ABOUT

Sebika Songstha (SS) is a Bangladeshi national non government development organization set up in 1987. The organization came into being in the face of degradation of socio-ecological resources in the southwest coastal region with specific mission to redress the declining natural resource base, livelihoods and food security of the people. To uphold human rights and gender equity for the socially disadvantaged community with the focus on women is another major concern of Shushilan’s development initiatives.

Sebika Songstha (SS) is a national agro-ecology and right based NGO working in the coastal region for ensuring livelihood security of the resource poor community through promoting sustainable agricultural firming system and environmental health. Wetland resource management with focus on aquaculture is one of the principal components of Shushilan’s development initiatives in the region.

"Voluntary Organization for Human Development"

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We Are....

A Voluntary Organization for Human Rights

Mission

With the commitment “Not relief but release", SS ever been promised in efforts towards the development of the rural poor, empowerment through gender equality & rights and establishment a just society by people's contribution. Target is to see gender sensitized sound environment, just and poverty free society that will be free from all kinds of discrimination and suppression.

Objectives

To eliminate all kinds of violence, gender discrimination and to establish human rights at family and local level

To make the people united and strength capacity for gaining their access to all accessible services and recourses

To create employment opportunities, resources and skills for the underprivileged men and women to improve their livelihood

To build capacity and accountability of all local level institutions to provide better services

To reduce mother and child mortality rate as well as promote better health services in rural areas

To reduce sufferings and losses affected by natural disasters and create a sound and friendly environment

To undertake poverty alleviation initiatives through micro finance

To develop & promote needy human resources for IT and other technical services in the working area

OUR HISTORY

Who We Are?

Sebika Songstha (SS) is a Non Government voluntary Organization (NGO) established in 1987 with an aim to dedicate its mission towards the development of the poor. Sebika Songstha (SS) has been working with the aim to establish human rights and justice especially for the neglected and deprived men, women and children in its working areas. Through policy and advocacy at local level SS has always been working to ensure better services from different service providers since its inception. SS always give emphasis to eliminate all kinds of violence and it has been working with the community people to remove all kinds of gender discrimination from family and local level.

The social workers involved with the establishment of Sebika Songstha (SS)) had a long experience in rural development, micro finance management and relief and rehabilitation activities.

After having Registration SS started its activities by own initiatives with group formation, organize weekly meeting for Women. Groups Women started to know their rights from weekly meetings and discussion. Presently SS working in the field of Health & Female Planning (1991), Disaster management, Poverty alleviation, Training, Education, Agriculture, Water and Sanitation, Health & Nutrition, Advocacy, Legal Assistance & Arbitration, Micro credit, Micro Enterprise and Micro Finance, Technical Support Program with assistance from community people, local government, GOB officials and Other Donors.

Core Values

Challenge Taking Mentality
Responsive and Promptness
Promote open thinking and liberty
Listening, learning and Knowledge Sharing
Confident and commitment
Innovativeness and Diversification
Accountability and transparency
Team Work
Gender Equality
Respect to other opinion