SETU NGO

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SETU is a national level rights based development organization in Bangladesh. SETU was formed in 1983 aiming to enable disadvantaged people for sustainable development. SETU’s development effort concentrates on organizing and mobilizing the marginal communities, enhancing their analytical capability so that they can act and speak in local, national even global contexts.
SETU has been equipped in a way to take and/or undertake rights-based challenging initiatives. Its particular expertise developed on the issues of Globalization, Governance, Climate Justice, Advocacy, CSO accountability, etc. aiming at contributing its micro-macro impact towards SDGs implementation.

Vision
To build a just, participatory and sustainable society in which the human rights and the human dignity of men, women and children are equally respected and people live responsibly in the community with others and with nature.

Mission
Implementation of different development programs which are socially sound, economically compatible and environmentally sustainable towards improving the quality of life and livelihoods of disadvantaged communities towards achieving the SDGs.

Objectives
Facilitating the marginalized and socially excluded people of the society to attain better life and livelihood.

Our activities:
• Poverty Alleviation Program: Microfinance
• Agriculture and Live Stock Development: Goat Rearing
• Tackling unemployment of youth and women
• Education for All: Non Formal Primary Education (NFP); Basic Literacy Project (64 District)
• Social Mobilization: Community learning Center; Social Responsibilities for Senior Citizen; Cultural Action for Social Transformation
• Civil Society Mobilization: Tax Justice and People’s Participation; Mainstreaming the PWDs in Development Process
• Campaign on SDGs
• Capacity Building: Digitalization of SETU; Technological Empowerment through ICT; Farmers Food Security
• Climate Justice: Participatory Forestry Program (PFP); Environmental Sanitation; Arsenic Mitigation; Luxur Cook Stove Program
• Health For All: Nutrition Education
• Rights & Governance: Democracy Education; Harnessing youth potentials for rights and justice; Elimination of Child Labour
• Disaster Management: Livelihood restoration Project; River Basin Development; Emergency Response
• Strengthening Climate Justice
• Agent Banking
• Disaster Management: Livelihood restoration Project; River Basin Development; Emergency Response

Abdul Quader is the Founder & Executive Director of SETU NGO

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.