About UsBright Bangladesh Forum (BBF), a nongovernmental voluntary development organization that envisions a peaceful society, where people lead happy, healthful and dignified lives free from discrimination, violence and poverty. With a view a to address the extreme poverty, massive illiteracy, extensive violation of people’s rights, widespread inequalities and injustice in the country, BBF initiated its journey on 2nd January 2001 as a formal organization... Read More
About Us
Bright Bangladesh Forum (BBF), a nongovernmental voluntary development organization that envisions a peaceful society, where people lead happy, healthful and dignified lives free from discrimination, violence and poverty. With a view a to address the extreme poverty, massive illiteracy, extensive violation of people’s rights, widespread inequalities and injustice in the country, BBF initiated its journey on 2nd January 2001 as a formal organization through the joint efforts of some noble hearted philanthropist social workers. For more than 15 years the organization is working for the empowerment of the community toward their self-reliance and sustainability undertaking both need and rights based programs as per needs and its possible solution felt by the community themselves. BBF is working in the field of community empowerment, economic development, micro entrepreneurship development, human & legal rights, child rights, education, good governance, primary health care and human resource development in greater Chittagong of Bangladesh. In past years, Bright Bangladesh Forum worked with more than 0.5 million people for reduction of their poverty and achievement of their human rights.
Vision and Mission
Vision: BBF envisions a peaceful society, where people lead happy, healthful and dignified lives free from discrimination, violence and poverty.
Mission: BBF endeavors to empower the disadvantaged and marginalized people toward fulfillment of their human and legal rights and sustainable achievement of their basic needs through social transformation, capacity building, advocacy, innovation and research.
Legal Status
Bright Bangladesh Forum (BBF) is registered under NGO Affairs Bureau, Youth Development Department and Social Service Department.
Registration authority
Registration number
Date
Youth Development Department
Ctg- 197
28/10/2002
NGO Affairs Bureau,
1829
7/05/2003
Social Service Department
Ctg-3010/11
20/07/2011
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Governance
Three tiers of management – General Council (GC), an Executive Council and a Senior Management Team (SMT) are in place for overall management of the organization. The General Council is the owner of the organization and process supreme power. Executive Council (EC) consisting of 7 members elected from GC is responsible for management and implementation of all activities undertaken by organization. GC elects the EC once in every three years.
Chief Executive under EC is in overall responsibility for execution of the organization, who oversees both Program and Finance Section of the organization. Program Director, Program Manager, Program Officer, Project Coordinators, Project Officer and Field Facilitators are the program staffs. Manager Finance and Admin (Finance Manager), accounts officer, project accountants are the finance staff. The organization solicits services from experts of various disciplines including gender, development, legal service, microfinance and public health. BBF maintains several committees like, Procurement Committee, Recruitment Committee. BBF has separate M&E section with M&E personnel.
BBF follows a number of policies, like Human Resource Policy, Administration Policy, Gender Policy, Child Protection Policy, Financial Management Policy, and M&E Policy for effective management, transparency and accountability of the project. The Partnership policy of BBF guides it to deal with the partners. BBF has in total 45 full time staff, 19 part-time staff, 35 office-based volunteers and more than 1000 community volunteers.
List of Executive Committee
Ms. Gitasree Ghosh -Chairman
Mr. Irfan Haider Khan -Vice Chairman
Mr. Utpal Barua -Secretary General & Chief Executive
Mr. Parag Sengupta -Finance Secretary
Mrs. Shahanaj Pervin -Executive Member
Mr. Akhter Hossain -Executive Member
Mrs. Runa Barua -Executive Member
Core Values
Loyalty and commitment to national interest, independence and national pride
Respective to all (Irrespective of Race, color, religion, ethnic origin, sexuality )
Mutual respect and gender responsiveness
Justice, transparency and accountability
Women, Child and Disabled friendly atmosphere
Community participation and respect on people’s views
Respect to Diversity
Network
Networking with other like-minded organization / forum / groups at local, National, International arena is one of the core strategies of BBF.
BBF also provides secretarial support to some Networks/Forums.
National
Association for Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB)
Bangladesh Urban Forum (BUF)
Bangladesh Ovibasi Adhikar Forum (BOAF)
Bangladesh ECD ( Early Childhood Development ) Network (BEN)
National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabilities (NFOWD)
National Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities(NASPD)
Sushasoner Jonny Procharavizan (SUPRO)
International
Netzkraft Movement -Germany
Network Secretarial Support
Bangladesh Ovibasi Adhikar Forum (BOAF), Chittagong Division
Child Protection Committee Chittagong.
City Legal Service Network(CLSN)
Donors and Partners
REHASWISS, Switzerland
Maxwell Stamp PLC, UKaid
Secretary Office of Global women Issues ,U.S. Department of State
Save the Children International
World Vision Bangladesh
European Union , Lead Agency: Aporajeyo Bangladesh
ILCU Foundation, Ireland
MIVA, Switzerland
Action Aid Bangladesh
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)
Save the Children- Australia
Save the Children-USA
International Research & Exchanges Board( IREX), USA
Ngo Forum for Public Health
Youth Development Department under the Youth and Sports Ministry Bangladesh Government
UCEP – Bangladesh
Young Power in Social Action(YPSA)
About UsBright Bangladesh Forum (BBF), a nongovernmental voluntary development organization that envisions a peaceful society, where people lead happy, healthful and dignified lives free from discrimination, violence and poverty. With a view a to address the extreme poverty, massive illiteracy, extensive violation of people’s rights, widespread inequalities and injustice in the country, BBF initiated its journey on 2nd January 2001 as a formal organization... Read More
