Bangladesh

Girls holding glowing lamps in the dark.

Our approach and focus areas

To fight poverty and enhance community resilience, our programmes will provide access to quality education, improve food security, and enhance income generating opportunities for poor and marginalised families.

We have a holistic and rights-based approach based on the “family as a unit,” engaging all family members in developing shared goals through Family  Development Plans (FDPs) - a participatory tool that supports families to identify their opportunities and challenges, set their own goals and develop their own solutions. Families are supported to organise themselves in Self-Reliant Groups (SRGs) which again form the basis of larger Community-Based Organisations (CBOs).

The target groups are vulnerable families, women, adolescents and children from unprivileged rural poor and marginalised ethnic communities.

Geographical characteristics make Bangladesh the 7th most affected country in the world by extreme weather events and other environmental shocks driven by climate change. Target communities will increase their resilience to climate change while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases and conserving biodiversity.

For the 2024-2028 strategic period, we are partnering with local organisations and other private sector partners to strengthen the resilience of poor and marginalised communities in six districts in Rangpur and Mymensingh Divisions, in the North of Bangladesh.

Our Key Programmes

We have two main Programme interventions: 

  1. Inclusive Quality Education and Lifelong Learning
  2. Income Generation and Job Creation
2018-bangladesh-popi-hajong-bilingual-preschool-2

Inclusive Quality Education

To reduce school dropout, improve learning outcomes and provide access to inclusive quality education, our programme in Bangladesh focus on:

  • Early Childhood Development (ECD), multi-lingual Education for ethnic minorities
  • Bridge Schools - accelerated learning for out-of-school children aged 8-12
  • Child Clubs - extra curricular support for poor performing primary school children
  • School improvement Plans  - strengthening governance, management, and teaching approaches

 

2010 BANGLADESH MICHELLE LARSON 14

Shonglap - Adolescent empowerment

Through life skills training and issue-based discussions, participants will be mobilised to be change agents, address social issues, and take charge of their own lives. Topics:

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
  • Child marriage, discrimination and harmful practises
  • Substance abuse and mental well-being
  • Engage in economic activities.
  • Graduate forums and networks for evidenced-based advocacy
2025 Bangladesh - Rangpur – SEEDS (English)

Enhanced Livelihood

To improve livelihoods and food security and facilitate job creation, we introduce climate-smart agricultural techniques and green practises, such as:

  • High-yielding and hybrid varieties of crops
  • Fuel-efficient cooking practices
  • Solar panels
  • Community waste management.
  • Home gardens 
  • Commercial villages
Bangladesh 2022

Vocational training (TVET)

To address youth unemployment, we are developing market-relevant and decent work opportunities for youth, such as:

  • Solar power and electric works
  • Auto, rikshaw and bike mechanics
  • Hairdressing and beauty parlours
  • Sewing and tailoring
  • Masonry and IT

 

Community Based Organisations (CBO's)

CBOs are acting as representative advocacy bodies, enabling access to technical and financial support from the government and taking the lead on development of local Disaster Risk Reduction Plans. CBOs create awareness of climate change adaptation strategies and serve as social safety nets. Through capacity building on leadership, finance, governance, and advocacy, they are supported to register with local government authorities.

Country Office Bangladesh

Strømme Foundation Bangladesh Office
House – 40/A, 2nd Floor
Road – 20, New DOHS
Mohakhali, Dhaka
BANGLADESH

Phone: +88-02-9858683 
E-mail: bangladesh@stromme.org

The Bangladesh Country Office is open from Sunday to Thursday.

Country Director Bangladesh
    Portrait of Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan

    Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan

    Country Director Bangladesh

Our Partnerships

These partnerships amplify our impact, ensuring that resources are used effectively and efficiently to drive sustainable change. Transparency, accountability, and community ownership are at the core of everything we do.

We invite like-minded partners to join us in this transformative journey, whether through strategic collaborations, resource sharing, or volunteer efforts to build a more inclusive, resilient, and prosperous future for Bangladesh.

Our Partners