Upoma Nari Kallyan Sangstha (UNKS)

About UNKS

Bangladesh is going to be a middle-income country. To reach that goal, the government announced the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The government is working with private partnerships and voluntary development organizations to achieve this goal. As all the people of the society cannot be equally involved with the social, economic, educational, cultural, environmental, etc. issues of Bangladesh, also all the people do not get the benefits equally due to various reasons. For example, due to the geographical integrity of Bangladesh, the general services provided by the government are not always possible to reach the scattered areas. Considering the type of natural disaster, the government, various social and cultural organizations, and professional organizations are to work together in the rehabilitation of the affected people. Due to the different languages and cultures of the small ethnic groups living in Bangladesh, education, religious places of worship, and social rules are made for them. And the socio-cultural organization of various professions of that society is associated with it. There are many factors involved in the healthcare sector such as health education, health research, emergency care, long-term care, and maternity care for expectant mothers. Private and voluntary organizations are directly involved in these activities. We have also had to urgently resettle more than a million displaced people from neighboring countries. Which is quite impossible by the government alone. In a word, various social organizations, professional organizations, religious organizations, and political organizations are directly involved with the government in all the work of Bangladesh.

Upoma Nari Kallyan Sangstha is a local voluntary social development organization of Cox’s Bazar district. This organization has been working since 2017 with the goal of positive change in the socio-economic condition of poor women in Cox’s Bazar district. Upoma thinks that providing employment to the educated, semi-educated, newly literate, and illiterate unemployed in Bangladesh is a big challenge. According to the Labor Force Survey 2022, the unemployed population in Bangladesh is 3.6 percent. The total number of unemployed is 26 lakh 30 thousand. Among them, 16 lack 90 thousand men, and 9 lakh 40 thousand women are unemployed. In order to provide employment to the specified number of unemployed, they should be trained in specific trades and made skilled. That is why training is significant. Keeping this objective in mind.

Upoma Nari Kallyan Sangstha has been organizing and providing training for women to develop their skills. One of them is tailoring for making clothes, rearing cows, cottage industry, handicrafts etc. Providing financial support to a small number of trained unemployed to create business opportunities where applicable. With the income from the business, they meet the family expenses and repay the debts. After a while, they will become self-reliant by paying off the debt. 

Legal Status

Official Name of the Organization: Upoma Nari Kallyan Sangstha (UNKS)

Establishment: 2017.

Founder: Papia Rani Dey.

Legal Status-

Registration Authority: Directorate of Women Affairs

                                 Registration Number: JMBIKKA/COX`S/76/17

                                 Date: 14 September 2017

Address of the Organization: Purbo Hindupara, Khuruskul, Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh.

                                       E-mail: papiya.unks@gmail.com,

                                       papiadey93@gmail.com

                                       Phone: +88-01718147645.

                                       Website: www.upomabd.org

Name of the Contact Person: Papia Rani Dey

Position: Chief Executive Officer​​​​​​​

Vision, Mission & Objectives

Vision:

Upoma seeks to create a social system where social justice is maintained in poverty alleviation. Social security will be ensured for all. There will be no discrimination in giving rights to people on the basis of religion, caste, and profession.

Mission:

Upoma sets out the mission indicators for the implementation of the vision:

1.  Mobilizing disadvantaged women for issue-based work.
2.  Formulating plans and budgets for project implementation.
3. Capacity building of personnel involved in the implementation of development projects. 
4. To ensure the involvement of Upama in local community development activities.

Objectives:

All the objectives mentioned hereunder will be implemented after obtaining necessary permission from the Government/concerned authority or competent authority and the objectives contrary to the provision of Section 9 (kha) of the Act shall be treated as ineffective”. The Aims and Objectives of the Society shall be, in general, to render services to humanity and to promote education and to assist other associations of similar objectives and, in particular, to:

A. Take steps for the spread of education, general and technical and educational institutions, and through affiliation with academic institutions and organizations in the country and abroad      (subject to approval by the competent authority when necessary), and provide cooperation to advance the nation’s goals and objectives to this effect.

B. Open, assist, or grant aid to child, adolescent, and adult education centers, and technical learning centers, and impart education and training to the youth and illiterate people.

C. Set up clinics, hospitals, and institutions for child and mother healthcare (subject to permission by the competent authority), impart health education, and join or launch national campaigns to promote healthcare services.

D. Take appropriate steps to relocate, rehabilitate and enhance livelihood options of the poor, destitute, disaster-stricken, and disabled people.

E. Undertake programs for prevention and control of child and women trafficking, sexual and drug abuse, and treating diseases.

F. Conduct research, studies, and surveys with regard to human attitudes and behaviors, health, education, and related to human developmental needs, as well as suggest and take appropriate measures to respond to the findings.

G. Take measures for sanitation, hygiene, and environmental development, and also work in line with the nation’s environmental policies and laws.

H. Take measures to develop agro-farms including fisheries, forestry, and livestock, and promote the use of alternative energy in compliance with the government’s policies and programs;

I. Undertake programs for enhancing livelihood options in Society through education, training, and small and cottage industries.

J. Undertake programs for the protection of child and human rights and legal rights in compliance with national policies and objectives.

K. Take up programs for the promotion of science education, and the promotion of fine arts, language, and culture through motivational campaigns and appropriate institutions, and arrange exhibitions/fairs through display centers/museums.

l. Publish research findings and reports, and rare/old manuscripts of the lost folklore of the country including the myth books following collections.

M. Take appropriate steps for the preservation of archeological sites, national history, and heritage.

N. Undertake humanitarian and charitable programs for the under-resourced and underprivileged people.

O. Take up programs on any emergency situation in the country.

Executive Board-

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