Association for Rural Advancement in Bangladesh (ARAB)

Association for Rural Advancement in Bangladesh (ARAB) has been working for the socio-economic improvement of the rural poor through organizing them into formal groups.

About 16000 rural poor people mostly from women have been affiliated into groups so far. More than 95% of them are provided with credit backed by training.

A non-political and non-profit making organization which has its mandate as per approved constitutions of the organization

The organization has its registration with the NGO Affairs Bureau (Reg. No. 1205 Date: 23-10-1997)

Association for Rural Advancement in Bangladesh (ARAB) is a non-government, non-political and non-profit making organization started its functioning since 1990. ARAB, a people oriented NGO using a rights based approach to empower poor communities and reduce poverty. ARAB has been working with seven core multi-dimensional development programs: Micro Credit, Non-Formal Education to PLCE for Human Development, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Agriculture and Rural Development, Training & Capacity Building, Disaster Preparedness & Mitigation, Enhancing Resources and Increasing Capacities of Poor Households Towards Elimination of their Poverty.

• The major project based interventions are:
• Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion
• Family Planning and Primary Health Care
• Non Formal Education
• Post Literacy and Continuing Education & Human Development (PLCEHD)
• IGA acceleration towards Resettlement of Landless, homeless people (Adarsha Gram)
• Right to Information
• Agricultural and Environment through Formation of Marginal and Small Farmers Groups
• Agricultural Technology Transfer and IGA acceleration