Unnayan Sangha (US)
Unnayan Sangha (US) is a non-government, non-profitable and non-political organization established in 1980 with a view to help poor people. US has 2 different committees like- General Committee and Executive Committee. It has been working within the 77 Upazilas in 10 districts under Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions. The Vision of the organization is “A society, based on equality, fairness and good governance, which can ensure sustainable development and people’s empowerment” and the mission is “To organize more exploited people for their socio-economic development through implementing different development activities”. Unnayan Sangha works in two different approaches – group based development and community based development. Presently it has 26 project offices and 1026 regular staff and volunteers are working with the organization. US has an effective and good relationship with local administration, line departments, local government and NGOs. The annual budget of US is about BDT- 210 million.
Organisational Focal Person for the Citizen’s PlatformMahbub Ul Huda
Deputy Executive Director
Email: huda73@gmail.comCommunication Focal Person for the Citizen’s Platform
Murshed Iqbal
Assistant Director-Programs
Email: us.programs1980@gmail.com
Contact:
Dewrpar Chandra, Jamalpur-2000.
Phone: 01730325083
E-mail: ed.us.jamalpur@gmail.com, unnayansangha@gmail.com
Website: www.us-bd.org
PARTNER’S RESPONSE ON COVID-19
Unnayan Sangha’s Response to COVID-19
US has organized with the support of UNICEF Bangladesh on awareness raising about hand washing and social distance maintaining activity through miking at community level on COVID-19 cooperation of local government department health and family planning department.
Unnayan Sangha Report on COVID-19 related activities
Unnayan Sangha has been implementing different activities on COVID-19 from 18 March’2020. By this time the organization has distributed 30000 posters/leaflets, 5000 masks, 5000 soaps and organized more than 2000 demonstration on hand washing, arranged small group meeting with about 5 lakh households and 270 sex workers at Jamalpur brothel in Jamalpur and Sherpur districts