Our projects

 

Strategic Objectives

  • Increased productivity and improved access to markets, finance and extension services for 500,000 farm labourers and smallholder farmer families through a network of 2,500 skilled local service providers and entrepreneurs.

  • Improve access of 1,000 poor communities to safe WASH facilities, primary health care and improved nutrition, by building the capacity of schools, community groups and informal service providers.

  • Improve disaster preparedness and the protection status of 500 vulnerable communities through awareness campaigns, strengthening of local institutions, digital technology and networking with local government institutions, the private sector and civil society organisations.

  • Provide opportunities for 5,000 young people to acquire vocational, numeracy and literacy skills, and challenge harmful social and gender norms, gain employment and improve their lives.

UP Bangladesh: Strategic Aim

What: Make a lasting contribution to the resilience of remote and vulnerable communities in Bangladesh.
How: Building the capacity of farmers, labourers, entrepreneurs, local government and civil society and by supporting self-help initiatives for inclusive economic development, improved health and disaster preparedness.

 
Featured stories
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From trash to tasty: the community turning plastic bottles into vegetable storage units

In Bangladesh, one community is turning unwanted plastic waste into food saving storage containers for households and businesses - improving the planet and creating new income streams for households.

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Supporting Communities Affected by Cyclone Mocha in Bangladesh

Cyclone Mocha is the worst tropical storm to hit the coastlines of Bangladesh in a decade. Scores of people have been reported dead and many thousands more displaced. Self Help Africa has joined international agencies, local disaster management committees and community-based organisations to assist affected communities at Cox’s Bazar and south/south-western coastal areas.

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The women’s business centres transforming lives in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has made progress in reducing poverty in recent decades, but roughly 20 per cent of the population still live on less than $1.90 a day. It is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world.

To help address this inequality and support women’s leadership and economic independence, the Women’s Business Centre has emerged as a model for organising enterprising women into cooperative business structures.

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How access to simple tools strengthens female entrepreneurship

Incubator management and hatching eggs is transforming businesses in Bangladesh

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Meet teenage changemaker Sumaiya...

16-year-old Sumaiya lives with her parents and five siblings in a village in Bangladesh’s Rangamati hill district. When United Purpose’s ‘Leadership to ensure adequate nutrition’ (LEAN) project started working in her village, she quickly enrolled with the adolescent club and soon became an active member.

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The playground helping refugees move beyond trauma

Since August 2017, nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh to escape systematic discrimination and targeted violence in Myanmar – over half of whom are children.

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Improving health in Rohingya refugee camps

The summer of 2021 marks the fourth anniversary of a deadly crackdown by Myanmar’s army on Rohingya Muslims. This crackdown led hundreds of thousands to flee across the border to Bangladesh.

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From girl bride to fearless entrepreneur

Meet Shefalika. A mother of two, her story is typical of many other young women in rural Bangladesh – but with support from UP, she has turned her entrepreneurial dreams into reality and transformed her life.

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Repair business is a success for young entrepreneurs

Thanks to training and support funded by United Purpose, four young mechanics have started their own auto-rickshaw repair business in Jaliapalong Union.

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Josna’s Story: A better life for her family

Josna is running a successful business farming goats – and as a result she feels empowered and can support her husband and young family.

United Purpose, formerly known as Concern Universal.