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Organizational Profile
Association For Social Development (ASD)Detailed descriptions of the Organization:
Organizational History
Association for Social Development (ASD) was established in 1987 with the registration of Department of Social Welfare in Bangladesh to serve the poor who are less fortunate and those require assistance in each & every steps of their lives. ASD's goal is to pay attention to their immediate needs and to help them to stand on their own feet and then to become productive members of the society.
Association For Social Development (ASD) is a local based non-profitable, non-political and non-governmental organization (Social Welfare/ DHA-02044-1987 & NGO affairs Bureau /2213-2007. ASD does not distinguish between religious, affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, physical appearance, national origin, language, educational background or veteran status in case of its provision for services. No funds are used for any lobbying or other political activity.
Association for Social Development (ASD) was conceived in July 1987 in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh as an inspiration of Principal Khaleda Habib, a visionary woman, who perceived a crying need for an extended helping hand to less fortunate people around her in her community. She began encouraging her friends to bring non-perishable food items for distributing them among poor people. Besides, she organized her friends to keep response to emergency relief such as warm cloth distribution for cold affected people and foods & tins (For making shades of the houses) for flood & hurricane affected people as well as for the old citizens of the society who are totally deprived of human fundamental needs and ignored & tortured by their families. Consequently, she incorporated Association for Social Development (ASD) as a non-profit, non-political educational based organization and furthermore worked towards obtaining foreign donation to expand its working fields in the community.
Vision Statement
Our vision is to build up a society where every individual will be able to live in peace and harmony, free from starvation, exploitation and oppression and to enjoy the rightful share of resources belongs to the society and to ensure spiritual needs of the community.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to undertake some intensive and extensive programs in order to live in peace and harmony, free from starvation, exploitation and oppression and to enjoy the rightful share of resources belongs to the society and to ensure spiritual needs of the community.Objectives of ASD
- To increase the rate of education of the target people.
- To establish human rights in the society.
- To empower women, children and adolescents in the field of social & economic condition.
- To make the target community aware of early marriage, poly gamy, arsenic, HIV/AIDS and different social vise.
- To undertake programs on preventive and curative healthcare services.
- To facilitate sustainable development for the individual.
- To ensure female participation in program activities.
- To promote volunteerism among the community.
- To enhance knowledge on natural and social disaster management.
- To ensure religious feelings and rights in the community.
- To strengthen & support like-minded local community based non-profit organization by undertaking different innovative programs.
- To establish an orphanage for orphans and deprived children.
- To establish Vocational Training Institute named Khedmat for poor student of rural areas in Bangladesh.
- To ensure food security amongst the target community people.
- To undertake community based development programs for the tribal in their society.
- To rehabilitate old aged citizens by establishing old age home in the society with the support of community people.
Our Working Approach
- Direct project implementation for disadvantaged people.
- Project Implement through local Non-profit & Community based organization.
- Establish institutional Building (CBO/GK)
- Prioritize the need of the community people.
- Promote volunteerism worldwide.
- Right based & Need based approach.
- Emergency relief support.
- Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation.
- Work with the oppressed & oppressor.
- Liaison with elite person, local government and religious bodies.
Management
ASD has an Executive Committee consisting of 11 members who are elected by General Body comprising of 35 members for two years term. The Executive Committee provides policy guideline to ASD. The GB meets once a year to approve annual budget and to review activities progress. On the other hand the EC meets once after three months to provide policy guideline for ASD in various measures. The Executive Director is the ASD’s chief functionary who acts under the guideline of the Executive Committee.
The Monitoring team and Internal audit teamwork independently but closely with the programs designed by the organization to ensure programmatic quality assurance, financial transparency, accuracy and accountability.
Association For Social Development (ASD) has the Management structure as below:
- Executive Committee/ Governing Body
- Advisory Committee
- Professional staff.
Legitimacy of the Organization
ASD has been registered with the following Government Departments of Bangladesh.- Directorate of Social Welfare Dha-02044 On 8th June 1987
- NGO Affairs Bureau, 2213 On 8th March 2007