Location: Savar, Dhaka
Website: www.risda.org.bd
Email: risda.bangladesh@yahoo.com
Mission and Vision:
Mission: Mission of RISDA-Bangladesh is to work with deprived and discriminated people, stakeholders in the society and state party for collective action to establish rights and entitlement for their life and livelihood.
Vision: RISDA-Bangladesh envisions a society where deprived and discriminated people are living with sustainable development in their life and livelihood and with respect and dignity.
Target population/beneficiaries:
- Climate vulnerable population
- Persons with disabilities
- Policy makers
- Population in hard-to reach areas
- Urban floating population
- Women and children
- Youth (Age between 18-35)
Geographical coverage: Both (National and Sub-National)
Type and focus:
- Youth led and youth centric programmes
- Youth volunteer organisation
Focus/areas of current programme:
- Adivasi Rights and Development
- Agriculture & Food Security
- Employment
- Humanitarian Response
- Microfinance
- Rights to children
- Sanitation and Hygiene
- Soft skills development programme
- Vocational Education & Training and Skills Development
- Volunteerism
- Water
- Women Empowerment
The main areas of the youth programme(s): Youth skills and capacity development
Title of the programme (1): Skills Development Program
Duration or time period: 3 months training
Targeted beneficiaries:
- Young Men (Age between 18-35)
- Young Women (Age between 18-35)
Districts covered:
- Barguna
- Bhola
- Chuadanga
- Cox’s Bazar
- Dhaka
- Faridpur
- Gazipur
- Jamalpur
- Madaripur
- Rajbari
- Rajshahi
- Rangpur
- Satkhira
- Shariatpur
- Sherpur
Youth involvement: Actively/directly engaged in project delivery and implementation
Government Ministries and/or Departments involved:
- Ministry of Social Services
- Ministry of Women and Children Affairs