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Banchte Shekha is one of the largest women and children
organizations in the southern part of
Bangladesh based in Jessore working since 1976 to improve the
socio-economic condition of women in
the region with a long-term objective to empower women and
reduce poverty in the depressed areas
for the disadvantage people particularly vulnerable women.
Banchte Shekha started it's activities from Jessore that is the
southwest part of Bangladesh near the
Indian Border. 9 area offices, 3 unit offices and 12 project
offices situated in Jessore, Khulna, Jhenaidah,
Kushtia, Narail, Magura and Gazipur districts of Bangladesh are
used by Banchte Shekha to serve its
beneficiaries and deliver programmes effectively.
Over the 31 years Banchte Shekha has been reorganized as a key
player in liberating and empowering
the women of Bangladesh are attracting many visitors from
organizations around the world, interested
in seeing the work and impact of Banchte Shekhas work.
Banchte Shekha aims to improve the socio-economic condition of
it's beneficiaries in the working area
especially to establish the women and child rights. It performs
for a positive change likely economical,
cultural, women empowerment, human rights establishment by
facing different types of challenges and
risks including prolonged conflict, confrontation, natural
disaster, social trend and tendencies,
fundamentalism etc. In this connection it set up a target of
components including Community
Mobilization and Institutional Strengthening, Income Generating
Activities, Health Hygiene and
Nutrition, Education. In every component, it had a good
achievement and success finding better scope
of work opportunities in its working area among other success
providers. It had a long experience in
implementing these components both in rural and urban area
including most high-risk slums of
Bangladesh.
Established in 1976 it has grown to serve more than 1,50,000
women and 1700 groups in 1201 villages
of Khulna and Dhaka division, indirectly more than 10 lacs
people are being benefited by Banchte
Shekhas programmes. The organization is registered with the
Department of Social Welfare and under
the Foreign Donations (Voluntary) Regulation Act.
On Going Program:
Development Program for physically disable girl children
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Community Based Fisheries Management Program
SHAHAR Project
Commuinity Initiative To Reduce Violence Against Women
(CIRVAW)
Human Rights Development Project
Community Justice Project
Hardcore Poor women and Children Development Project
Skill Development Program for victims of violence and
trafficking
Human Rights Democracy Partnership Project
Micro Credit
Income Generating Project
Information Technology
Mother & Child Care Centre
Capacity Building
Human Rights Development Project through Initiative for
Prevention of Pre-election violence Project
Voter and civic education and observation of 9th parliament
election
Life oriented skill development education project
Activities:
Institution Building strengthening
Capacity Building of Organization and Groups
Income Generating Activities for Group and organizational
Sustainability
Provide Credit facilities for women economic development
Primary Health care services provide to women and children
Create awareness among group members about right issues
Solve different women violence related incidently by implanting
Alternative Dispute Resolution
