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Humanitarian Foundation envisions a just and compassonate world free from oppression, hunger and poverty, where every person irrespective of race, colour and creed lives in peace and dignity
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Humanitarian Foundation was born not to be served, but to serve

Humanitarian Foundation (HF) is an NGO based in Bandarban Hill District. HF was established in 1999 by some like-minded and dedicated youths with a commitment to serve the downtrodden communities in the society of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, especially in Bandarban district. A high-energy, supportive, dedicated, and forward-thinking catalyst team who spark action in the people around them is working for HF with view to bring a lasting positive change in the life of the people in need through undertaking social welfare projects (education project, livelihood project, WASH project, disaster response project, nutrition project, community empowerment project, IGAs project, and community development project) based on the thematic areas of intervention/work of the organization.

AT A GLANCE ONGOING PROJECTS

Humanitarian Foundation is working to bring a positive change in the lives of the impoverished/people in need through undertaking different kinds of social welfare projects based on the thematic areas of intervention of the organization

Rowa Kyang Project

Rowa Kyang (a Marma language) meaning ‘village school, is a primary education project of HF which commenced in January 2020 with funding support from CO:OPERAID, Switzerland. There are a total of 35 primary schools at the village level in Thanchi, Ruma, Bandarban Sadar and Lama upazila. Project deploys 2 teachers in each school, 4 school supervisors, accountant, and project director for smoothly implementing the planned activities. Teachers’ salary, project staff’s salary, teaching and learning materials, teachers’ training, pedagogy training, school sanitation/school toilet, mosquito nets, school meal/lunch, rice bank, and school IGAs are supported by the Rowa Kyang Project. In addition, the project supports forest conservation, community forest/village common forest, and roadside/riverside tree planting. Apart from the government curriculum, environmental lessons/topics, moral education, health & hygiene education, humanity, and social cohesion topics are taught in the schools. A total of 1,433 children are studying in 35 primary schools. Children and parents are happy for the opportunity to study >>>continue reading>>>

Underprivileged Children Education & Housing Project

Underprivileged Children Education & Housing Project started in 2012 (1/4/2012) with funding support from Cobra and Mongoose Charity (CMC), Australia. 7 primary schools were set up at the village level in Thanchi, Ruma, and Lama upazila (sub-district) of Bandarban hill district to provide literacy (primary education) in children from grade/class 1 to 5. On the other hand, the project purchased 5 acres of land in the name of the organization at Charui Para, Balaghata, Bandarban and a boys' hostel was built on the land to provide literacy (secondary education) from grade/class 6 to 10. Humanitarian Foundation (HF) was running a boys' and girls' hostel in renting house from 2009. Then, the boys' hostel was moved to the newly built hostel. The girls' hostel is still running in renting house. HF & CMC will build a girls' hostel in the same land of the boys' hostel in the future (when funds are available). Children who have completed Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) from the village schools enroll in the hostel for pursuing secondary education in secondary schools in Bandarban main town. A total of 98 students (50 boys; 48 girls) passed SSC from the hostel from the beginning (2009-2025) >>>continue reading>>>

Alusama Froi Project

Alusama Froi (Marma language) meaning ‘learn profession, be professional’ is a vocational/skill development training project of Humanitarian Foundation which commenced in 2011 with funding support from CO:OPERAID, Switzerland. In the beginning, a training center was established by the project in Thanchi in 2011. Unemployed women, and youths are provided training in the training center on tailoring, weaving, sewing, handloom, carpentry, basic computer skills, driving, block batik and electricity. Training graduates are supported with a startup capital fund for small and medium enterprises. Since inception, a total of 1,300 women and youth have completed training. Of them, 1,100 graduates have already been employed and self-employed. The remaining graduates are trying to be employed and self-employed. A joint production unit was established by the project. The products of each trade are sold through the joint production unit. The income of the products sold is used for the project. Project facilitates market linkages, and the job placement officer facilitates the graduates in getting jobs in public and private sectors. In addition, a resort (2 storied building) was built near to the training center for income generation for the sustainability of the project >>>continue reading>>>.

Upasshak Project

Upasshak (a Bengali word) meaning ‘Devotee’ is a secondary education project of Humanitarian Foundation which commenced in 2009 with funding support from CO:OPERAID, Switzerland. Two hostels (boys & girls) were built by the project in Bandarban main town (Balaghata, Bandarban) on the land of the organization. Land purchase and construction were supported by Cobra & Mongoose Charity, a charity organization based in Australia, before commencing Upasshak. A total of 70/80 students (boys & girls) are studying in public and private secondary schools in Bandarban town staying in Upasshak hostel. As of December 2023, a total of 70 students (37 boys & 33 girls) have passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination from the hostels and by now are studying in colleges and universities in Bandarban, Chittagong and Dhaka. Since its inception, the project has been supporting food, teachers’ salary, project staff’s salary, teaching & learning materials, kitchen materials, bedding materials, school dresses, furniture, computers, tuition fees, musical instruments, sport materials, local transport, health materials, library, and IGAs. In addition to these, promotion of girls, life skills lessons, social works, moral education, students reward, computer lessons, and virtual exchange program between the students of Upasshak hostel and Hofwil school of Switzerland are included in the project. The children and parents are very happy for the opportunity to study in the hostel >>>continue reading>>>

Talents Project

The talents project is a stipend/scholarship program of Humanitarian Foundation for the financially poor talented students studying in higher education in public and private colleges and universities in Bandarban, Chittagong, Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh which commenced in 2015 with funding support from CO:OPERAID, Switzerland. Since its inception, a total of 32 talented poor students have been provided/supported with scholarships to pursue higher education. Among them, 10 students have completed their studies and by now some are doing jobs in the public and private sectors. Major expenses of the students covered by the stipend are accommodation, food, tuition fee and books. A student named Rose Merry Bawm is studying for a Master of Science (MSc) in ICT at the University of Padua, Province of Padua, Italy. Students and parents are happy for the opportunity to study >>>continue reading>>>

Rowangchari Area Program

A holistic child development/child sponsorship program titled ‘Rowangchari Area Proram’ covering 4 unions, 75 villages, 300 households and 1,200 population commenced in Rowangchari upazila in October 2022 with funding support from World Vision Bangladesh. It is a child development centered project by Humanitarian Foundation. By now, 807 children have been selected for sponsorship. Education materials (writing pad/khata, writing pen, pencil, school bag etc.) and school tuition fees are supported by the project for schooling of the selected poor children. In addition, water is supplied in the villages where there is scarcity of water. WASH/hygiene sessions are conducted in the project villages to raise awareness about personal hygiene. Child protection topic is discussed in the project villages and local level involving communities, policy makers, government representatives and NGO activists to raise public concern of child rights. Moreover, nutrition improvement sessions are conducted at the local level involving children and members of mother groups. Families are also supported with livelihood for food security and schooling of children. Period of the project is 3 years (October 2022 - September 2025) >>>continue reading>>>

PAEP-II Project

The project titled ‘Promotion of agro-ecology practices (PAEP)’ is a livelihood project commenced in January 2018 (1/1/2018) covering 60 villages (Thanchi-10, Lama-25, Alikadom-25), 1,848 households (Thanchi-543, Lama-552, Alikadom-753), 8 unions (sub-upazila) (Thanchi-2, Lama-3, Alikadom-3) and 182,000 population (Thanchi-23,600, Lama-109,000, Alikadom-49,400) in Thanchi, Lama and Alikadom upazila (sub-district) of Bandarban hill district with funding support from Caritas Bangladesh. The project aims to improve food security and resilience to climate change of the vulnerable populations. The first phase of PAEP was successfully implemented. Currently, PAEP-II is continuing with the same goal, objectives and activities. The project input support includes livestock and poultry distribution (goat & pig), organic farming practice, fruit garden, medicinal tree planting, bamboo cultivation, vermicompost, fish culture, support for land settlement, bee keeping, mushroom cultivation, community forest and vaccination and treatment facility for livestock & poultry. In addition to these, national & international day observation, agriculture fair/tree fair, seminar on gender & land rights, meeting of forum for agro-ecology were organized in the project areas >>>continue reading>>>.

Supporting end-to-end Landslide Early Warning and Anticipatory Action in Bangladesh

Bandarban hill district is one of the disaster prone areas in Bangladesh. Landslides, heavy rain, incessant rain, flood, flash flood, storm, lightning, rodent/mice/rats flood, and elephant attack are common natural disasters in this district. Humanitarian Foundation and Caritas Bangladesh are jointly implementing ‘Supporting end-to-end Landslide Early Warning and Anticipatory Action in Bangladesh’ project in Bandarban hill district covering 3 unions (Sualok, Kuhalong, Bandarban sadar union) from February 2024. The project aims to raise awareness regarding landslides, DRR and other natural disasters for the peoples living in the hilltop, under the hill land/slope land and riverside/streamside. The project organizes simulation exercises at the village level and strengthens District/Upazila/Union Disaster Management Committees through training. >>>continue reading>>>

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Empowerment in Action: Breaking Barriers Voices of the Village: Community Empowerment Tales

A documentary film on a vocational/skill development training project titled “Alusama Froi”, a word of Marma meaning “learn profession, be professional”.

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Facts & Figures

Humanitarian Foundation (HF) is running a total of 7 projects with funding support from 3 donor organizations covering 25,000 populations of 103 villages in 6 upazilas of Bandarban Hill District, and a total of 139 dedicated employees are proactively working to fulfill the set vision and mission of the organization.

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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ... Social Impact

Social impact from the past 20 years (2004-2024) of which we are particularly proud.

Education

95%

SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

65%

HEALTH

81%

LIVELIHOOD

95%

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Rowa Kyang

Rowa Kyang is a primary/elementary education project of Humanitarian Foundation (HF).
Hoiku Khumi Para Primary School.

Rowa Kyang

Rowa Kyang is a primary/elementary education project of HF.
A health campaign of Rowa Kyang

Rowa Kyang

Rowa Kyang is a primary education project of HF. There are a total of 35 primary schools in Rowa Kyang project. A school book distribution ceremony by Rowa Kyang.

Upasshak

Upasshak meaning 'devotee' is a hostel based secondary education project for hill tribe children. Upasshak Boys' Hostel is located at Charui Para of Balaghata Bazaar of Bandarban town (capital city of Bandarban Hill District)

Upasshak

Upasshak meaning 'devotee' is a hostel based secondary education project for hill tribe children. Upasshak Girls' Hostel is located at Balaghata Bazaar of Bandarban town (capital city of Bandarban Hill District)

Alusama Froi

Alusama Froi is a livelihood skill development training project of HF. The project aims to enhance livelihood skill of the unemployed women and youth through training.

Alusama Froi

Alusama Froi is a livelihood skill development training project of HF. The project aims to enhance livelihood skill of the unemployed women and youth through training.