The Organization

Being launched as the UN-brainchild in 1982, NGO Forum has been involved as the apex networking and service delivery body of NGOs, CBOs and private sector operators in the WatSan sector of Bangladesh. Over the years it has been contributing to the improvement of Public Health situation by reducing mortality and morbidity, and conserving sound environment. In order to implement its programmes as a process of holistic transformation of the society towards development, the Forum has emphasizingly stepped forward maintaining a perfect balance among WatSan, health and environment. Combining hardware & software supports and networking efforts, NGO Forum materializes its integrated programmes directly and in association with its partners countrywide.

Vision

Improved Public Health & Sound Environment

Mission Statement

NGO Forum is a national networking and service delivery organization in the area of water, sanitation and environment dedicated to contribute to the improvement of Public Health situation, especially for the poor, marginalized and excluded segment of the society of Bangladesh.

Being an adaptive learning and rights-based organization, NGO Forum is committed to contribute to the promotion of Public Health through providing facilities and services in safe WatSan, hygiene, health care and environmental issues. Keeping this focus NGO Forum utilizes its vast experiences and works as development partner with all concerned government bodies, LGIs, NGOs, CBOs, private sector, civil society, media, national and international agencies, development partners and other stakeholders.

With a committed and competent work-force, and strong network, NGO Forum strives to bring an enabling environment by complementing the implementation of all relevant national policies

Goals 

• Contributing to poverty alleviation focusing on reducing morbidity and mortality

• Ensuring access to safe water, environmental sanitation and health care services and facilities

• Promoting sustainable environment in adaptation to climate change

Core Values

• Concern for the poor and disadvantaged

• Respect for people’s rights & human dignity

• Gender equity

• Professionalism

• Concern for good governance

• Adaptive learning & innovation

• Networking & partnership

Program Implementation Approach

• Operate in line with the relevant national policies

• Institution building of the partners for environment, health & WatSan promotion as human rights

• Integration of climate-resilient hardware and software services

• Community management in promotion of services

• Gender sensitive programme intervention

• Focus on the poor in hard-to-reach & disadvantaged communities in line with the Pro Poor Strategy

• Demand responsive & decentralized services ensuring good governance

• Participation & cost-sharing by community through ability to pay analysis

• Ownership to the community to ensure sustainability of the facilities

• Beef up supporting and complementing the national initiatives in the relevant sectors

The Network

NGO Forum maintains a nation-wide working structure to facilitate the supports in a decentralized fashion. Through its working structure in communion with around 850 partner NGOs & CBOs, NGO Forum’s entire working area is encompassed into 14 Regions with administrative and management set-up at each of the Regional Offices. In line with its mandate NGO Forum maintains a dynamic network with all relevant national and international agencies and stakeholders ranging from the policy-makers and civil society to the resource sharing partners.

Partners in Development 

• Partner NGOs and CBOs

• Private sector

• Local government institutions

• Mass media

• Cultural & theatre groups

• Civil society groups

• Like-minded bodies/stakeholders

NGO Forum maintains a nation-wide working structure to facilitate the supports in a decentralized fashion. Through its working structure in communion with around 850 partner NGOs & CBOs, NGO Forum’s entire working area is encompassed into 14 Regions with administrative and management set-up at each of the Regional Offices. In line with its mandate NGO Forum maintains a dynamic network with all relevant national and international agencies and stakeholders ranging from the policy-makers and civil society to the resource sharing partners

Policy Formulating Structure

Executive Committee Members of NGO Forum
Mrs. Tahrunnesa Abdullah Freelance Consultant	Chairperson
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank	Vice-Chairperson
Ms. Shireen S. Mainuddin Managing Director,ASAAN	Treasurer
Mrs. Jowshan A. Rahman Former Chief Programme, Planning Section, UNICEF	Member
Professor Dr. Ainun Nishat Professor Emeritus, BRAC University	Member
Dr. Benedict Alo D’ Rozario Executive Director, CARITAS - Bangladesh	Member
Dr. Naim Ahmed Advocate, Supreme Court, Bangaldesh	Member
Mr. S.M.A. Rashid Executive Director, NGO Forum for Public Health	Secretary (Ex-officio)
Dr. M. Feroze Ahmed Vice Chancellor, Stamford University Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Golam Samdani Fakir Vice Chancellor, Green University of Bangladesh
Mr. Md. Shafiqul Haq Chowdhury President, ASA (Association for Social Advancement)
Mr. Abdul Motaleb Sr. Water and Sanitation Specialist, Water and Sanitation Programme – South Asia, World Bank

General Committee Members of NGO Forum
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Founder and Chairperson,BRAC
Ms. Rasheda K. Choudhury Executive Director, Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE)
Dr. A. Atiq Rahman Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Mr. Anish K. Barua Executive Director,Communica
Mr. Shaikh Abdul Halim Executive Director, Village Education Resource Centre (VERC)
Professor Dr. Sazzad Hossain Department of Geology, Dhaka University
Mr. Syed Nurul Alam Executive Director, South Asia Partnership - Bangladesh
Dr. K.S. Huda Director, Environment & Climate Change, Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Mr. Fariduddin Ahmed Mia Sector Specialist, Water and Sanitation
Mr. Kazi Rafiqul Alam President, Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Dr. Dibalok Singha Executive Director, Dustha Shasthya Kendra (DSK)
Mr. Haroon-Ur-Rashid Professor, Department of Architecture, North South University
Dr. Md. Mujibur Rahman Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Division, BUET
Dr. Profulla C. Sarker Vice-Chancellor, Prime University
Mr. Jeffrey S. Pereira Former Executive Director, CARITAS-Bangladesh
Ms. Syeda Rizwana Hasan Chief Executive, BELA
Dr. Salima Rahman Executive Director, Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS)
Mr. Abu Taher Khan Director, Procurement & Corporate Affair Bangladesh Diabetic Association