Despite some decades of development most of the people in Bangladesh are in desperate shape. Governments after governments pursued economic and development strategies largely modeled on western experience and inappropriate to local condition, the people find themselves deeply in debt and unable to extricate themselves from the quagmire of poverty. But against all the odds, tenacious
people of Bangladesh have started small organizations at grassroots level. Out of the bankruptcy and poverty of failed national
development strategies, a new set of organizations gas emerged out of the disadvantaged and the risk group people. Ekota Samaj
Kallyan Sangstha (ESKS) is such an organization in the crowed of voluntary organizations in Bangladesh. There is little scope to deny the fact that most of the people of Bangladesh live on the wrong side of the poverty trap. When the developed countries of the world think of Bangladesh, it is often an image of hopelessness, drought and cyclone, political disorder, flood and debt. Weeping poverty stricken people in disaster Bangladesh roaming in the streets of the cities with their malnourished children.
But against all odds some committed social activities become more assertive in working for substantial change to address gender gaps and imbalance. The neat result of their modest effort is formation of this organization – Ekota Samaj Kallyan Sangstha (ESKS) . Thus it is a non profit, non political and voluntary organizations committed the cause of women particular and disadvantaged distressed and under- privileged people in general.
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The goal of Ekota Samaj Kallyan Sangstha (ESKS) is to establish a gender equity based society and to bring an end to discrimination, abuse and valence against women. Ensure sustainable development of women and the under – privileged.
Opportunities have resulted in the level of nutrition being low among women and the rate of illiteracy higher. Polygamy, early marriage, frequent divorcee, dowry, wife beating, abandoned wife, separation with dependent children without maintenance and attention, attack on women’s chastity, malnutrition, illness hunger, injustice, widowhood, migration to urban areas are the salient
features of women’s sufferings.
Number | Organization | Year of Membership |
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01 | Bangladesh child Rights Forum | 2002 |
02 | NGO Consortium | 2002 |
03 | Durbar Network | 2002 (Working on Women Issues) |
04 | Bangladesh Echo-Village Network (BEN) | 2002 |
The mission Of Ekota Samaj Kallyan Sangstha (ESKS) is to promote the cause of women and
the disadvantaged by uniting and strengthening them and to enable them to participate in all development activities. Advocate for programs that
meet the needs of women and the disadvantaged alike in the best possible way, at the least cost
– Directorate of Social Service, Government of Bangladesh
– Directorate of Women Affairs Department
– Department of Youth Development, Government of Bangladesh
– Child Rights Forum – consortium of NGO
– ICT Ministry
– Methodist Relief and Development Fund, London, UK
– SIMAVI, Netherlands
– Women’s World Day of Prayer, German Committee Germany
– Clark D Smith, USA