Overview

NGO Forum is the apex networking and service delivery agency of NGOs, CBOs (community based organization) and private sector and civil society actors who implement water and sanitation (WatSan) programmes at the unserved and underserved rural and urban communities.

NGO Forum works as development partner with all relevant national and international agencies and stakeholders ranging from the government and civil society to donor organizations.

In line the initiatives taken by United Nations General  Assembly regarding  International Drinking  Water Supply  and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) NGO Forum for Drinking  Water Supply &  Sanitation was formed  in 1982 to support and strengthen the  WatSan Projects of the NGOs in the un-served  and  underserved  areas  of  Bangladesh. From its inception to till now, around 25 millions people are benefited through its country-wide working structure in communication with 735 partner NGOs and CBOs. NGO Forum’s entire working environment is encompassed into 14 regions with administrative and management setup at each of the regional offices

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Mission

NGO Forum is a national apex networking service delivery organization in the water supply and sanitation sector dedicated to contribute in the improvement of the public health status of the poor and disadvantaged women, children and men of Bangladesh.

NGO Forum is committed to contribute in reducing morbidity and mortality caused by water and excreta-borne diseases ensuring arsenic free, safe, accessible, affordable and sustainable water supply sanitation and hygiene promotion services adopting software-hardware mixed approach. The Forum is an adaptive learning organization and emphasizes demand-responsive and  water supply and sanitation services.

NGO Forum utilizes its vast experience and works as development partner with all concerned government bodies, NGOs, CBOs,  private sector, civil society actors, media, national and international agencies and other stakeholders to promote sustainable safe water supply, environmental sanitation facilities and hygiene behavior.

With a committed work-force, strong partnership and network, NGO Forum strives to bring about sustainable behavioral changes of the community people by complementing the implementation of the National Policy for Safe Water Supply and Sanitation.

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Goals

• Ensuring access to safe water and sanitation facilities

• Promoting sustainable change of hygiene behavior

• Contributing in reduction of morbidity and mortality

Organization

The policy decisions of NGO Forum are made by a 7-member Executive Committee (EC) which is elected from and by the Executive Committee. Executive Committee of NGO Forum is chaired by Dr. Fazle Hasan Abed, chairperson of BRAC. Mr. S.M.A. Rashid is the Executive Director of this organization. NGO Forum is functioning with a set-up of one central office in Dhaka and 14 regional offices. Again each regional office is characterized by the administrative and management set-up.

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Regional Demarcation

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A total of 715 staff had been working with NGO Forum at the end of 2005. Among them, 178 were regular staff, 476 were project staff, 143 were working in the central office and the rest of 572 staff were working under the regional offices. NGO Forum believes that efficient staff is a significant parameter of organizational strength. The Forum considers them as the most valuable resources. NGO Forum wants and tries to maintain an environment free from discrimination, gender discrimination etc. Of the total staff, 151 were female, out of whom 32 were working in the Central Office and 119 in the Regional Offices. Besides a total of 251` personnel were appointed throughout the year 2005. among them 23 staff were recruited on regular basis, 220 staff were recruited as project  staff and 8 were recruited as contractual staff. Among the recruited staff 71 were female and 180 male

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NGO Forum works on the basis of software and hardware programmes. Hardware consists of MATERIAL SUPPORT to improve water and sanitation situation e.g. Deep-set Pump, Deep Tubewell, Rain-water Harvesting System, Pond Sand Filter etc. Software support comprises of all the ACTIVITIES needed to build capacity of the local organizations and to mobilize people at various levels like the policy-makers, planners, media representatives, implementers, WatSan private sector actors and the community people.

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