Empowering marginalized communities in Northwest Bangladesh since 1993. A journey of resilience, inclusion, and sustainable development.
Explore Our HistoryGram Bikash Kendra (GBK) is a regional, non-profit development organization based in Durgapur Road, Haldibari, Parbatipur, Dinajpur. Established in the early 1990s by a group of motivated youths under the leadership of current Chief Executive, Mr. Moazzem Hossain, GBK officially began its journey as an accredited NGO on March 16, 1993.
GBK acts as an enabling force for vulnerable communities—particularly women, children, indigenous people, Dalit, senior citizens, and marginal farmers. We are committed to bringing social change through technical, social, and motivational assistance.
Leaving no one behind: Covering ~287,875 households and touching the lives of over 1.02 million people across 92 offices.
Women Staff
Men Staff
Ethnic Staff
Dalit Staff
Bengali Staff
Key milestones in our journey of empowering the marginalized.
Started with the Comprehensive Development Project (1993). Launched NFPE (1995-2002) for dropout children and the Trickle-up Programme (1995-1999) for the ultra-poor.
Focus expanded to marginalized groups. Indigenous Peoples Development (2000-2006) with OXFAM-GB and DALIT (2006-2009) with HEKS/EPER. Agricultural reforms via SHAABGE (2000-2005).
Major partnerships with PKSF. Launched ENRICH (2019) for holistic development and PACE (2017) for micro-enterprise. Began PPEPP (2019) for extreme poor prosperity with FCDO/EU.
Implementing SEP (2020) for sustainable enterprise, ECCCP-Flood (2020) for climate victims, and SAFE (2021) for agriculture. Ongoing RAISE (2022) project for informal sector employment.
End poverty & hunger (SDG 1, 2, 8)
Sustainable production (SDG 12)
Health & Sanitation (SDG 3, 6)
Quality Education (SDG 4)
Adaptation & Mitigation (SDG 13)
Protect heritage (SDG 11.4)