New Board of Dew

29 August 2018
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Executive Committee-2019-2020 NEW

What is DEW

15 September 2010
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Development Wheel (DEW) is a non-profit development organization founded in 1996 by a few development professionals and researchers to promote self-help poverty alleviation initiatives of the poorest households in Bangladesh. The main focus of the organization is to work for the promotion of the Arts and Crafts sector of Bangladesh through facilitating the development of small enterprises with an aim to generate sustainable self-employment opportunities for underprivileged rural and urban people. Besides, DEW is also active in the fields of climate change, livelihood security, agricultural promotion, gender issues, essential services, sustainable livelihoods, human rights and good governance in partnership and collaboration with different international and national organizations.

 

Goals of DEW

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Our Goals

  1. Upholding a culture of Human Rights and Good Governance in our community
  2. Promotion of the Arts and Crafts sector of Bangladesh through facilitating the development of small enterprises with an aim to generate sustainable self-employment and income opportunities for underprivileged rural and urban artisan communities through Fair Trade
  3. Business Development Service-BDS for small and marginal agricultural producer communities for their sustainable income and employment opportunities
  4. Elimination of existing gender discrimination and to protect women against all kinds of violence
  5. To combat the adverse impact of climate change in our country and to promote adaptation technologies
  6. Improving Basic Service provision by ensuring the accountability and transparency of Basic Service providing organizations

Strategic Program Focus Areas

  • Promoting Human Rights and Good Governance
  • Promoting Fair Trade for sustainable income generation opportunities for artisan communities
  • Business Development Service-BDS for marginalized producer communities to bring about sustainable economic growth
  • Promoting Gender Equality and women empowerment
  • Livelihood security for marginalized communities especially in the country's Char and Haor areas
  • Adaptation to climate change and its impact

DEW Vision

A society where all people will enjoy equal rights, equitable access to employment and adequate resources necessary for their livelihoods and will live in dignity.

DEW Mission

DEW is dedicated to improving livelihoods security of the poor segments of the society in Bangladesh through increasing their participation (particularly women) in small scale economic activities by creating the provision of a range of business and life skills for them.

Contact us

  • Address: 13-A/4-A (3rd Floor), Babar Road, Block-B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
  • Tel: +(880) 2 913 7196
  • Fax: +(880) 2 910 1226
  • Email: info@dewbd.org, dewsalam@gmail.com
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