Bangladesh Integrated Social Advancement Program/fr

Organization name

Bangladesh Integrated Social Advancement Program (BISAP)

Organization link

https://www.bisapbd.org/

Organization type

Organisation non gouvernementale (ONG) Organisation à but non lucratif

Country

Bangladesh

Current focus/area

Eau Assainissement Adaptation Préparation et réponse aux désastres Renforcement de la résistance Conservation Gestion des ressources naturelles Renforcement des compétences Amélioration des moyens de subsistance Community engagement Health Hygiene Education

Description/notes

BISAP is the acronym for “Bangladesh Integrated Social Advancement Programme”. It is a non-political, non-profitable, secular and non-government development organization. It came into existence in 1989 in response to the felt-needs of the area of the poor and hard-core people, especially problems of endemic poverty, ill-health which manifest in landlessness, unemployment, illiteracy, malnutrition and vulnerability to frequent natural disasters, by the active initiative of local social workers, philanthropists and educationists with a view to alleviating poverty through empowerment, education and resource mobilization for improving their life and livelihood and innovating appropriate development strategies to lead the programme towards sustainability.

As a National not-for-profit organization, BISAP is unique in providing services to Climate Refugees of the Coastal Region in Bangladesh and advocating with Government, Non-government agencies for the better life of the vulnerable groups. BISAP pursue evidence-based solutions to a wider range of CJ & JT issues and works to help the stakeholders and policymakers to make informed decision.

Compendium source

Member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node CAN South Asia (CANSA)

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