Society Development Committee (SDC)

Name of the Organization  : Society Development Committee (SDC)

Address                                 : Jaman Monzil, Road No.- 1, Goalchamot, Faridpur.

Telephone No.                     : +88-0631-65854, +88-01714022987

E-mail                                    : sdc.bangladesh@yahoo.com, sdc@bttb.net.bd

Web                                       : www.sdcbd.org

Background:

Society Development Committee (SDC) had emerged as a local non-governmental voluntary organization in 1988. From beginning SDC has been continuing its activities for overall development in both economically and socially of the poverty stricken disadvantaged section of society- particularly women, children and disabled. Recently SDC has attained the age of 30 years. Over the period it has gradually expanded its agenda of activities and is implementing all out programs in 1873 villages, 245 unions and 28 Upazilas of Faridpur, Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur, Dhaka, Munshigonj, Manikgonj, Magura, Narail, Kushtia,  and Dhaka district. It has 611 experienced and dedicated staffs (Male-439 and female-172) and 57 branch offices and 01 head office for overall program administering and implementation. SDC has establish Network, linkage, collaboration, partnership with different local, national and international NGOs/donor agencies, different government institutions as well as different people’s organizations  and professional groups.

Vision:

To establish an exploitation and poverty-free society, where justice, good governance, gender-equity and environment concerns will prevail.

Mission:

Not relief but release the potential of the rural disadvantaged communities, ensuring their active participation in resource management towards their sustainable socio-economic development.

Core Value:

·        Humanity

·        Accountability

·        Transparency

·        Equity and equality

Development Approaches:

The Strategic Plan will follow following development approaches for implementing the action plans:

·        Community Driven Development (CDD) Approach.

·        Involvement of men and women considering the gender aspects of the society

·        Focusing sustainability of all programs and projects.

·        Developing networking.

Thematic Area of SDC:

Thematic Area 1 : Organization Building for the poor and marginal farmers

Thematic Area 2 : Livelihood development for the poor and marginal farmers.

Thematic Area 3 : Environment and Health Care.

Thematic Area 4 : Good Governance, Gender and Equity

Thematic Area 5 : Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Thematic Area 6 : Food, Agriculture, Diversified product and Market Development.

Goal :

To develop socio-economic status of the poor and extreme poor in view of poverty reduction and livelihood development through commensurate management of resources with an emphasis of women empowerment.

Objectives :

a) To work in the interest of the distressed and oppressed population of the society with the emphasis on such fundamental needs as food, cloth, shelter, health and education..

b) To encourage, stimulate and facilitate on building of organizations through ensuring the participation of poor and extreme poor with the emphasis of women participation.

c) To motivate and mobilize small groups of target beneficiaries in rural areas and to deposit savings by them

d) To foster both formal and non-formal education for adults and the disadvantaged children insuring community involvement in this process.

e) To facilitate the creation of employment opportunities for the beneficiaries so that they would be able to uplift their livelihood as per their aspiration.

f) To stabilize population growth, protect human health and make them human resources through resorting conceptual training.

g) To organize and train the deprived section of the rural population as groups of active, patriotic, hard working and self dependent citizens of Bangladesh.

h) To build the capacity in terms of human and financial management for their own development and to resolve their identified problems.

i) To encourage in joint and family based enterprise and enhance the process of sustainable income and employment for the rural poor.

j) To raise the gender awareness from the family to the community level and to ensure women's access to and control over resources and benefits derived from the projects.

k) To address the issue of environment degradation and protect by raising awareness and plantation of trees.

l) To liaise with local, national and international organization / institutions of both GO and NGO in view of establishing strong linkage which would activate for achieving it goal.

m) To involves in relevant research activities on way to SDC's overall institutional goal.

n) To prepare and publish different publication and to disseminate those in view of activating and strengthening the familiarity as well as status of this organization.

o) To assist activities on the way to the succor of the affected population at the time of natural disasters.Working Area of SDC :

Target Beneficiaries: SDC's target beneficiaries are both men and women (mainly women & children) having the following characteristics: Landless, marginal & small farmers, fishermen, small traders, small entrepreneurs and homogeneous professional group members.

SDC's Membership with Different Forums :

1. Federation of NGOs in Bangladesh (FNB)

2. Credit and Development Forum (CDF)

3. National Forum for Welfare of Disabled (NFOWD)

4. Practical Action-Bangladesh (PAB)

5. Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE)

6. Campaign for Good Governance.

7. Gender and Water Alliance (GWA)

Contact Person of the Organization: 

Name             : Kazi Ashraful Hassan

Designation   : Executive Director

Address          : Zaman Monzil, Road No- 1, Goalchamot, Faridpur.

Telephone No : 0088-0631-65854, 0088-01714-022987

e-mail             : sdc.bangladesh@yahoo.com, sdc@bttb.net.bd

web                : www.sdcbd.org