| Organization's name: | Action on Disability and Development, Bangladesh |
| Organization's acronym: | ADD Bangladesh |
| Former Name(s): | ZAP |
| Headquarters address | |
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| Address: |
House No. 56, Road No. 11 Banani, Block C Dhaka 1213 Bangladesh |
| Phone: | 00 880 2 9862554, 8859330 |
| Fax: | 00880 2 8831228 |
| Email: | mosharraf.hossain@add.org.bd |
| Web site: | www.add.org.bd |
| Organization type: | Disability, Development and Rights Organizations |
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| Areas of expertise & Fields of activity: |
Economic and Social:
Financing for Development:
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Public Administration:
Social Development:
Statistics:
Sustainable Development:
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Year established (YYYY): | 1994 |
| Year of registration (YYYY): | 1994 |
| Organizational structure: | Country Director heading the organization is responsible for Bangladesh country program of ADD International Country Director manage 35 staff of various qualifications and eperience to manage the program. Senior Management Team (SMT) including Country Director develop strategic and operational plan and implement activities. Country Director is reportable to the Chief Executive of ADD International based in the UK. ADD Bangladesh is country program of ADD International that has 12 members board of trustees. |
| Number and type of members: | ADD Bangladesh work with 30,000 challenged people and with 97 DPO Partners |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: | Asia Pacific Disability Forum (APDF), National Forum of Organizations working with the Disabled (NFOWD) |
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| Funding structure other: | ADD depends on donors funding; Raise fund from donors locally and internationally. |
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| Involvement in UN Partnerships: | Yes |
| If yes, explain in detail: | Working in partnership with UNICEF Bangladesh to implement project on Accessible Sanitation for Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh |
| Affiliation with other organizations: | Asia Pacific Disability Forum (APDF) National Forum of Organizations Working with the Disabled (NFOWD) |
| Affiliation with other organizations: | NA |
| Publications: | NA |
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Statements or documents submitted to the Commission on Social Development: |
NA |
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Statements or documents submitted to the UN Forum on Indigenous Issues: |
NA |
| Purpose of the organization: | Support disabled people and their organization for social change and mainstreaming of disability |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: | Implement UN CRPD in Bangladesh Build capacity of grassroots disabled activists on UNCRPD Working for Disability Act in Bangladesh in line with UNCRPD |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: | Recently formed South Asian Disability Forum (SADF) to promote rights of disabled people and implementation of UNCRPD in South Asian Region. Organized capasity building training for South Asian Disabled People's organizations |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: | ADD Bangladesh is country Program of ADD International |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: | APDF is network of NGOs working with disabled people in the Asia Pacific Region. It has about 50 member organizations. |
| Affiliation with other organizations: | Support National Council of Disabled Women (NCDW) Affiliated with Social Action Committee of Banladesh Women Council. |
| Involvement in Public Administration: | Support partner organizations for their organization development and build capacity to menage the public service program. |