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Our projects

The 12 projects OSA has run in Narsingdi district, from mass education and arsenic mitigation to water, sanitation and disability support. 5 of them are still running today.

A speaker addressing an awareness meeting in front of a banner
Completed2014 to March 2017

Save Migration for Bangladeshi Workers Project

Rights & Awareness

Community outreach for Bangladeshi migrant workers, carried out through courtyard meetings, workshops, miking and video shows.

Activities

  • Courtyard meetings
  • Workshops
  • Miking (public announcements)
  • Video shows
Four officials standing in front of a school gate
Completed2003

PLCEHD-1

Education

A mass education project delivered in 2003.

Activities

  • Mass education
Panel of speakers at an awareness meeting
Completed2005 to 2007

ESP

Education

A non-formal education project run from 2005 to 2007.

Activities

  • Non-formal education
Men planting a tree sapling
Completed2002 to 2006

Forestry Sector Project

Environment

Tree plantation carried out from 2002 to 2006.

Activities

  • Plantation
A group of rural men standing together outdoors
Completed2004 to 2010

Arsenic Mitigation Project

Health & Water

Community work on arsenic mitigation through courtyard meetings, workshops and rallies, from 2004 to 2010.

Activities

  • Courtyard meetings
  • Workshops
  • Rallies
Officials talking at a field event
Completed2001, 2009, 2014

National Assembly Election Observation

Governance

Observation of the national assembly elections of 2001, 2009 and 2014.

Activities

  • Election observation
Officials walking a field path with a police officer
Completed1998 and 2004

Flood Relief Programme

Disaster Relief

Relief work during the floods of 1998 and 2004: distribution of food and medicine, and home repairing.

Activities

  • Food distribution
  • Home repairing
  • Medicine distribution
A man operating a deep tube-well water pump
OngoingSince 2007

Water Supply & Sanitation Project

Health & Water

Distribution of latrines and tube-wells, running continuously since 2007.

Activities

  • Latrine distribution
  • Tube-well distribution
A Disability Day rally, with a group holding a Sightsavers banner
OngoingSince 2003

Disability Development Programme

Rights & Awareness

Distribution of materials for people with disabilities, running since 2003.

Activities

  • Materials distribution
Panel of speakers at a seminar
OngoingSince 1998

Training Program

Training

ICT and development training, running since 1998.

Activities

  • ICT training
  • Development training
Panel of speakers at an awareness meeting
OngoingOngoing

Child Marriage Awareness

Rights & Awareness

Awareness work against child marriage, currently ongoing.

Activities

  • Awareness
Women in colorful dress at a community event with an official
OngoingOngoing

Anti-Trafficking of Women & Children

Rights & Awareness

Awareness work against the trafficking of women and children, currently ongoing.

Activities

  • Awareness

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

ADABAssociation of Development Agencies in Bangladesh
CDFCredit and Development Forum (CDF), Bangladesh
CAMPECampaign for Popular Education
STI/AIDS Network
FNBFederation of NGOs in Bangladesh
NFOWDNational Forum of Working Disability
BMSPBangladesh Manobadhikar Samnnoy Parishad

Work with OSA

OSA's projects are funded by membership subscription, well-wishers' contributions, and donations from partner NGOs and donor agencies. If your organization wants to work in Narsingdi, talk to us.

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.