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At the backdrop of grim scenario around the globe in the area of water supply and sanitation resulting in dangerously high incidences of mortality and morbidity, the United Nations General Assembly launched the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) for the period 1981-1990. The Decade was observed with the mission to help reduce mortality and morbidity caused by water-borne diseases at the grassroots. And to implement the Decade programme in Bangladesh.NGO Forum was established in 1982 as the brainchild of the United Nations Steering Committee in line with the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD). Following a long evolution process, the organization has evolved in the development sector with legal entity in the year 1991. Presently it is involved as the apex networking and service delivery body of NGOs, CBOs and private sector operators in the WASH sector of Bangladesh. In line with the multi-dimensional aspects & challenges in WASH sector, the Forum widened its programmatic domain beyond WASH. Since 2011 the organization is being renamed as the NGO Forum for Public Health. NGO Forum is thus, serving as a national networking and rights-based service delivery organization.

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|| We Work Towards Achieving the SDGs

NGO Forum is committed to contribute in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and it links it's all project activities with 11 goals out of the 17 goals. NGO Forum is the active member of the Platform ‘People’s Voice’ which is working to achieve the SDG Goals in Bangladesh.

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Ms. Anya Pirjevec has been visited the Mega FSTP of Camp-4 Extension...

As part of the WASH Sector activities visit by the Global Thematic Expert on Environmental Resilience from DG ECHO Ms. Anya Pirjevec, she has been visited the Mega FSTP of Camp-4 Extension on 30 May 2023. She visited different units of this plant and was also informed about the operational process of this sludge treatment plant. Mr. Minhaj Uddin Ahmed of UNHCR, Mr. Ataur Rahman and Mr.Abu Rafat Siddique of NGO Forum were also present during this visit....

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The Honorable OIC Secretary General visited the Jute Bag Production Ce...

On May 29, 2023, The Honorable OIC Secretary General, H.E. Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha along with his team visited the Jute Bag Production Center of Camp 5. During the visit, they were accompanied by the Honorable Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, Mr. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman and Mr. Subrata Kumar Chowdhury from the Livelihoods Unit team....

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National stakeholder workshop on the Groundwater Energy Nexus in Bangl...

As Bangladesh takes a gradual recourse to solar-powered irrigation from the expensive and polluting diesel irrigation under the government’s commitment towards green energy, the need for understanding the implication of this transition and subsequent access to cheap irrigation for agricultural production, farmers’ incomes and groundwater sustainability are being felt across policy-makers and practitioners. The SoLAR project, in collaboration with CGIAR Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) and MITIGATE+: Initiative for Low-Emission Food Systems Initiative and the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) and NGO Forum, Bangladesh, organized a day-long stakeholder workshop on December 21, 2022, at the Pan-Pacific Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka. The workshop on Groundwater Irrigation in Bangladesh: Changing Modalities, Resultant Policies focused on the scope and impact of replacing diesel with solar irrigation pumps, the consequences of rapid electrification on the groundwater market, and the ways to tackle the threat to groundwater sustainability posed by cheaper irrigation. Officials from Sustainable And Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA), Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), and the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA), among others, attended this meeting....

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The Honorable Ambassador of France visited the Jute bag Production cen...

On March 6, 2023, The Honorable Ambassador of France, Ms. Marie Masdupuy, and Humanitarian Officer, Mr. Fadwa Abdel-Mawlla, visited the Jute bag Production center of camp 5. During the visit, they were accompanied by the UNHCR’s External Relation team. They were welcomed at this center by The Project Manager, Ms. Herana Parvez, and the Central manager MS. Urbi Chakma. They were briefed about different diversified jute products and making processes by the refugee women when they walked around the various units of this production center. They also talked to the refugee women who were employed in this production center and exchanged their thoughts on how these activities are bringing changes in their day-to-day life. After the visit, they expressed their cheerfulness....

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Visit to the host community at Comboniya Para, Whykong Union, Teknaf, ...

On 8th March 2023, The German Natcom delegates along with UNICEF WASH specialist Mr. Musa Drammeh, WASH Officer Mr. Mohammad Ali and Ms.Shajeda Begum from WASH Section, Cox’s Bazar visited the host community at Comboniya Para, Whykong Union, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar for observing present water scarcity and climate impacts. Mr. Toriqul Islam, Head of Program Operation and Mr. Afzal Hossain, Project Manager of NGO Forum welcomed & received the visitors at Comboniya Para and briefed them about the present water situation, peoples suffering regarding safe water and climate change impacts. The visiting team has observed present water scarcity & interacts with the community people....

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Visiting the Jute bag Production Center of Camp 5...

On March 9, 2023, The Honorable Chief Executive Officer- Australia for UNHCR, Ms. Trudi Mitchell along with her team visited the Jute bag Production center of camp 5. During the visit, they were accompanied by the UNHCR Livelihood team....

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Visit to the Training & Production center of Camp 2E...

On January 18, 2023, The Honorable Ambassador of Japan to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Kiminori IWAMA; Economic Researcher, and Advisor, Mr. Kato Atsushi, Second Secretary of Embassy of Japan; Mr. Iwasaki Daichi visited the Training & Production center of Camp 2E, along with Principal Situation Coordinator, UNHCR, Cox’s Bazar, Ms. Yoko Akasaka, and Livelihoods Unit team of UNHCR. The Project Coordinator of NGO Forum, Mr. Ataur Rahman, the Camp in Charge of camp 2E, Mr. Sayed Iqbal, and the Central personnel welcomed them to the center. As they walked around this production center, Mr. Subrata Kumar Chakrabarty gave them an insight into the reusable pad manufacturing process as well as the materials that were used in the production. They also inspected the ongoing skill development training on Sewing Machine Operation. Mr. Ambassador spoke with the refugee women who worked at this production facility in a focus group discussion, and the refugee women discussed how these activities are changing their day-to-day lives and what changes in the production process they are seeing after the UNIQLO project engagement, and how the changes are smoothing their production process. The refugee women also expressed to them that this opportunity improved their skills, as they learned new things and organized the production process after engaging in the UNIQLO project, as well as the earnings from this work helped them meet the needs of their families. The Ambassador expressed his contentment prior to the visit....

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Project Launching Workshop for the Accountability in Urban Health (ARI...

On March 1, 2023, the Project Launching Workshop for the Accountability in Urban Health (ARISE) project was well accomplished. The project launching workshop was presided over by Mr. S.M.A. Rashid, Executive Director, NGO Forum for Public Health. As a chief guest, the program was illuminated by the honorable mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC), Mr. Mostafizar Rahman. Mst. Chaina Chowdhury, Civil Society representative; Mr. AH Towfique Ahmed, Chief of Field Office, Rajahahi and Rangpur Division, UNICEF; and Mr. Kamruzzaman Ibn Taz, Chief Health Officer, RpCC, participated in the occasion as special guests. Along with them, the councilors and officers of the RpCC, representatives of the district welfare office, the civil surgeon office, NGOs, the community and the print media have participated in this event. Ms.Nazia Islam, BRAC-JPGSPH and Mr. Ahasan Habib, project focal and head, RM&E of the NGO Forum, led the presentation. The process of strengthening the delivery of health services to the poor and marginalized people in low-income communities has been discussed by the participants, and some important directions and ways forward have been identified from this workshop....

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Visit to the Jute bag Production center of camp 5...

On March 1, 2023, The Honorable Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Ms. Anne van Leeuwen; the Honorable Senior Policy Advisor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, Ms. Mushfiqua Satiar, leader of the delegation, MP, Mr. Pim van Strien; MP, Mr. Alexander Hammelburg; MP, Mr. Raymond de Roon; MP, Mr.Mustafa Amhaouch; MP, Mr. Stieneke van der Graaf with their team visited the Jute bag Production center of camp 5. During the visit, they were accompanied by the UNHCR’s Representative in Bangladesh, Mr. Johannes Van Der Klaauw, and Mr. Subrata Kumar Chowdhury from the Livelihoods Unit team of UNHCR....

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Jute bag Production center of camp 5...

On February 27, 2023, The Honorable Minister of International Development and minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency for Canada, Mr. Harjit S. Sajjan; the Honorable High Commissioner for Canada in Bangladesh Ms. Lilly Nicholls with their team visited the Jute bag Production center of camp 5. During the visit, they were accompanied by the Principal Situation Coordinator (Cox’s Bazar) Ms. Yoko Akasaka, and Ms. Tamara Karaica from the Livelihoods Unit team of UNHCR....

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Visiting of NGO Forum UNHCR Project's different programmatic activitie...

On 14 December,2022, The Honorable Ambassador of German, Mr. H.E. Achim Tröster, Bangladesh Desk Coordinator, German Federal Foreign Office, Mr. Mario Györi along with UNHCR representative in Bangladesh, Mr. Johannes van der Klaauw visited NGO Forum UNHCR Projects different programmatic activities in Camp 4 Ext, Camp 5, and Camp 1E....

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Skills Development Training on Sewing Machine Operation...

On December 14, 2022, the Inauguration of Skills Development Training on Sewing Machine Operation (Dressmaking) under the umbrella of NGO Forum UNHCR Self-Reliance Initiative took place in the Production and training center of the Kutupalong RC, Nyapara RC. Camp 2E, Camp 17, and Camp 26 with the presence of the Honorable respective Camp-in-Charge (CIC)....

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|| Latest Publications

Organizational Brochure 2023
Water Quality Testing Laboratory
Test & Product Rates of WQTL
RESILIENCE Status of Urban Communities in Bangladesh
Transparency, governance, and water and sanitation: Experimental evidence from schools in rural Bangladesh
How to clean a tubewell: the effectiveness of three approaches in reducing coliform bacteria
Fostering Change Through Integrity at Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) in Bangladesh
Biennial Report 2020 - 2021
National Strategy for Water Supply & Sanitation 2021 Revised
SoLAR Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience
Report Public Hearing Session
Water Integrity Global Outlook 2021 (Full Report)
Water Integrity Global Outlook 2021 (Summary of Full Report)
The example of Khulna Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
Country Baseline Assessment
Integrity makes WASH in school Work
Success Tale of Private Producers
Our Common Agenda - UN
Being Beside the Hard-to-Reach
WatSan Newsletter (March - May 2021)
Flash Card - Covid 19
Project Brochure - BAWIN
Strategic Plan (2021 - 2025)
Paniprobaha
NGOF-UNHCR Project Brochure
Biennial Report 2018-2019

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World Water Day

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World Health Day

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World Environment Day

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World Refugee Day

is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world

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World Food Day

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