Association of Voluntary Actions for Society (AVAS) (Bangladesh)
Organization name
Association of Voluntary Actions for Society (AVAS) (Bangladesh)
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NGO
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Current focus/area
Poverty Livelihood improvement Health Sanitation Nutrition Gender equality Women's rights Governance Agriculture Biodiversity Education Community empowerment Technology Climate Change Disaster Risk Reduction Humanitarian response Youth empowerment
Description/notes
AVAS is working with the marginalized, pro-poor, handicapped, socially excluded and deprived people to establish their livelihood rights, gender equality and dignity through participatory and sharing ways. In order to achieve an environmentally friendly, gender-sensitive, fair, and self-dependent plural society. (website)
Compendium source
A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node CAN South Asia (CANSA)
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