Annex 1. Lists of Disability-related Organizationssiteresources.worldbank.org/DISABILITY/Resources/Regions... · 2004-07-07 · Country Profile on Bangladesh Annex 1 Annex 1. Lists

Country Profile on Bangladesh Annex

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Annex 1. Lists of Disability-related Organizations*See A Directory of Organizations: Working in the Field of Disability in Bangladesh 1999 for contact persons and address of the organizations.

1-1. List of Disability-related Governmental OrganizationsDescription of Activity

Type of activity Field of activity Other commentsRehabilitation

No. Name

Program Im plementation

Advocacy

Financial Support

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Training

Others

1 Employment and Rehabilitation Centre for the Physically Handicapped(ERCPH)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○

2 Leprosy Training Institute and Hospitals ○ ○ ○

3 Nilphamari Govt. Hospital ○ ○

4 Training and Rehabilitation Centre for the Physically Disabled ○ ○

5 Rehabilitation Institute & Hospital for the Disabled (RIHD) ○ ○ ○

6 National Centre for Special Education ○ ○

7 Child Development Unit, Dhaka Shishu Hospital ○ ○ ○

8 Government Blind & Deaf and Dumb School ○

9 Government Integrated Blind Education Program ○


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1-2. List of Disability-related NGOsDescription of Activity

Type of activity Field of activity Other commentsRehabilitation

No. Name

Program Implementation

Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training

Organization Development

Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

OthersPrivate Organizations for PWDs

1 Action Aid Bangladesh (AAB)(International NGO)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Expanded Program for Immunization(EPI), program monitoring & evaluation

2 Action in Development (AID)

(Local NGO)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Rehabilitation of CWDs & youngsters,protection from drug abuse,environment development &conservation

3 Action on Disability andDevelopment (ADD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○

4 Adarsha Samaj Seba Samity(ASSS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

5 Amra Kaj Kori (AKK) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

6 Asho Samaj Gori (ASG) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Human development, integratedcommunity development for destitutewomen, human rights, gendersensitivity, afforestation

7 Assistance for Blind Children(ABC)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Socio-economic rehabilitation of blindchildren & youth


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Description of ActivityType of activity Field of activity Other comments

Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 8 Assistance for Women

Advancement and RuralDisabled (AWARD)

○ ○ ○ ○

9 Association for IntegratedSocio-Economic Developmentfor Underprivileged People(AISEDUP)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Fish culture, legal aid

10 Association for RuralDevelopment and Studies(ARDS)

○ ○ ○ Help to flood affected areas and slumdwellers, AIDS/HIV awareness

11 Association for the Welfare ofthe Disabled People (AWDP)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Human resource development

12 Atmanirvar Banglar Samridhi(ABAS)

○ ○ ○

13 Bachar Padokhep (BAP) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Gender sensitivity, afforestation

14 Bangladesh Association of theVisually Handicapped (BAVH)

○ ○ ○

15 Bangladesh Blind Mission(BBM)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Service for partially sighted people


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 16 Bangladesh Council for Child

Welfare (BCCW)○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

17 Bangladesh DrishtihinFoundation (BDF)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Mobile eye camp

18 Bangladesh National BlindWomen Welfare Organization(BNBWWO)

○ ○ ○ ○

19 Bangladesh NationalFederation of the Deaf(BNFD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○

20 Bangladesh National Societyfor the Blind (BNSB)

○ ○

21 Bangladesh National Societyfor the Blind, Mymensingh(BNSB-M)

○ ○ ○ ○ Eye camps in remote areas, school sighttesting program for primary schoolstudents, training programs for schoolteachers on primary eye care

22 Bangladesh Organization forDisabled Advancement(BODA)

○ ○ ○ ○


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 23 Bangladesh Parents Club of

the Deaf (BPCD)○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Arrangement of marriage of adult with

hearing impairment

24 Bangladesh ProtibandhiKallyan Somity (BPKS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Self-initiative promotion, technicalservices to government and NGOs

25 Bangladesh ProtibondhiFoundation (BPF)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Material development, screening

26 Bangladesh RehabilitationCentre for Trauma Victims(BRCTV)

○

27 Bangladesh Rural IntegratedDevelopment for Grub StreetEconomy (BRIDGE)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Fisheries, poultry, nursery, livestock,social forestation

28 Bangladesh Society forDisabled (BSD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Library service

29 Baptist Sangha School forBlind Girls (BSSBG)

○ ○

30 BBS Integrated EducationProgram for the Blind(BBSIEPB)

○


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 31 Bhuapur Upazila Jamuna Badi

Upokulio Dustha ShishuKallaan Sangstha(BUJNUDSKS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

32 Bhuapur Upazila MohilaKalyan Samity (BUMKS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Material development

33 Blind Education andRehabilitation DevelopmentOrganization (BERDO)

○ ○ Talking library for those with visualimpairment

34 Bogra Christian Hospital(BCH)

○ ○ ○ ○ Self-reliance program for persons withmental disability

35 Centre for Child Development(CRCD)

○ ○ Child growth & child developmentprograms

36 Centre for DevelopmentServices (CDS)

○ ○ ○ ○ Development programs by PWDs/Smallrural initiatives

37 Centre for Disability inDevelopment (CDD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Monitoring, material development &production


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 38 Centre for Services and

Information on Disability(CSID)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Disability information dissemination,pilot programs on disability services tourban slum dwellers, materialdevelopment on disability

39 Centre for the Rehabilitation ofthe Paralyzed (CRP)

○ ○ ○ ○ Health related professional training

40 Cheshire Foundation HomesBangladesh (CFHB)

○ ○ ○ Primary eye & health care

41 Community Centre for theHandicapped (CCH)

○ ○ ○ Motivation, meetings with the familiesof PWDs

42 Community DevelopmentCentre (CDC)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Afforestation, STD & HIV/AIDS

43 Community Eye Care &Rehabilitation Service(CECRS)

○ ○ ○ ○

44 Community Research andDevelopment Organization(CRDO)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○

45 Concern Services for Disabled(CSD)

○ ○ ○ ○ Library facilities


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 46 Damien Foundation (DF) ○ ○ Detection & treatment of leprosy & TB

47 Darial Union JanakallyanSongstha (DUJS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Environment

48 Deana Uttorpara MohilaShamity (DUMS)

○ ○ ○ ○

49 Dhanjuri Leprosy ControlCentre (DLCC)

○ ○ ○ Free treatment facilities

50 Dinajpur Badhir Institute(DBI)

○ ○ ○ ○

51 Disabled Rehabilitation &Research Association (DRRA)

○ ○ ○ ○ Community development

52 Fellowship for theAdvancement of VisuallyHandicapped (FAVH)

○ ○ Identification of clients, extensivetraining on orientation, mobility &Daily Living Activities (DLA)

53 Gaibandha - Jaypurhat LeprosyControl Project (GJLCP)

○ ○ Leprosy Control, rehabilitation.

54 Ganajagaran Samaj SebaSangstha (GSSS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Nursery, fisheries


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 55 Gano Unnayan Sangstha

(GnUS)○ ○ ○ Reproductive Health

56 Gazipur Unnayan Sangstha(GzUS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

57 Gonojagoran Shamaj KalyanShangstha (GSKS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

58 Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK)(People's Health Centre ofBangladesh)

○ ○ ○ ○ Community health & development,poverty alleviation, womendevelopment

59 Gram Bikash Sangstha (GBS) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Motivation, skill development training,IGA.

60 Gram Bikash ShohayakShangstha (GBSS)

○ ○ ○ IGA activities

61 Gram Kendra (VillageResearch and Service Centre)

○ ○

62 Green Disabled Foundation(GDF)

○ ○

63 Health Research Centre (HRC) ○ ○

64 Heed Bangladesh (HEED) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Transit center, training center


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 65 Helen Keller International,

Bangladesh (HKI-BD)○ ○ ○ Nutritional surveillance for disaster

preparedness prevention of nutritionalblindness, NGO gardening & nutritioneducation surveillance, technicalassistance for the education &rehabilitation of the blind, integrateddevelopment

66 HICARE ○ ○ ○ Audio logical assessment, training ofthe teachers for deaf schools of oraleducation of children

67 Humanitarian Agency forDevelopment Services(HADS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Skill development

68 Impact Foundation Bangladesh(IF-BD)

○ ○ ○

69 Inter Life - Bangladesh (IL-BD)

○ ○ ○ ○ Material development

70 Jalalabad Foundation (JF) ○ Child health

71 Jamalpur Cultural andResearch Academy (JCRA)

○ ○ ○ Women & child rights training,afforestation, publication


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 72 Liton Hearing and Speech

Centre (LHSC)○ ○ ○ ○

73 Local Initiative with VoluntaryEfforts (LIVE)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Child & women anti-traffickingprogram, women empowerment, AIDS,anti-drug abuse program, anti-smuggling program, skill developmenttraining

74 Mohila Samaj UnnayanSonghstha (MSUS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Skill development, adolescentdevelopment, HIV/AIDS prevention,environment development, sustainableagricultural development

75 Moshinda Dustha Eatim PollyUnnayan Sangstha (MDEPUS)

○ ○

76 Muk O Badhir Shilpa KriraAcademy (MOBSKA)

○ ○

77 My Right (Amar Adhikar)(MR)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Fundamental human rightsimplementation, afforestation & fishculture, horticulture, vegetablecultivation


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 78 Mymensingh Deaf & Dumb

School (MDDS)○ ○

79 Naogaon Deaf and DumbSchool (NDDF)

○ ○

80 National Federation of theBlind (NFB)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Distribution of different aids &equipment

81 National Forum oforganization Working with theDisabled (NFOWD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Networking

82 New Life Foundation ofBangladesh (NLFB)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○

83 Noakhali Rural Action Society(N-RAS)

○ ○ ○ ○ Integrated child development program,development & settlement project,coastal green belt project, women healthand reproductive rights, disastermanagement project

84 Organization for SocialAdvancement (OSA)

○ ○ ○ ○


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 85 Organization for Social

Development &Anthropological Approach(OSDAA)-Bangladesh

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

86 Organization for SocialDevelopment & Research(OSDER)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Agriculture

87 Palli Manobadhikar Sangho(PMS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Human rights, environment, fish culture

88 Palli Seba Sangstha (PSS) ○ ○ ○

89 Pangu Shishu Niketan (PSN) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Residential facilities for disabledchildren

90 Paribartan ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ IGA, environment protection, humanrights

91 Peks Eye Hospital (PEH) ○ ○

92 People DevelopmentOrganization (PDO)

○ ○ ○

93 Peoples' Education &Organization (PEO)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Poverty alleviation & protection ofenvironment


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others 94 Physiotherapy and

Rehabilitation for the Disabled(PRD)

○ ○

95 Poor and HelplessDevelopment Organization(PHOD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Women development, agriculture,horticulture, environment, skilldevelopment, relief distribution & IGA

96 Protibandhi Unnayan Sangstha(PUS)

○ ○

97 Protibondhi Seba Samity(PROSES)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Human development, integratedcommunity development for destitute,human rights, gender sensitivity,agriculture, fisheries, Evaluation

98 Protyasha ○ ○ ○ ○

99 Provati Samaj KalyanSangstha (PSKS)

○ ○

100 Rangpur Unnayan SamajikSangstha (RUSS)

○ ○ ○ Blind rehabilitation

101 RASPO ○ ○ ○ Women & development, cluster villageprogram


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others102 REHAB Programme Lamb

Project (REHAB)○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Hospital facilities

103 Rehabilitation & WelfareInstitute for Trauma, Tortureand Diabetic Disabilities

○ ○

104 Resource Integration Centre(RIC)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○

105 Rishilpi Development Projects(RDP)

○ ○ Human development work/ IGA

106 Rural Development Society(RDS)

○ ○ ○ Child rights

107 Samajkallyan O Polli UnnayanSongstha (SPUS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

108 Save the Planet and Disability(SPD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

109 Shantigram PhysicallyHandicapped Orphanage(SPHO)

○ ○ Physiotherapy & Nursing training

110 Shaw Unnayan (SU) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Legal awareness


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others111 Shikkha Shastha Unnayan

Karzakram (SHISUK)○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

112 Sinnomul Mohila Samity(SMS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Fisheries, agriculture, womendevelopment & Nursery

113 Social Assistance andRehabilitation for thePhysically Vulnerable(SARPV)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Library

114 Social Development Program(SDP)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Poverty alleviation, environmentprotection, disability & AIDS program

115 Social Research &Development Organization(SRDO)

○ ○ ○ Handicraft, tailoring

116 Social welfare AdvancementBrilliant Association (SABA)

○ ○

117 Society for Assistance toHearing Impaired Children(SAHIC)

○ ○ ○ ○

118 Society for the Welfare ofIntellectually Disabled (SWID)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others119 Southern Socio Economic

Development Project (SSDP)○ ○ ○ ○

120 Suchana Samaj KallyanSangstha (SSKS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Forestry

121 Sunity Sangha (SS) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

122 Surma Association for theBlind (SAB)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○

123 Sylhet Jubo Academy (SJA) ○ ○

124 Tangail Protibandhi UnnayanSangstha (TPUS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Referral services

125 Taraka Youth Organization(TYO)

○ ○ ○ Health programs for slum areas,programs on child rights

126 Technical Assistance forCommunity Development(TACD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Human resource development, nursery& Aforestation, environment education

127 Teksai Unnayan Prochesta(TUP)

○ ○ ○ ○ Agriculture


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others128 The Leprosy Mission

International - Bangladesh(TLMI-BD)

○ ○ ○ Leprosy control, health education

129 The Salvation Army (TSA) ○ ○ ○ Community development & rural healthprojects, center for visually impaired &sighted children, urban health &development projects, integrated AIDSmanagement

130 Training Employment & SocioEconomical DevelopmentOrganization (TESEDO)

○ ○ ○ ○ Fisheries extension, plantation, health

131 Underprivileged Children'sEducational Programs (UCEP)

○ ○ ○

132 Unnayan Dhara (UD) ○ ○ ○ ○ Ecological & agricultural programs,afforestation

133 Unnayan Shahojogy Team(UST)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Community health, sustainableenvironment development, child rights

134 Village Disability andDevelopment Centre (VDDC)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Referral services


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others135 Village Education Resource

Centre (VERC)○ ○ ○ ○ ○

136 Vocational Training Centre forthe Blind (VTCB)

○ ○ ○

137 Voluntary FamilyDevelopment Association(VFDA)

○ ○ ○ Home visits

138 Voluntary Health ServicesSociety (VHSS)

○ ○ Communication development, humanresource development, environment,AIDS, women & health, development ofIEC material

139 Voluntary Organization forSocial Development (VOSD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Fish cultivation, health

140 Voluntary Paribar KalyanAssociation (VPKA)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Health & FP, agriculture, EMG workunder WFP, fish & rice cultivation, PCElatrine

141 Welfare and DevelopmentAssociation for the Speech andHearing Impaired (WDASHI)

○ ○ ○ ○ Home based programs


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others142 World Concern Bangladesh

(WCB)○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Organizing parent classes to guide

proper care of children at home

143 SHAKTI ○ ○ ○ ○

PWD-related NGOs

1 Action Aid Bangladesh (AAB) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ EPI motivation & support, programmonitoring & evaluation, policyresearch. Since: 1983

2 Action on Disability andDevelopment (ADD)

○ ○ ○ ○ Economic empowermentSince: 1994

3 Center for Disability inDevelopment (CDD)

○ ○ ○ Monitoring, material development &production. Since: 1996

4 Helen Keller International,Bangladesh (HKI-BD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ NGO gardening & nutrition educationsurveillance, integrated for developmentSince: 1978

5 Inter Life - Bangladesh (IL-BD)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Material development. Since: 1970

6 Oxfam - GB, Bangladesh ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Material development, disastermanagement, policy monitoring etc.


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others7 Unitarian Service Committee

of Canada in Bangladesh(USCCB)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Economic rehabilitation of PWDs.Since: 1972

Other PWD-related Organizations

1 Proshika ○ ○ ○ ○

2 BRAC ○ ○ ○

3 Caritas Bangladesh ○ ○ ○ ○

4 Voluntary Services Overseas(VSO)

○ Disability programs.

Self-help Organizations of PWDs

1 Bangladesh NationalFederation of the Deaf(BNFD)

○ ○ ○ ○

2 Bangladesh National Societyfor the Blind (BNSB)

○ ○ ○ ○ Eye hospital.

3 Bangladesh National Societyfor the Blind-Mymensing(BNSBM))

○ ○ ○ ○ Eye camp in the remote areas, schoolsight testing program for primary schoolstudents, organizes training programsfor school teachers on eye care


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Rehabilitation

No. Name


Advocacy

FinancialSupport

Others Medical

Educational

Vocational

Social

CBR

Supportive Devices

Communication Tools

Sport & culture

Water &

Sanitation

Research

Training


Counseling

Prevention

Family Planning

Others4 Bangladesh Parents Club of

the Deaf (BPCD)○ ○ ○ Arrangement of marriage of adult

hearing impaired persons

5 Bangladesh ProtibandhiKallyan Samity (BPKS)

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Self initiative promotion, technicalservices to government and NGOs

6 SHAKTI ○ ○ ○


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1-3. List of Disability-related FacilitiesName/Title Contact address Purpose/Target

National Centre for Special Education (NCSE)Since 1991

Section - 14, Mirpur, Dhaka. Children/persons with disability, teachers and trainers ofspecial education

Education Rehabilitation Centre for the Physically Handicapped Tongi, Gazipur. PWDsCapacity: 120

Branch office of ERCPH Mulshar, Fakirhat. PWDsCapacity: 120

Special Education Teacher's Training CourseSince 1960

IER, Dhaka University Trainers and TeachersCapacity: 400

Teachers Training CollegeSince 1996

Dhaka Trainers and TeachersCapacity: 45

National Blind Training and Rehabilitation CentreSince 1968

PWDsCapacity: 100


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Annex 2. List of Disability-related Aid Projects

2-1. List of Disability-related International Aid（Multilateral/Bilateral Organizations）1

No Name/Donor ImplementingOrganization

Duration/Budget in Tk2

Address/Tel/Fax Description

Multilateral Organizations

1 Jamalpur Integral Rural DevelopmentProject, Department for InternationalDevelopment-GBP

Action Aid UK 1992-1995 Includes Disability Training Program to improve level of self-confidence of PWDsby developing new skills and assisting them.

2 Disability and HIV/AIDS Co-ordinationUnit. Department of InternationalDevelopment -GBP

Since 1997553644.6 US$2

Bilateral Organizations

N/A

Other Donors

1 Artificial Limb Production Unit (ALPU)/HEED Bangladesh

HEED Bangladesh Since 1992/Not available

Production of artificial limbs, crutches, surgical belts, splints, braces, and cosmeticgloves

2 Assistive Devices Centre (AD-Centre),Inter-Life Bangladesh

Inter-LifeBangladesh

Since19991,600,000.00

Production of hand splint, back slabs, mobility aid, special furniture, hand Braille,wheel chairs, witting frames, toys, sticks, book supports and holders etc.

1 Source: Development Gateway Home Page (Retrieved February 20, 2002 from http:www.developmentgateway.org/)2 1 Bangladeshi Taka = 2.45 Japanese Yen as of February 20022 1US Dollar=129 Japanese Yen as of March 2002 (Retrieved from http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic )


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3 Assistive Devices ProductionUnit. Centre for the Rehabilitationof the Paralyzed (CRP)

Centre for theRehabilitation of theParalyzed (CRP)

Not available Production of long leg calipers, cervical collars, back slabs, lumber corsets, standingframes, wheelchairs, tables, tailor braces, walking frames, walkers, trolleys etc.

4 Aid and Appliances ProductionUnit, Bangladesh Council forChild Welfare (BCCW)

Bangladesh Council forChild Welfare (BCCW)

Since 1987Not available

Production of neck tractions, lumber tractions, parallel bars, tailor braces, cervicalcollars, lumber corset belts, cock up splints, long leg braces, short leg braces, backslabs, artificial legs, surgical shoes, white canes etc.

5 Limb and Brace Centre, MemorialChristian Hospital (MCH)

Memorial ChristianHospital (MCH)


Production of knee orthosis, knee splints, chair back braces, Boston braces, cock upsplints, finger splints, clavicle straps, fresco pillow splints, corsets, hill pads, thumbsplints, walkers, sticks, canes, scooters, arch supports, rolling drums, CP books, chairback spinal braces, plastic hip abduction braces, overhead door tractions etc.

6 Limb Centre, Government ofBangladesh

Rehabilitation Institute andHospital for the Disabled(RIHD)


Production of neck tractions, tailor braces, lumber corsets, mill walking braces, neckbraces, arm braces, cock up splints, dynamic splints, long leg braces, short leg braces,medial bar T-straps, artificial arms, artificial limbs etc.

7 Braille Press and Artificial LimbCentre, Government ofBangladesh

Department of SocialServices

Since 199520,000,000.00

Production of Tailor braces, cervical collars, long leg braces, short leg braces,artificial arms, artificial legs, hearing aids.

8 HICARE Hearing Centre,HICARE

HICARE Since 1982150,000.00

Production of ITE hearing aids, ITC hearing aids, bone conduction hearing aids withspectacles, bone conduction hearing aids with hearing bend.

9 Chittagong Leprosy ControlProject, Government ofBangladesh

National Leprosy ControlProject


Production of artificial limb and surgical shoes for Leprosy patients.

10 Zakir White Cane Works, M/S.Zakir & Co

M/S. Zakir & Co Since 1985Not available

Production of white canes, abacus, tailor sets, braille writing slates, teaching wheeland signature boards.

11 Danish Bangladesh LeprosyMission, Danish BangladeshLeprosy Mission (DBLM)

Danish BangladeshLeprosy Mission (DBLM)

Not available Production of cervical collars, plastic hand slabs, fixed braces, plastic foot backslabs, foot drop springs, artificial limbs, MCR and leather sandals, MCR slippers,molded sandals, auxiliary crutches etc.


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12 Assistive Devices Project/ Localfund

Disabled Rehabilitationand Research Association(DRRA)

Since 1996350,000.00

Production of tailor braces, cervical collars, lumber corsets, mill walking braces,night splints, long leg braces, back slabs, thumb splints, artificial legs, walking sticks,walkers etc.


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Annex 3. List of Disability-related Reports and Documents

3-1. Disability-related Laws and Regulations

No Legal Document IssuedDate Summary

1 Bangladesh Persons withDisability Welfare Act 2001

2001 Ensures quality of opportunities and provide other benefits, facilities and privileges to PWDs.

2 National Policy concerning thedisabled persons

1995 Includes fourteen chapters on Prevention, Detection and Intervention, Early Intervention, Assistive Devices,Education, Rehabilitation, HRD, Employment, Research, Accessibility and facilities for movement, Information,Recreation, Self-help movement and implementation and Coordination

3 Draft Legislation on equalopportunity, rights and fullparticipation of the disabledpersons

1997 An outcome of the coordinated efforts of the organizations and agencies working in the field of disability inBangladesh, the coordinator of which is the National Forum of Organizations Working with the Disabled(NFOWD).Includes thirty two chapters on the Title, Definition, Prevention, Detection, Inter Education, Education for severeand multiply disabled persons, Role of the Government, Health services and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Center,HRD, Employment, Research, Accessibility and facilities for movement, Information, Recreation, Organizationfor service and multiple disabled persons, Social (and properties) security, Different Roles of the government,Strengthening self help organizations, Welfare organizations for PWDs, Registration certificates, NationalCoordination Committee, Directorate concerning disabled persons, implementation and Coordination etc.

4 Constitution of Bangladesh 1972 Promises to give PWDs equal rights and opportunities.


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3-2. List of Related Reports and DocumentsTitle Writer Year published Publisher Place of

publicationStreet Children With Disabilities (CAP)[A situation analysis and need assessment on streetchildren with disabilities in Dhaka city].

Nirafat Anam, Ph. DNazmul BariKhandaker Jahurul Alam

December 1999 Centre for Services and Information onDisability (CSID),

Dhaka.

Crossing the Hurdles[Disability issues in Development: Situation and NeedAssessment]

Khandaker Jahurul Alam June 1998 Impact Foundation Bangladesh Dhaka

Hope for the Millennium[Need assessment survey on Delivery of services from"Jiban Tari" Floating Hospital]

Not mentioned March 1999 Impact Foundation Bangladesh Dhaka

Second South Asian Conference of CBR Network[Community Based Rehabilitation for the Disabled: Todayand Tomorrow]

AHM Noman Khan 1998 National Forum of Organization Workingwith Disabled (NFOWD)

Dhaka

Disability A Profile in Rural Bangladesh[Study of 4 villages at Narshingdi]

Dr. Nasir UddinDr. Rezaul Farid Khan

1995 Voluntary Health Services Society (VHSS) Dhaka

Four Baseline Surveys on Prevalence of Disability Nazma KarimNafeesur Rahman

November 1996 Actionaid Bangladesh Dhaka

Baseline Survey on Disability at Hazarigonj Union ofCharfesson

Ranada Prasad Saha July 1995 Village Education Resource Centre(VERC)

Savar, Dhaka

National Policy for Games Not mentioned 1998 Ministry of Youth and Sports Dhaka

1998 Statistical Year Book of Bangladesh Editorial Committee 1999 Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Dhaka

National Policy on Disable of Bangladesh Not mentioned 1995 Ministry of Social Welfare Dhaka

Draft Legislation on equal opportunity, rights and fullparticipation of the disabled person

NFOWD 1997 NFOWD Dhaka


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Title Writer Year published Publisher Place ofpublication

Annual Report of Mini Study of Social Welfare 1997-98

Not mentioned Not mentioned Ministry of Social Welfare Dhaka

Bangladesh Economic Review 1999 Not mentioned June 1999 Ministry of Finance Dhaka

Feelings on Disability issue in Bangladesh Shahidul HaqueShahnaz Begum

1997 Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for thePhysically Vulnerable (SARPV-Bangladesh)

Dhaka

Disaster and Disability A look into the Situation of thelong term Disabled in Saturia

Atiur RahmanM Shahidul HaqueM Abdus SalamRathindra Rathijit

Not mentioned SARPV Dhaka

Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)[Study on Disability Attitudes Beliefs and Behaviors(DABB) at Narshingdi, Bangladesh

Dr. Nasir UddinDr. Reazul Farid Khan

1995 VHSS Dhaka

An Educational Directory for the Visually Impaired Not mentioned 1998 HKI Bangladesh Dhaka

Annual Report 1997-98[Improving the quality of life of persons with disability]

Dr. S.J.X. Sosa Not mentioned Centre for the Rehabilitation of theParalysed (CRP)

Savar, Dhaka.

Towards Equalization Escap Decade of DisabledPersons 1993-2002{A Review of Progress in Bangladesh]

Ministry of Social Welfare &NFOWD

1999 Ministry of Social Welfare and NFOWD Dhaka

A Directory of Organizations working in the field ofDisability in Bangladesh

Dr. Nafeesur Rahman December 1999 ActionAid Bangladesh Dhaka

Assistance Devices Catalogue-1999 Salah Uddin 1999 Inter Life Bangladesh disability program Dhaka

Hope for the Millennium{Need assessment survey on delivery of services from

Impact Foundation,Bangladesh

1999 Impact Foundation, Bangladesh Dhaka


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Title Writer Year published Publisher Place ofpublication

"JIBAN TARI" floating Hospital]

Unveiling the Darkness situation analysis on disasterand disability

Study Team 1999 Centre for Services and Information onDisability (CSID)

Dhaka

Information Manual on Visual Impairment Md. Mahabubul Ashraf 1997 VHSS Dhaka

Information Manual on Hearing Impairment Md. Golam Rasul Arman 1997 VHSS Dhaka

Information Manual on Locomotor disability Md. Golam Rasul Arman 1999 VHSS Dhaka

Information Manual on Mental Retardation Md. Mahabubul Ashraf 1999 VHSS Dhaka

Fact sheet on Leprosy VHSS 1997 VHSS Dhaka

World Program of Actions Concerning DisabledPersons

United Nations 1983 United Nations New York


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3-3. List of Organizations to get information/contact persons

No. Name of organizations Contact person Experiences Publications Contact address (Tel/Fax/E-mail)

Government

1 Ministry of SocialWelfare

Secretary Education, rehabilitation,vocational training, production ofassistive devices for the PWDs.

Only in Govt. GazetteAnnual Report of the Ministry.

Secretary, BangladeshSecretariat, Dhaka.Tel: 8610452

2 Bureau of Statistics Director General Survey Statistical year book Director GeneralBureau of Statistics, BangladeshSecretariat, Dhaka-1000.Tel: 8618695, 8617046

NGOs

1 Voluntary HealthServices Society(VHSS)

Executive Director Surveys on disability, health andpopulation issues andimplemention of differentprograms for development ofPWDs over 12 years.

- Jogajog ( A monthly Bangla newsletter)- IN Touch ( A monthly English newsletter)- Compendium: NGOs in Health and Family

Planning Sector.- NGO activities in Disability- Disability Manual- Information Manual on Hearing Impaired- Information manual on the Visually Impaired- Information Manual on Locomotor Disability- Information manual on Mental Retardation- Directory of Reproductive Health- Primary Health Care Manual

Executive Director, VHSS272, Baitul Aman HousingSociety, Road # 1, Adabar,Shyamoli, Dhaka-1207.Tel: 8112962, 8115755Fax: 880-2-8113253E-mail: [email protected]


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No. Name of organizations Contact person Experiences Publications Contact address (Tel/Fax/E-mail)

2 National Forum of theOrganizations Workingwith the Disabilities(NFOWD)

Secretary General A coordinating agency of NGOsactive in the field of disability.

- A directory of organizations working in thefield of disability in Bangladesh, 1999.

- Towards Equalization.

Secretary General, NFOWDHouse # 8/12, Block-ALalmatia, Dhaka-1207.Tel: 9124487Fax: 880-2-124487E-mail: [email protected]

3 Disability Resource andDocumentation Centre(DRDC)

Secretary A network of NGOs involved indeveloping disability relatedmaterials.

- "Commitment" a quarterly Bangla Newsletter Secretary, DRDCHouse # 5A, Road # 25A,Banani, Dhaka.Tel: 9881594, 8813240Fax: 8812780, 9353128E-mail: [email protected]