Alive
ALIVE is a non-profit voluntary organization established in 1996. Some committed and energetic youngsters, who had a dream to positive change in the society, established the organization named Association of Local Internal Vision Enlightenment (ALIVE) with a view to empowering and developing the social status of the oppressed, deprived and underprivileged people towards the contribution in national development process. Since then, ALIVE started its socio-economic development activities for rural poor community in different areas at Jhenidah district of Bangladesh. ALIVE has been increasing its development activities implementing various programs and projects sponsored by Local Government, some local elites & its own Funds.
Contact person: Mehedi Masud
Target location: Mongla Upazilla in Bagerhat District
BUET-88 Club
BUET-88 Club is a non-political non-profit association of the alumni students of the Engineering and Architecture faculty BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) who graduated in 1988 and 1989. Besides being an organization that fosters friendship among fellow members, it extends helping hands to the community from its inception. It is a platform empowered by the strong bondage of BUET friendship to pay back to the society in whatever form and whenever need arises, In 2004, after the devastating flood in Bangladesh, BUET-88 Club took initiative to organize rehabilitation programs for the affected people of Hajigonj and Shahrasti Upazila of Chandpur district through the monetary support of SpaandanB. BUET-88 Club is doing similar activities for 2007 flood victims and cyclone victims.
Contact person: Rafez Alam Chowdhury
Target location: Potuakhali
Hunger Project - Bangladesh
The Hunger Project is a global, strategic organization committed to achieving a sustainable solution to end world hunger. The Hunger Project - Bangladesh (THP-B) has 38,000 animators (volunteers) spread all over Bangladesh which makes them very effective for nationwide emergency relief project implementation. During the flood in 2004 and 2007, SpaandanB worked with THP-B for post flood rehabilitation and was considerably satisfied with the outcome.
Dr. Badiul Alam Mojumdar along with a small team went to Borguna district. SpaandanB representative Mr. Mustafiz also went with the team. The team took sharis and lungis for 1000+ families.
Contact person: Dr. Badiul Alam Mojumdar Country Director, THP-B
Web site: http://www.thp.org/
Target location: Borguna and the surrounding localities
Sandipan
Sandipan is an organization founded by few dedicated social workers for the special cause of helping distressed people in the time of calamities. It is a non-political, non-government organization run by volunteers. It was formed in 2004 to perform relief work for flood affected people. Sandipan supported a milk-powder program for six months to 300+ mal-nourished children and ran a small scale loan program among the weavers in Kumarkhali, Kushtia. Sandipan is also currently doing some flood rehabilitation projects with SpaandanB.
Sandipan has sent two relief teams to the cyclone affected. The first team comprises of activists from Kustia, Jessore, and Khulna, and started from Khulna. They visited Khulna and Bagerhat district areas. The second team started from Dhaka for Barishal, Borguna, and Patuakhali. Both the team carried dry food, water purifying tablets, and winter cloths. The Dhaka team carried 1200kh Chira, 200kg gur, 150 blanket, 10 bundles of children's cloths, 100kg of powder milk (in 250 gm packs), 48 liters of water purifying liquid (1 ml cleans 5 liters of pond water from germs). Report from Khulna team is expected to be available on the 25th.
Contact person: Dr. Abdul Hasib Chowdhury Assistant Professor EEE department, BUET, Dkaka
Target location: Khulna, Bagerhat, Barishal, Borguna, Potuakhali