Organization for Social Advancement
Working with the rural poor of Narsingdi since 1995.
OSA organizes landless and marginal families into groups that save, take credit and learn. Its work covers group formation, savings and income generation, primary education, and training across 5 upazilas, 50 unions and 65 villages of Narsingdi district.
Registered with the Department of Social Services (NA-0139) and the Department of Youth Development (S-12/N-37).
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Freedom for the Poor
OSA's mandate is to reach the poor with an equal sense of respect and responsibility, so that they first earn freedom. In the words of its organizational profile, freedom of the poor means four things.
Freedom from Starvation and Insecurity of Life
Helping poor families build secure livelihoods through group savings, income generating activities, employment creation, and relief during natural disasters.
- ✓Savings and income generating activities
- ✓Employment opportunities for women alongside men
- ✓Appropriate technology and inputs for farmers
- ✓Relief and rehabilitation during natural disasters
Freedom from Ill Health and Less Working Capability
Creating health facilities for preventive and curative care, family planning, mother and child care, and safe water and sanitation.
- ✓Preventive and curative health care
- ✓Family planning and mother and child care
- ✓Latrine and tube well distribution since 2007
- ✓Development opportunities for the handicapped
Freedom from Ignorance and Atrocities
Eliminating illiteracy through literacy programs and non-formal education, and providing legal aid to the destitute, oppressed and victim families.
- ✓Literacy programs among the villagers
- ✓Non-formal and primary education
- ✓Legal aid to the destitute and oppressed
- ✓Awareness against child marriage and trafficking
Freedom to Exercise Human Quality and Spirituality
Reaching toward a society where human potentialities are fully explored in a dignified way and where justice and equality prevail irrespective of gender, caste and religion.
- ✓Group formation among target families
- ✓Human resource development through training, seminars and workshops
- ✓National assembly election observation (2001, 2009, 2014)
- ✓Equal rights irrespective of gender, caste and religion
What we do
OSA works through four key programs: group formation, savings and income generating activities, primary education, and training, workshops and seminars.
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Group Formation
OSA organizes landless and marginal families into groups. The group is where savings are collected, credit is taken, and awareness work begins.
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Savings & Income Generating Activities
Group members build capital through savings and take credit for entrepreneurial activities, supported by better farming methods and fairer market access.
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Primary Education
Literacy and education work in the villages, from mass education to non-formal primary education.
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Training, Workshops & Seminars
Human resource development through training, seminars, workshops and campaigns, including ICT and development training running since 1998.
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Photographs from OSA's own work in Narsingdi: cow distributions, tube-wells, tree plantation and awareness rallies.
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Twelve documented projects
From safe migration and arsenic mitigation to flood relief and ICT training. Every project, with its real dates, comes from OSA's organizational profile.
Save Migration for Bangladeshi Workers Project
Community outreach for Bangladeshi migrant workers, carried out through courtyard meetings, workshops, miking and video shows.
PLCEHD-1
A mass education project delivered in 2003.
ESP
A non-formal education project run from 2005 to 2007.
Where OSA works
All of OSA's work is in Narsingdi district: 50 unions and 65 villages across five upazilas.
Narsingdi District
OSA has worked in Narsingdi district since its founding in July 1995. Its working area covers 5 upazilas, 50 unions and 65 villages, and its head office is at 153/1, Court Road, Bilashdi, Narsingdi-1600.
Upazilas
Unions
Villages
Raipura
Shibpur
Palash
Monohordi
Belabo
OSA gives priority to rural development and extends its activities on the basis of the needs and demands of the people, as funds allow.See the full reach and track record
Partners and networks
The partnership organizations and network memberships listed in the OSA organizational profile.
Partnership organizations
Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF)
Ministry of Health & Family Planning
NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation
Department of Non-Formal Education
Asia Foundation
Bangladesh Manobadhikar Samnnoy Parishad (BMSP)
BRAC
DDF
Ministry of Social Welfare
Ministry of Public Administration
Ministry of Youth & Sports
Network memberships
Support OSA's work in Narsingdi
OSA works on education, safe water and sanitation, disability support, and awareness against child marriage and trafficking. If you want to help, or want to know more, get in touch.
Registered with the Department of Social Services (NA-0139, 1996) and the Department of Youth Development (S-12/N-37, 2000). Accounts audited annually by government approved chartered accountant firms.