Which are the top 10 NGO in Bangladesh? What is NGO? How do they work? We are providing a list of the best 10 NGOs in Bangladesh based on their functions, operations & activities. There are more than 3100 NGOs that are of different sizes and operations.
A country like Bangladesh which has achieved its liberation after a devastating war needed some initiatives to build the backbone of the country.
It was not possible for the government alone. Fortunately, few intelligent people have come up with the concept of NGO that is very known all over the world.
Bangladeshi people had struggled a lot but the NGOs had a good contribution to building this country into what you see today.
Therefore we are going to discuss the 10 best NGOs in Bangladesh and definitely provide a list of NGOs in Bangladesh so that everyone can get knowledge about NGOs.
Let's first know what NGO stands for? NGO stands for Non-Government Organization which is also known as a non-profit organization.
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What is NGO?
NGO (Non-Government Organization) is a financial organization that works independently for the poor, disabled, and financially deprived people. Their primary aim is to serve the people who need help financially. They work only for the poor and some of their work is for the people who want to start small businesses.
There are many social or political issues like human rights, proper education of children, women's safety, and health consciousness which are also a part of the NGO functionality. NGO volunteers go from door to door in the village to make the people aware of early marriage, child education, child labor, etc.
How does NGO work?
In simple terms, NGOs offer financial helps to the poor people who require it. In this case, the NGO members perform a survey first. They find out few people who are actually needy but have the ability to work and change their condition.
After performing a survey they make a list and according to the ability of the people, NGOs offer different amounts of money to start businesses, farms, or cultivate crops. They help in the business too by providing knowledge of doing it properly.
How NGOs Earn Money?
Most of the NGO workers are a volunteer who works for the NGO without money. NGOs don't make any profit rather they collect an amount of money from the people who got successful in the business. With that money, they again help more people. Besides this most of the amount of money comes from donation which is provided by different organization across the world.
There are more than 3000 NGOs among which we are discussing the top 10 NGOs in Bangladesh who are pioneers based on their functionality, achievement, and activity.
Top 10 NGO In Bangladesh
Here is the list of the Top 10 NGOs in Bangladesh who are renowned across the country for their good work and commitment.
- BRAC
- ASA
- Care Bangladesh
- Buro Bangladesh
- Caritas Bangladesh
- Action Aid
- Oxfam
- Shakti Foundation
- Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF)
- TMSS
Biggest NGO In Bangladesh
BRAC
BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) is founded in 1972 on the soil of Bangladesh. Right after the liberation war in 1971, the condition of the country was deplorable. Millions of people came back from India who were having a shelter in India during the war. There was a food, money, and shelter crisis.
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, one of the most humble people started BRAC as a non-profit organization. It was the first NGO in Bangladesh that started its journey to serve people. BRAC started in the remote area of the northeastern part of the country with few volunteers and is now one of the largest NGOs in the world.
- BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212
- Tel: 02222281265
- E-mail: info@brac.net
- Visit BRAC Website
BRAC started working internationally in 2001 and now operating in 12 countries in the Southeast Asian region while they have affiliate offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. So far they have served more than 100 million people over the world.
Top NGOs In Bangaldesh
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ASA
ASA (Association for Social Advancement) was founded in 1978 as an NGO in Bangladesh in a remote village Tapura, under the Manikganj division. Md. Shafiqual Haque Choudhury established this NGO which is running its function as a microfinance organization.
To irradicate the poverty in the country ASA started microcredit lending to underprivileged people which made them financially sound. From then to now ASA is the most popular NGO in Bangladesh after BRAC.
- ASA Tower, 23/3, Bir Uttam A.N.M Nuruzzaman Sharak, Shyamoli, Dhaka-1207
- E-mail: info@asabd.org
- Contact @ +88 02 58155614
- Visit ASA Website
More than 20,000 people are working for ASA which is amazing. ASA has more than 65 lac members throughout the country. They are one of the best operating MFI in the world.
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CARE Bangladesh
CARE is founded in 1945 while CARE Bangladesh has established in 1974 to lessen poverty in the country and establish a more satisfactory lifestyle for all. They are the largest international humanitarian organizations who are aimed to help poor families to enhance the community's socioeconomic condition.
CARE Bangladesh is an NGO in Bangladesh functioning in different areas which are still lagging behind compared to the developed countries. Among which are food security and livelihoods, agriculture and natural resources, women empowerment, reduction of violations on women, HIV AIDS, Disaster risk lowering, and so on.
- RAOWA Complex (Level 7-8), VIP Road, Mohakhali, Dhaka -1206
- E-mail: bgd.info@care.org
- Contact @ +88 02 5505 8377-83
- Visit CARE Website
CARE is operating in 104 countries across the world to fight against global poverty. They have affiliated with more than 35 NGOs in Bangladesh to improve health care, reduce the child death rate, and also work on child nutrition.
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BURO Bangladesh
BURO Bangladesh is a national non-government development organization who are working in the social development of Bangladeshi people for more than 30 years. BURO Bangladesh is one of the leading NGO in Bangladesh which was founded in 1990.
- House No: 12/A, Block No. CEN(F), Road No. 104, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212
- E-mail: buro@burobd.org
- Contact @ +88-02-55059860
- Visit BURO Website
Buro Bangladesh mostly works with the poor woman living in the village. They try to help them financially for their self-development. So far they have helped more than 1 million people to enhance their lifestyle and also they made themself independent.
Their workforce is managed by 10000 employees all over the country with 1149 branches. They are now serving almost 2 million poor women who are learning from them to become self-independent. Most of them are already got financial stability.
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Caritas Bangladesh
Caritas was first introduced in Bangladesh in 1967 before the country achieved independence. They have opened a branch on the eastern side of Pakistan which was a part of Caritas Pakistan. After the 70's cyclone, it was re-organized as CORR (Christian organization for relief and rehabilitation) which has again named Caritas Bangladesh in 1976.
- 2, Outer Circular Road, Shantibagh, Dhaka-1217
- E-mail: info@caritasbd.org
- Contact @ +880-2-48315405-9
- Visit CARITAS Website
Caritas Bangladesh has set a few goals to improve the wellness of the people of Bangladesh. Here are the goals mentioned below:
- Improvement of the Quality of Life of the Extremely Poor and of the Vulnerable Communities
- Promote Education Rights and Inclusive Quality Education
- Improve Health Education, Care, and Public Health Services
- Strengthen Disaster Response and Community Resilience
- Strengthen Ecological Sustainability
- Improvement of the Living Standards of the Indigenous Peoples
Above goals are already being touched by them since they are involved in this for more than 55 years in Bangladesh. Which made them the best NGO in Bangladesh.
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Action Aid
Action Aid was founded in 1972 as a charity organization. After that, they have been working on people's self-development. In Bangladesh, Action Aid started its journey in 1983. They came to Bangladesh to support an orphanage in Bhola named "For those who have less" which is locally known as "Bittohin".
- House SE(C) 5/B (old 8), Road
- 136, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212
- E-mail: aab.mail@actionaid.org
- Contact @ (+880-2) 55044851-57
- Visit ActionAid Website
Since then they are working for people's rights that have been violated. Action Aid is an NGO in Bangladesh that is actually an international non-profit organization. In Bangladesh, they are working for Women's rights and gender equity, the right to democratic government, young people, and climate justice.
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Oxfam
Oxfam started in 1970 in Bangladesh. It is one of the popular NGO in Bangladesh. They have a huge contribution to Bangladesh as they helped people in the 1970's cyclone and 1971's liberation war. This is the reason Oxfam Bangladesh is very known to the people of Bangladesh.
- House: 367, Road: 28, Mohakhali DOHS 1st, 2nd & 5th Floor, Dhaka-1206
- E-mail: unknown
- Contact Unknown
- Visit Oxfam Website
They work with a vast capacity of partners that include civil society organizations, NGO Organizations, media organizations, foreign and local universities, private sector companies, along with different tiers of government.
To have a substantial impact on poverty and imbalance, They recognize that by working with international and local civil society organizations, They can increase impact at scale and bring about transformative social transformation.
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Shakti Foundation
Shakti Foundation is a non-government organization committed to the economic and social empowerment of disadvantaged women across Bangladesh. Shakti Foundation was established in April 1992 in Bangladesh.
- House 04, Road 1 (Main Road), Block A, Section- 11, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216
- E-mail: info@shakti.org.bd
- Contact @ 09613-444111
- Visit Shakti Website
Shakti started its journey as a microfinance institute (MFI) which has now expanded its functionality in women empowerment, basic healthcare & education, solar power, skill training, and advocacy. They believe that women can be the best asset for a country and thus they are working to make the woman strong.
They are trying to help women to become educated, health-conscious, and skilled to be a pioneer in society.
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Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF)
JCF was founded by some exulting young people in 1975 in Jessore, Bangladesh. From then it became one of the best NGO in Bangladesh.
In 1976, JCF enforced its first development intervention and started a non-formal education center for the children in 1977 which got the enrollment from the Directorate of Social Welfare Bangladesh. JCF always portrays that education is the key to all development and it's the first priority in taking any new intervention.
- 46 Mujib Sarak, Jessore-7400
- E-mail: jcjsr@ymail.com
- Contact @ +88-042168823
- Visit JCF Website
JCF currently works on microfinance, environmental sustainability, Human rights, Social justice, and health interventions. JCF also does social business to employ women. They promote the conventional embroidery of Bangladesh and help customers admire the value of handmade embroidery.
JCF is selling this embroidery works locally and also in the international market so that the workers get more benefit from this project and can be self-independent.
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TMSS
Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS) was founded in 1964 with a local name in the village of Thengamara under sadar upazilla of Bogura. Unfortunately in 1971, during the liberation war, all the documentation of TMSS has been burnt which forced them to close their operation.
- 631/5, West Kazipara, Mirpur-10, Dhaka-1216
- E-mail: tmsseshq@gmail.com
- Contact @ +88-02-55073530
- Visit TMSS Website
In 1980, Prof. Dr. Hosne Ara Begum reformed this organization again. Before that, the authority of the TMSS announced the inability of running their operation. They have handed over the organization legally to Prof. Dr. Hosne Ara Begum.
Since then, they started working on women's development. They are also functional in different sectors of Bangladesh. Here is the list...
- Human Rights
- Human Resource
- Social Enterprise
- Climate Change
- Food Security
- Livelihood
- Religious & Social Development
- Education
- Microfinance
- Health Sector
- ICT
So, there are a lot of areas where TMSS is working and has now become one of the best NGOs in Bangladesh.
Our Opinion
Since there are more than 3000 NGOs in Bangladesh, among those finding the best 10 NGOs in Bangladesh was tough. Though the list we have provided there is more to include. Similar to TMSS and Shakti there are few more NGOs.
Considering the number of people engaged, social activity, awareness, the addition of value to the society, working area, and the number of employees we have decided on the best 10 NGOs in Bangladesh which we have discussed above in detail.
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