Bangladesh Rural Economic Development (BRED) was established as a non-profit, non-political, and non-governmental voluntary social development organization in 1995 with an aim to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and marginalized, especially people who lack access to rights and entitlements. BRED began its activities in Pabna & Sirajgonj Districts, a low-lying middle region of the country. The areas are largely underdeveloped, and people’s lives and livelihoods are affected by climate change impacts.
BRED has been providing different types of services to the underprivileged, poor, and vulnerable men, women, and children.
The organization, in its 29 years of journey, has gained versatile experience in community mobilization, institution building, capacity building, and implementing multi-sectoral development programs. Participatory planning is a major area of elegance and versatility. The focus of BRED is to increase comprehensive understanding of the diverse socio-economic, cultural, human rights, and gender issues, which, in the long run, will contribute to sustainable development at regional and national levels, including policy making.
BRED has also gained experience working with local government institutions such as Union Parishad, Pourashava, and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) through their different socio-economic development programs. The organization has been playing its role as an integrated development service provider among the helpless, needy, and powerless and non-employed women as well as men to strengthen their capacity in decision-making, leadership quality development, creating scope of employment through income-generating activities (IGA), and empowerment towards sustainability.