Background:
ASPADA (Agro forestry Seed Production and Development Association) Paribesh Unnayan Foundation was established in the year 1993 by a group of young men and women aimed at help the poor and underprivileged peoples of the society to improve their overall socio-economic status. It is founded on a set of believes consuming the basic problems of the rural people like-illiteracy, poor health
, unemployment, oppression/civic inertia & environmental hazards. Peoples have their inherent power to salve their own problems; however, lack of opportunity, resources & civic rights. The development philosophy of ASPADA Paribesh Unnayan Foundation is essentially humanist, holistic and people-centered approach that aim to empowering people through develop their potential inherent powers ( intellectual, productive, physical & political/organizing) to enable them to take responsibility of their self-reliance and sustainable development. Over the years, during the course of its journey, ASPADA incorporated other areas of development which include skills building, livelihoods options & employment creation, agricultural development, market linkage development, empowerment, WATSAN, local governance, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation. Attention is also drawn on gender equity, good governance and advocacy with an objective of ensuring sustainable development through a process of establishing rights of access to resources by the poor user communities. Besides, ASPADA runs a micro-credit program of its own in its area of operation facilitating capitation for the small initiative taken by the poor resource users as means of alternative income generation. Vision:
ASPADA Paribesh Unnayan Foundation is improving socio-economic status of the poor target families. Create the scope of employment both poor men and women to maintain sustainable standard of living. Mission:
ASPADA Paribesh Unnayan Foundation is capacity building of poor families to change their economic and social status in the society through development of agro-based livelihood and income generation activities, primary health care education, disaster mitigation and management, through their empowerment, self-reliance and improvement of life style by its endeavor for sustainable development. Goal:
Improve overall socio-economic condition of the target people through institution building, utilizing unused community infrastructures and by improving skills starting IGAs, Management capabilities. Approach:
Normally, the organization works through group approach. Organize the target peoples into groups and reach supports and services to the individual members through the groups. Strategies:
The organization works as on animator, stimulator and cooperator in the process of development and improvement of the situation of the target peoples. The organization intervention supports and services are guided on the principal build on what they have and people themselves build their own fortunes. The organization works both in the urban and rural communities. The poor and underprivileged peoples are the target peoples of the organization. The development need comes from the beneficiaries and thus the organizations programs are the need basis of the beneficiaries. Sustainability and self-sufficiency are given priority in the programs. Peoples participation in the programs is considered as very much important. Legal Status:
ASPADA is registered with:
* Registered with the Department of Social Services vide no. Ma-0874 dated 10 October,1993
* Registered with the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860 (No. S-5755(872)/06) dated on 29 June, 2006.
* Received certificate ( # 00178-00261-00199; MRA 0000200; dated 25 March 2008) from Micro-credit Regulatory Authority and
NGO Affairs Bureau of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh vide no. 2394 dated 19 November 2008 (under the Foreign Donations Regulation Ordinance 1978). Organizational Membership:
ASPADA keeps active co-operation and association with national and international organizations working in the development sector. It also keeps close attachment with the main stream sustainable human development efforts in Bangladesh. ASPADA has partnership and membership with some Forums and Associations. Among them the followings are worth mentioning:
* Polli Karma Sahayak Foundation-PKSF
* Credit Development Forum-CDF
* Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh-ADAB
* Forum for Regenerative Agriculture Movement (FoRAM)
Major Clients and Partners:
Clients and Donors:
* Government of Bangladesh
* USAID/CIMMYT
* DFID UK and EMG
* PKSF
* IFAD
* World Bank
* PROHIKA
* NAPL
* WINROCK International
* ACI
* Department of Forest (FD) and other international and national agencies. Partners:
* MoEF
* DoF
* DPHE
* BRAC
* PROSHIKA
* Bangladesh Agriculture University
* BARI
* BRRI
* DAE
* NAPL
* ACI other government agencies.
