Location: Khulna

Website: https://rupantar.org/

Email: rafiq@rupantar.org

Mission and Vision:

Vision: Rupantar envisions for a just-society, which fosters harmony with the larger community, culture and Nature.

Mission: Rupantar’s role is to- Establish democracy and governance through people’s participation; Promote the rights of children, youth, women the differently able and marginalized people; Resuscitate, develop and foster folk cultural forms and methods to sensitize grassroots people; Build peoples’ capacity to cope with the impacts of climate change and natural/manmade disaster and to conserve natural bio-diversity; Build resilient community through community intervention with strategic planning to preventing violent extremism.

Target population/beneficiaries:

  • Adivasi
  • Climate vulnerable population
  • 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 club
  • Youth led and youth centric programmes
  • Youth network
  • Youth volunteer organisation

Focus/areas of current programme:

  • Advocacy and Awareness Building
  • Community Empowerment
  • Environment, Climate Change, and Disaster Management
  • Gender Equality
  • Health, Nutrition and Population
  • Human Rights and Legal Aid Services
  • Humanitarian Response
  • Integrated Development
  • Mental heath
  • Soft skills development programme
  • Vocational Education & Training and Skills Development
  • Volunteerism
  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  • Women Empowerment

The main areas of the youth programme(s): Youth skills and capacity development

Title of the programme (1): Youth Leadership Development

Duration or time period: 30 Months

Targeted beneficiaries:

  • Young Men (Age between 18-35)
  • Young Women (Age between 18-35)

Districts covered:

  • Chapainawabganj
  • Dhaka
  • Khulna
  • Rajshahi
  • Satkhira

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
  • Ministry of Youth and Sports

Title of the programme (2): Preventing Extremism through Active Community Engagement (PEACE) Consortium

Duration or time period: 66 Months

Targeted beneficiaries:

  • Young Men (Age between 18-35)
  • Young Women (Age between 18-35)

Districts covered:

  • Chapainawabganj
  • Khulna
  • Rajshahi
  • Satkhira

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
  • Ministry of Youth and Sports

Title of the programme (3): Capacity Building for Preventing Violent Extremism

Duration or time period: 24 Months

Targeted beneficiaries:

  • Young Men (Age between 18-35)
  • Young Women (Age between 18-35)

Districts covered:

  • Bogura
  • Dinajpur
  • Gaibandha
  • Joypurhat
  • Lalmonirhat
  • Naogaon
  • Nilphamari
  • Pabna
  • Rajshahi
  • Rangpur

Youth involvement: Actively/directly engaged in project management

Government Ministries and/or Departments involved:

  • Ministry of Social Services
  • Ministry of Women and Children Affais
  • Ministry of Youth and Sports