Gram Bikash Kendra (GBK) is a local-level, non-profit development organization working in the Northwest Region of Bangladesh. Since 1992, GBK has worked as an enabling force for vulnerable section of the community. In particular, GBK's work focuses on women, children and indigenous people. We have strong links with National and international organizations, including HEKS - Switzerland, ICCO - Netherlands, PKSF - Bangladesh, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), Nayantara Communications-Bangladesh and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).
Sources of Funding
GBK’s currently administering 7 project and has worked on 14 other Projects with the support of partner agencies :
1. People’s Opportunities Wider through Education and Rights (POWER) - Indigenous peoples livelihoods, food security and empowerment, Ongoing from 2005, f ICCO, the Netherlands.
2. Developing Alternative Life Skills and Initiatives Together (DALIT) - Horizon People’s Livelihoods and decreasing of social discrimination, Ongoing from January 2006, HEKS-Switzerland
3. Homestead Farming by Grameen Poor (HFGP) - Homestead agriculture, Ongoing from 2001, Mennonite Central Committee
4. Sanitation Support for Grameen People - Health and sanitation, Ongoing from 1996, GBK’s own fund
5. Socio-Economic Development Activities by Income Generating Projects (SEDAB-IGP) - Economic empowerment of the resource poor community people, Ongoing from 1994, Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation-Dhaka
6. Participatory Livestock Development Project (PLDP) - Economic empowerment through technical skill development and livestock related project and business, Ongoing from 2005, Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation-Dhaka and Asian Development Bank
7. Parent Awareness Raising for Education & Nurturing through Training Support (PARENTS) - Project Child care, development and education through parent’s awareness raising, Ongoing from 2005, Nayantara Communications, Dhaka
8. People Oriented Land and Agricultural Reformation Project - Land rights for landless people, July 2002 June 2006, Association of Land Reformation and Development
9. Indigenous Peoples Development Project - Indigenous peoples empowerment, 2000-2006, OXFAM-GB
10. Strengthening Household Agricultural Activities by Grameen Effort (SHAABGE) - Homestead agriculture, skill development, October 2000 to March 2005, DFID through CARE Bangladesh
11. Support and Awareness for Behavioral Change (SABEC) Project - Awareness raising on health, sanitation and behavior, January 2004- March 2005, DFID through CARE Bangladesh
12. Non-Formal Primary Education Project (NFPE) - Non-formal primary education for drop out and destitute children,1995-2002, OXFAM-GB
13. Registered Primary School Strengthening Project (RPSSP) - Strengthening the registered primary school management committee and guardians, 2001-2002, OXFAM-GB
14. Job Opportunities and Business Support Project - Job creation through business skill development, 1998-2002, JOBS-USAID
15. Non-Formal Adult Education - Adult education, 1997-2002, Government of Bangladesh
16. Integrated Food Assisted Development Project - Food support through job creation, 1997-2001, European Union
17. Comprehensive Development Project - Community development, 1993-2000, Community Aid Abroad-Australia
18. Integrated Aquaculture Project - Fish culture at homestead space,1996-1999, DFID through British Bangladesh Partnership Scheme
19. Trickle-up Programme Ultra-Poor - peoples economic empowerment,1995-1999, International Voluntary Services
20. Mother and Child Health & Integrated Family Planning Project - Mother and Child Health, Family Planning and Rural Health Service, 1997-2000 Population Concern-UK
21. Village and Farm Forestry Project - Rural forestry, 1996-1998, Swiss Agency for Develop & Cooperation