Networks

Sushasoner Jonny Procharavizan – SUPRO (Campaing for Good Governance), a national network of grassroots NGOs in Bangladesh, working to establish economic, social and cultural rights of poor and marginalized people at all spheres of society and state through facilitating right based activism at grassroots, national and global level. SUPRO critically analyses global and national level rules, regulations and policies to facilitate grassroots activism to make these work for the poor and marginalized people.

As an institutional strategy, SUPRO works with the grassroots NGOs and CSOs to unite their voices aiming to sensitise and influence the national and global leaders and policy makers with a view to bringing about desired policy changes beneficial for the people in general and poor and marginalized in particular.

The Election Working Group (EWG) is a non-partisan, 32-member network of civil society organizations. Established in 2006, EWG members share a common commitment to free and fair elections and good governance in Bangladesh. The guiding objectives of the EWG are to support free and fair elections through pre-election, election day, and post-election observation.

The National Secretariat of the EWG, headed by a Director, coordinates the day-to-day activities of the EWG on behalf of its members, with oversight from an elected Executive Committee. Through its wide and varied membership, the EWG has outreach down to the village level throughout Bangladesh.

ECOTA Fair Trade Forum (EFTF) started in 1990, is a networking and coordinating body of Small and Medium Fair Trade Enterprises of Bangladesh. The organization is intended on well being of the artisan and poverty alleviation through Fair Trade promotion.

It works for the capacity building of the Artisans through the member organizations, Promote social policies in the context of the fair trade movement, Facilitate marketing and trade initiatives of fair trade handicraft at home and abroad with special concern on ICT.

NAHAB is an alliance of voluntary, non-government, non-profitable, and non-political organizations that will advocate and facilitate a balanced, faster and needful humanitarian actions in Bangladesh.

This platform will act as a centre of excellence to create a culture of cross learning through identifying best innovative knowledge and skills of disaster management across Bangladesh.

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a southern-led movement that challenges the structures and institutions that perpetuate poverty and inequality. GCAP supports people in their struggles for justice and brings individuals and organisations together to challenge the institutions and processes that perpetuate poverty and inequalities.

World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international alliance of members and partners which constitutes an influential network of organisations at the local, national, regional and international levels, and spans the spectrum of civil society.

CIVICUS has worked for nearly two decades to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens’ freedom of association are threatened. CIVICUS has a vision of a global community of active, engaged citizens.