Organization Profile

(Updated On : 30th June 2023)

NEER FOUNDATION

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 Basic Information

1. Name of the Organization : NEER FOUNDATION

2. Address of the Organization : House #108/5, Dogormora, CRP Road, Upazilla: Savar,
District : Dhaka, Dhaka-1340, Country : Bangladesh.
Cell : +8801717523424, 01712794495.

3. Contact Person : Khadiza Bin Jubaid

Executive Director
Cell Phone : +8801717523424
E-mail : [email protected]

4. Date of commencement : 25-06-2008

Years in existence : 13
5. Legal Status :

Name of the Authority Registration Issue Date

 Department of Social Service DHA-08542 18-03-2009

6. Nature of the Organization : N G O;

A non-profitable, non-political, non-governmental voluntary development organization.

9. CORE VALUES
NEER Foundation is committed to its fundamental beliefs, that are-
 Professionalism
 Transparency
 Accountability
 Participation
 Cooperation
 Credibility
 Equity
 Innovation
 Dynamism
 Gender responsiveness.

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 ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
NEER Foundation was started in a small village of Dhaka district from the development
thinking of some of the rural activists in 2009 with an organizational approach of
innovation and learning that had been the essential components, Neer Foundation has
entered into its 14th years of development initiatives. During this good period of time,
many changes have been brought with its perceptions of new needs, priorities and new
expectations. Even innovation has been remained firmly committed to its mission. During
the period, the organization has acquired diverse experience from the real field of
implementation. However, NEER Foundation has endeavored to be sensitive and
responsive.
Since its inception in 2009, NEER Foundation has been a visionary and people-centric
organization that established NEER Foundation as a popular organization to the people it
works with keeping the same commitment and determination, it has applied to its mission,
it has been continuing its mission very successfully. The principles of objectivity, built on
accountability, efficiency and effectiveness, which NEER Foundation adopted since the
very beginning, have remained immutable in the face of all the challenges the
organization has encountered. These key tenets have been at the core of the initiatives that
NEER Foundation has undertaken over the years.
Presently NEER Foundation is playing an important role which acts as a catalyst for
development to achieve inclusion of the people who are excluded socially, politically,
economically and by many other means. economically and by many other means. It has
been striving to build trust, strengthen communication and foster productive relationships
both within the organization as well as with its program participants. Through pursuing its
objective of reducing poverty, supporting human rights and very particularly improving
the status of woman and the people with disabilities. Thus the organization is making
efforts to bring about changes in the lives of the people.
VISION :
NEER Foundation envisage a Hunger, Poverty free and Harmonious society and
discrimination where people live in peace with Financial solvency.

MISSION :
NEER Foundation will raise people’s awareness on socio-economic development, build
up people’s capacity to implement development activities.

MAJOR OBJECTIVES :
To provide target people with proper knowledge, skill and attitude
To ensure beneficiaries access to basic services
To ensure economic empowerment of the target people
To achieve empowerment of the woman
To ensure communities participation in Mobilizing local resources
To ensure social inclusion of the marginalized people
Building disability inclusive society and protect rights of the people with disability
Environment conservation and adaptation with natural calamites
Building resilience to natural shocks.

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PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (TARGET GROUPS) :
 Most Marginalized Citizens/ Ultra Poor/ Extreme Poor, Dalit Families, Children,
Men and Woman
 Socially Excluded people (i.e. sex workers, victims of extortion, rape, abuse etc.)
 Ethnic Minority People (Children, Adolescent Girls, Men and Woman)
 People with disabilities
 Orphan Children, Street Children, and Working Children
 Youth and elderly group of people
 Marginal and small farmers, fisherman and small traders.
 Vulnerable to Climate Change, river erosion and adverse geographical condition.
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GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE (CUMULATIVE)

District Upazilla Household

03 23 2566
1. Sadar 6. Dhubaura 11. Gaforgaw
2. Muktagasa 7. Gowripur 12. Valuka
3. Fulbaria 8. Eshworgonj 13. Haluaghat
1. Mymensing 1010
4. Tarakandi 9. Trishal
5. Fulpur 10. Nandail

1. Sadar 6. Bokshigonj
2. Islampur 7. Dewangonj
3. Sharishabari
2. Jamalpur 616
4. Melandaho
5. Mothergonj

3. Dhaka Savar 325

4. Tangail Tangail sadar, Bhuapur 615

STAFF POSITION (As of June’20)

Level Male Female Total
 Senior Management 2 1 3
 Manager / Supervisor 3 2 5
 Front Line Manager 5 3 8
 Supporting Staff 2 1 3
Total 12 7 19

Female and persons with disabilities are being given priority in staff recruitment.

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PROGRAMS OF ORGANIZATION
NEER Foundation put emphasis on local needs in designing and implementing development
programs. It takes improvement of both social and economic capacities of the targeted
communities for sustainable development considering available internal and external resources.
 Rights and Governance
 Awareness raising
 Training and capacity building
 Education
 Poverty Alleviation
 Insurance
 Early Marriage Protection
 Violence against woman removal
 Drug free society build up
 Different Cultural Program
 Office/School/Madrasa/Shelter room and Hospital Estblishment
 Action Oriented Initiatives
 Poverty Alleviation Society
 Different Research activities
 Food Security
 Ethnic Group Development
 Cottage & Wearing Industry build up
 Open Library
 Health
 Water & Sanitation
 Disability development
 Livelihood program
 Woman empowerment
 Environment preservation
 Agricultural development / Livestock Development
 Disaster management
 Climate Change/ Tree Plantation Program
 Advocacy & Networking

PROGRAM INTERVENTION APPROACH

NEER Foundation recognizes participatory development process. It has been
implementing program interventions based on its beneficiaries need. Various types of
approach should be undertaken where and when necessary to match its mission. NEER
Foundation mainly emphasizes on the following approaches :
Participatory development approach
Awareness raising of the people on social and economic issue
Facilitating people’s organization and capacity building
Provide life skills training
Provide need based support to the most deserving people
Right based approach
Developing social change agents
Developing partnership with local/ national / international development agencies
Collaboration and Networking

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2. Micro Finance Program
NEER Foundation started program since 2009 at the aim to uplift economic growth of the
beneficiaries. The program has 2 components such as, savings mobilization, deposit
scheme. Targeted people are organized in group which consists of 15-20 members. Rise
group awareness on economic and social issues than provided loan to needy members
through ensuring scheme/ project feasibility study.

Objectives of program :
 To increase income of the target beneficiaries
 To create employment opportunities for targeted beneficiaries
 To increase purchasing capacity of the poor beneficiaries
 To increase socio-economic status of the beneficiaries
 To reduce poverty of the country
 To contribute in Gross Domestic Production of the country

* Beneficiaries : Poor people, marginal farmers/ business people, persons with disabilities
* Working Area : Dhaka, Mymensing, Tangail and Jamalpur district
* Funded by : Own fund.

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