Annesha Foundation (AF)
is a national, Non-Governmental, Non-Profitable
but a Private Voluntary Development Organization (PVDO)
in Bangladesh. ‘ANNESHA' means "to find out way to
love the people through Development".
The goal of the
organization is the overall development of the
marginalized and disadvantaged people who are
living below poverty line. Since the inception,
AF’ priority areas of work are women and child
rights, economic empowerment, health promotion and
environment. AF has been proceeding to fulfill the
basic needs of the disadvantaged and
underprivileged people through mass awareness
raising, local resources utilization, capacity
building, capital formation and need based problem
solving programs by adopting modern scientific
development knowledge and innovative techniques.
Annesha Foundation (AF) believes that the success
and specific results can be achieved with active
and fullest participation of the target people.
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Legal Status: AF is
registered with
a) Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Social
Welfare of the Government of the People’s Republic
of
Bangladesh bearing the registration No. Bari-
222/89 dated on 27May 1989
b)
NGO Affairs Bureau under the Foreign Donation Act 1987 of the Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
bearing the registration No.549, dated 23 October 1991.
c)
Joint Stock Companies and Farms under the Societies Registration Act. XX1 of 1860 at
Dhaka, bearing the registration No. S-2412
(05)/2000 dated 04 July, 2000.
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Vision of AF:
A just and sustainable society
established through Gospel Values of Love
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Mission of AF:
To
help establish human dignity of the
underprivileged poor people through institution
building and empowerment process. Annesha
Foundation (AF) measures its success with the
positive changes of the people in terms of
quantity and quality
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Principles of Annesha Foundation
(AF)
Annesha
Foundation (AF) is a humanitarian development
organization. So, the basic principles of this
organization are as follows:-
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Ensuring
social development in the working areas through
creating environment of unity, order, cooperation
and voluntary services.
·
Integrating the helpless, distressed and
unemployed people in socio-economic and cultural
activities and assuring their advancement.
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Objectives:
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To improve lives of women and
children
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To eradicate poverty and make
community people self-reliant
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To improve health status of the poor
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To improve green environment
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To save lives and rehabilitate
during natural disasters
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To increase awareness and capacity
building
Geographical Coverage
Annesha Foundation (AF) works
in 1,100 villages, 174 Unions, 22 Upazilas under
10 districts of Bangladesh