About Banophul
Name of organization:
BANOPHUL
Contact address:
215, Khanjahan Ali Road. Khulna.
Phone number:
+88-041-721314
Email:
banophul@banophul.org
Year of Establishment:
1979
Legal Status:
Banophul is registered with the following departments of government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
(a) Department of women Affairs Registration # Mobipa 176/83 Date: 16/01/1983
(b) NGO Affairs Bureau Registration No: FDR-1058/96 Date: 12/08/1996
(c) Department of Family Planning Registration No: Khul 5/79 Date: 14/03/1979
Background
A group of women from Khulna Bangladesh formed Banophul in 1979. Banophul is an exclusively women organization with 35 members in the general body and an 11 members executive committee. The members of the NGO are recognized and renowned as social activist in Khulna region.
From the very inception, Banophul tried to cover the needs of distressed humanity, particularly the poor and, powerless women. In reality, Banophul is a small local volunteer initiative accomplishing backward support services and developing forward linkage for its target population. This organization was established to serve the people at grass roots level irrespective of casts, creed, sex, region, race, disability, age or religion for the beterment of their socio economic and health condition.
The aims and objectives of Banophul are as follows. All the objectives will be implemented after obtaining necessary permission from the govt. concerned and competent authority.
Vision
Healthy educated conscience united self-supported manpower. And a prepared Population for climate change.
Mission
Banophul works to improve the status of the poor and socially disadvantage population of Bangladesh mainly through Health & Family Planning services, Education, Gender equity, Water & Sanitation Project and Income Generation Activities. The main focus is on quality, new management skills / Human Resource Development and sustainability of these projects. Additionally, Banophul now also focuses on many projects which address the climate change issues because of the changing environment. Banophul wishes to help Bangladesh to prepare a climate resilient environment and population.
Organization Culture of Banophul
The Executive committee through the chief executive will maintain and manage all offices. programs, projects and day to day official business of the organization are run according to the organization’s fundamental approved rules and regulations, like, service rule, personal’s code of conduct, financial rules and manuals, etc. Every programs and projects are accountable to the general body through the executive committee. Executive committee meets by monthly to evaluate the progress of the different projects. The names, designation, profession, educational background of present of present executive committee are given belolow.
Executives Members of Banophul are stated below
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1. Rehana Akhtar |
President |
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2. Rozi Rahman |
Vice President |
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3. Nazneen Ara Chowdhury |
Vice President |
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4. Afroza Islam |
Secretary |
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5. Sabina Rahman |
joint Secretary |
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6. Nurunnahar |
Treasurer |
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7. Zayda Akhtar |
Social Welfare Secretary |
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8. Afroza Begum |
Member |
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9. Hasmat Ara Khanam |
Member |
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10. Sadia Sobrina |
Member |
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11. Fahima Zafrin |
Member |
Past and present donors
Project Name | Type of Service | Donor |
Fund (Taka) | Project/Activity duration (funding period) |
Family Welfare Project | Distribution of FP Commodities, ANC, PNC, EPI and Medical Backup Service | FPSTC |
| June 1980 to July 1997. |
Nutrition, immunization and child health care program | Immunization for children Awareness campaign on nutrition education Growth monitoring of children Health care support for children | FPSTC and JSI |
| 1980-2002 |
Adolescence Reproductive Health Project | Reproductive health and personal wisdom related awareness program for Adolescence | Save the Children UK |
| October 2001 to December 2002 |
Urban Family Health Partnership | ESP Delivery | JSI |
| August 1997 to June 2002 |
Poverty alleviation and self employment | Saving and Credit Program | Own |
| Continue |
Advocacy for gender equity | Gender equity | SAP-BD |
| April 2001 to October 2001 |
Women education awareness and empowerment | Personal hygiene& Reproductive health related awareness program |
CIDA | 784,700.00 |
1996 to 1998 |
WATSAN | Water & Sanitation | NGO Forum |
| July 2001 to June 2004 |
Arsenic screening and mitigation | Arsenic screening and mitigation | BAMWSP |
| June 2002 to June 2003 |
Non formal education | Education | BRAC and PROSHIKA | 111,598.00 | January 1992 to December 2003 |
Asserting Popular Access and Rights to Resources of South West Bangladesh (APAR) | Institution Building | CARE Bangladesh & DFID funded MJ Project through Uttaran Network | 50,49,710.00 | March 2004 to September 2012 |
Local Governance Project | Awareness on good governance & democracy | DANIDA funded project through governance Coalition Network | 144,368.00 | December 2004 to December 2010 |
Integrated Community Based Arsenic Mitigation project (ICBAMP) | Awareness and Hardwire Support | NGO Forum For Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation. | 564,600.00 | June 2007 to December 2009. |
Pre Primary Education & Skill Development Training | Providing Education and Skill Development Training | Bangladesh NGO Foundation | 300,000.00 | July’2009-September’2011 |
Food for all | Social Audit for Safety net program | Oxfam | 712,080.00 | October,2012- March,2015 |
self employment and Women empowerment | Marginalizes poor women for skill development training and tailoring training. | Bangladesh NGO Foundation | 950,000.00 | June, 2013- May 2017 |
Lactating Mothers | Poor Mother for skill development training | Women affairs | 233600.00 | May 2014 to June 2016 |
self employment and Women empowerment | Marginalizes poor women for skill development training and tailoring training. | German Ambrassy | 972,000.00 | April 2014 to September2014 |
Improving livelihood standard of landless people through access to khas land and water bodies in Batiaghata Upazilla, Khulna | Rights of the Marginalized (Land Rights) | Manusher Jonno Foundation |
82,92,995.00
| October,2013- December,2016 |
Awareness reassign Program | Awareness reassign for ultra poor (Early marriage, Polly Gamy, Narcotizes, Gender etc).
| Women affairs | 110,000.00 | 2009- Till now |
Making Market Work for Women Project | Training Plan on Climate Resilient sustainable Agriculture (CRSA). | Action Aid Bangladesh | 306,000.00 | Nov 16-Dec 16 |
Scholarship of Khulna Varsity student of Achajjo Profullo Chandro ray | Poor students disbursement of scholarship for them study | Bangladesh NGO foundation | 2,00,000.00 | March 2018 to February 2019 |
Mothers Vhatta disbursement | Poor mothers for them child development training | Women affairs | 313600.00 | Dec 2017 to July 2020 |