Bangladesh Integrated Social Advancement Program/es

Organization name

Bangladesh Integrated Social Advancement Program (BISAP)

Organization link

https://www.bisapbd.org/

Organization type

Organización no gubernamental (ONG) Organización sin ánimo de lucro (OSAL)

Country

Bangladesh

Current focus/area

Agua Saneamiento Adaptation Disaster response and preparation Resilience building Conservation Natural Resource Management Skill building Livelihood improvement 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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