Agrogoti Sangstha

Basic Informations

Introduction:

Origin of Agrogoti Sangstha

 

In 1988 a devastating cyclone hit the Coastal area of Bangladesh destroying the crops and millions of house and killing over 3000 persons. In Krishnanagar Union under Kaliganj Upazilla of Satkhira District, a group of young volunteers took the initiative not just to help for re-build the broken and damaged houses of the sufferers, but to protect their environment. In the same year, they decided to form a social organization called Agrogoti Club. From the starting period, the organization took part in various meetings, workshop and seminars at local and national level to gather experience in relation with human rights and environmental protection. In 1994, we established the "Krishnanagar Development Forum" against the destruction. Through this forum over 700 men and women were trained on bio-diversity resources protection in their own areas. Around the same period, Agrogoti Club established a "Female Member Association" to advocate with government for the protection of women’s rights.

Having registered with the Social Welfare Directorate in 1999 and the NGO Affairs bureau in 2004, Agrogoti Sangstha is more capacitated working on divergent issues such as water and sanitation, acid violence, governance and human trafficking.

Our experience over 20years has led us to view development in a specific way, moving away from service delivery to a rights based approach focused on participation, empowerment, equity and responsibility. Today, we work on local government, child rights, protecting freedoms and environmental sustainability.

Overall, Agrogoti Sangstha can be best described as "An Initiative to establish Human Rights through Good Governance" 

 

Year of origin: 1988

Legal Status:

Social welfare Directories – Registration No Sat- 278/99

NGO Affairs Bureau – Registration No- 1963/23.09.04

Address

 

Head Office:

Agrogoti Sangstha

Trishmile more,Nagarghata

Satkhira, Bangladesh.

Mobile: 01715-608864

Phone: 88-0471-63870,

E-mail: agrogoti9@yahoo.com and  agrogoti@gmail.com

Web: www.agrogoti.org

 

Vision

Vision: A society free of poverty and injustice.

Mission

Mission: To empower local communities and institutions to ensure Human Rights and Good Governance for all. 

Objectives

 

 

Major Activities

Head Office

Head Office:

Agrogoti Sangstha

Trishmile more,Nagarghata

Satkhira, Bangladesh.

Mobile: 01715-608864

Phone: 88-0471-63870,

E-mail: agrogoti9@yahoo.com and  agrogoti@gmail.com

Web: www.agrogoti.org

 

Project Office

1) Assasuni Branch Office                                        2) Shayamnagar Branch Office

    Budhata, Asasuni                                                        Hibatpur More

    (Near Chapra Bus Stand)                                           (Beside the Shayamnagr-MunshigonjHigh way)

    Assasuni, Satkhira                                                       Shayamnagar, Satkhira.                 

    Mobile: 01716423494                                                 Mobile: 01720572172

    Email: agrogoti.assasuni@gmail.com                     Email: agrogoti.shayamnagr@gmail.com    

 

3) Satkhira Branch Office                                          4) Kaligonj Branch Office

    Cold storage More                                                        Adolescent Resource Centre (ARC)

    Milll Bazara, Katia                                                          Benodana, Krishnagar,

    Satkhira                                                                           Kaligonj, Satkhira              

    Mobile: 01715608786                                                  Mobile: 01733002097

    Email: agrogoti9@yahoo.com                                    Email: arcagrogoti@gmail.com

 

5) Practical Training and Resource Centre              6) Socialization Centre

     Trishmile More, Binerpota,                                            Daspara Road, Magura

     Tala, Satkhira                                                                   Satkhira                  

     Mobile: 01723814989                                                     Mobile: 01740940847        

     Email: ptrc.agrogoti@gmail.com                                  Email: agrogoti.cru@gmail.com

    

7) Kolaroa Branch Office

    Godaun More, Tulshidanga

     Kolaroa, Satkhira

     Email:agrogoti.kolaroa@gmail.com

     Mobile: 01753834722       

 

 

List of Excutive Body

Chief of NGO

Name: Abdus Sabur Biswas

Designation: Executive Director

Phone & Mobile No. 88-0471-63870 (01715-608864)

Staff Strength

Staff category Male Female Total
Management and Supervision 6 4 10
Mid-level 10 4 14
Field Worker 27 31 58
Voluntaries 73 41 114

Infrastructure facilities:

Particulars Total Number

Network / Forum

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Financial year Amount of Savings Loan disbursement (Cumulative) Amount of Total fund (Tk)

Project List ( Total Project : 7 )

Project Name : To training on information technology for adolescent to skill development project

Doner : Bangladesh NGO foundation

Sector : Capacity Building

Area : Satkhira District-Kaligonj Upzilla

Time Line : August'2018 to July'2019

Brief of activities :

·         Activities:

           Facilitate participation of community in awareness raising meeting, campaigns and advocacy initiatives

·         Training on capacity building to IT with adolescent  people

·         Group counseling with adolescent and parents

·         Training on child safeguard policy and CR monitoring

           IGA distribution

Project Name : Strengthening Community Rights and Empowerment (SCORE)

Doner : Manusher Jonno Foundation & DFID

Sector : Good Governance

Area : Satkhira Sadar Upazilla,Kalaroa Upazilla,Kaliganj Upazilla

Time Line : January,2019 to December,2021

Brief of activities :

Alignment with Programmatic areas of MJF:

§  PStrengthening  Public  Institutions  

Executive summary:

§ Rationale: The socially excluded people specially the women have less access to entrance and participate in local development procedures and deprived from their entitlement and government services. LGI Act-2009 is not proper functioning with transparency and accountability as well as the community participation is not satisfactorily ensured. There is lacking of coordination between Local Government (LG) and Public Service Delivery Agencies (PSDA) as a result excluded people are deprived from the public services.

§ Goal: Poor marginalized and vulnerable people enjoy better quality of life in a well governed institutional environment.

Outcomes:

1.LGI and PSDA practiced transparency and accountability in decision regarding services resources and opportunities for women, marginalized and socially excluded section.

2.Civic engagement ensured capability of Women, marginalized and socially excluded peoples in access to service delivery.  

3.Social accountability tools including Right to Information (RTI) are popularly used by community, LGI and PSDA.

Output:

Output 01.1: Institutional capacity enhanced of LGI and PSDA in responding citizen demand.

Output 2.1: Civic engagement Increased in the LGI and PSDA decision making process through inclusive Shamajik Uddog Forum (SUF)

Output 2.2: LGI and PSDA services are more accessible by the Women, marginalized and socially excluded people using SA tools

Output 3.1: Increased use of RTI by the Women, marginalized and socially excluded people in access to services.

Output:04 Developed Project Management capacity to keep the project in right track with efficient intervention.

Major activities:

1. Organize Ward shava.2.Organize Open budget declaration of Union, municipality and Upazila. 3. Organize Union Development Coordination Committee Meeting (UDCCM) 4.Five Years plan develop at LGI 5.Organize LEBs Training on the roles & functions of LGI as per LG Act. 6. Formation of inclusive Shamajik Uddog Forum (SUF) at ward, Union, Municipality, Upazilla and district level.7.Organize Meeting with SUF at ward Union, Municipality, Upazilla and district level. 8. Organize exchange Visit with intra and inter groups. 9. Organize social initiative festival 10.Apply Community Score Card (CSC) to asses' quality of Services. 11. Support to organize regular standing committee meeting. 12. Local service monitoring13. Organize Dialogue with Social Safety net, Health, Safe drinking water and Agriculture at UP, Upazilla and District level. 14. Developed Citizen Charter 15. Organize Public Hearing 16. Conduct UP governance performance assessment. 17.Formation of Grievance Redress System (GRS) committee at UP and Upazila  18. GRS Committee meeting at UP and Upazila. 19. Organize Sharing Meeting on RTI with SUF. 20. Organize Orientation on RTI with LGI and PSDA representative.   21. Observing RTI Day

Direct beneficiaries: 12470 person.

Major Stakeholders: District administration, Upazilla parishad, Social welfare department, Women affairs directorate, Agricultural Department like fisheries and livestock, Health Department, Primary Health Care service delivery institute like Community Clinic, Health sub center, Upazilla health and family welfare center, Department of Health and Family Planning Upazilla and district level,  UP, Water and Sanitation services in public health,  Municipality, Social security Services, Non-Government Organization (NGO), Community Platform, Local Media. 

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