net.bd
Web site: www.bnps.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Climate Change
  • Education
  • Extreme poverty
  • Human Rights
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Media
  • Minority Rights
  • Social Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Violence
  • Women/gender Equality
  • Youth

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Violence against women
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the environment
  • Women and the media
Geographic scope: National
Country of activity:
  • Bangladesh
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Improve maternal health
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1986
Year of registration (YYYY): 1986
Organizational structure: The General Body is the supreme authority of the organization. Annual programs, budget, annual report and the audit reports of the organization are shared in the Annual General Meeting and duly approved. The Executive Committee is the steering body of the organization. The Member Secretary of the organization works as the Executive Chief. The Executive Committee is accountable to General Body and responsible to implement different programmes of the organization. All planned and need based activities are being implemented by the staff and volunteers of the organization following the guideline of the Executive Committee.
Number and type of members: General Committee Member: 35 Executive Committee Member: 10 Staff Member: 143 Group Member: 11528
Affiliation with NGO networks: ADAB, Samajik Protirodh Committee, Citizen's Initiatives on CEDAW-Bangladesh (CiC-BD), MHM Platform, SAAPE, CAW, ECOSOC
Funding structure:
  • Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

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