The Role of NGO's For Rural Development of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
has been perhaps the most important hearth on the globe for NGOs
(non-government organization). Some estimates place the number of NGOs in Bangladesh in
excess of 20,000. there are many types of NGOs in the country, but most focus
on development or poverty alleviation. Bangladesh is the birth place of
the micro credit NGO, namely Grameen Bank, Asa, Brac etc work in world wide.
Grameen Bank with Dr. Muhammad Yunus jointly awarded the Nobel Peace prize in
2007.
HISTORY OF NGOs
International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world largest group of humanitarian
NGOs. Though voluntary associations of citizens have existed through history,
NGOs along the lines seen today. One of the first such organizations, the
International Committee of the Red Cross, was founded in 1863. The phrase
‘Non-Government Organization’ came into use with the establishment of the
United Nations in 1945 with provisions in article 71 of the United Nations
charter. In Bangladesh NGOs activities began in the seventies following the
aftermath of 1970 tidal cyclone and 1971 independence war. Globalization during
the 20th century gave rise to the importance of NGOs.
TYPES OF NGOs
NGOs are an
heterogeneous group. A long list of acronyms has development around the term
NGO. These include:
- INGO- stands for international NGO, such as CARE,
Helvetas, ADFA-India.
- BINGO- is short for Business-Oriented International
NGO.
- RINGO- is an abbreviation of Religious International
NGO such as Catholic Relief.
- ENGO- short for Environmental NGO, such as Global
2000.
- GONGOs- are Government Operated NGOs, which may have
been set up by government to look like NGOs in order to qualify for
outside aid or promote the interests of the government is question.
PURPOSES OF NGOs
NGOs exist for a
variety of purpose, usually to further the political or social goals of their
members. Examples include improving the state of the natural environment,
encouraging the observance of human rights, improving the welfare of the
disadvantaged or representing a corporate agenda. However, there are a huge
number of such organizations and their goals cover a broad range of political
and philosophical positions.
THE ROLE OF NGOs FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
NGOs play an
important role for rural development of Bangladesh
it is doubtless to say that NGOs with their constructive efforts have been
promoting development strategies by creating unique changes in the field of
economic progress in Bangladesh
since her independence.
Poverty Alleviation:
Poverty
alleviation is the supreme target of the NGO among various activities. There
are different NGOs acting in our country patronized locally and
internationally. NGO plays an important role in promoting the capabilities of
the people having in the poverty.
Education Programme:
Though primary
education is compulsory programme of the government. Students of the rural
areas are not regular and careful about that. NGO has taken long planning to
provide primary education suitable for the children living in the villages. In
the field of education NGO primary schools with around two million students
account for approximately 10 percent of currently enrolled students. Of these
BRAC alone accounts for over 1.5 million students in 31,000 schools, 66 percent
of whom are girls from poor families.
Standard of Living:
For the
standards of the living of the people the NGOs have taken lots of programmes.
The officer of the NGOs go to the rural and remot ares of the country and by
their physical visit and communication they make the people understand the
benefits of building sound health. The villagers don’t have minimum idea of
regarding the nutrition of food and first aid. So, NGOs provide them a little
bit of idea of medical science by which they can learn how to give the first
aid.
Development of Agriculture:
NGOs play an
important role in the development of agriculture in our country. In order to
development of agriculture they provide different kinds of tools, material,
fertilizer, seed and loan on simple interest. Sometimes they give interest free
loan. In this way NGOs play an important
role in the development of agriculture.
Health Care:
NGO community
based health care has made heath care more accessible, effected malnutrition
and child survival. It also lead to higher use of family planning.
Gender Equity:
Bangladesh is the only country in South Asia to have achieved gender equity in primary
enrollment, in large part due to the role played by NGOs.
Supply Information and data:
Effective plan
and programming of our national instruction require reliable data and
information which collection then through their personal observation and
friendship. Most of the NGOs in Bangladesh
have practical experience of organizing people to achieve their predetermined
objectives.
Raising Fund:
NGO plays an important
role in raising fund of the country from different sources including small
donation from the potential individuals. They also know where to allocate the
funds for the purpose.
Social Economic Development:
NGOs touch the
fundamental elements of socio-economic development of the country. If human
resources are not properly used it will be gradually inactive and useless for
the country bringing no utility. So NGOs with their pragmatic and practical
programmers are always acting to bring fruitful after math of the said
resources.
Uplifting programme:
NGOs are active
in our grass-root levels with their relief, poverty alleviation, social uplift,
environmental and overall development programs. The rural poor have now direct
access to the aid, credit and support to the NGOs. They are participating
actively in the activities to improve their lat. In many cases the NGOs are
working as the awareness builders.
Communication Facilities:
NGOs not only
their own sake but also for the local and national interest they build many
roads, bridges and highways to provide communication facilities. Considering to
uplift the standard of the lives of the people the NGOs have taken lots of
developing programs. They go to the rural and remotest area of the country. They
try to make the people understand the benefit of building sound health.
NGO plays a very
important role in the developing country like Bangladesh specially rural
development. In all spheres of development NGOs are reported to have created a
land mark in the history of Bangladesh.
The Role of NGO's For Rural Development of Bangladesh
-- Md. Helal Uddin
