Nari Unnayan Shakti
Empowering Women... Transforming Lives
About Us
Nari Unnayan Shakti (NUS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 under the leadership of Dr. Afroja Parvin to empower women and children in Bangladesh. With a strong focus on women's empowerment health, education, human rights, pease justice, economic development and climate response. NUS aims to create a violence-free, gender-balanced society. The organization has successfully implemented 79 projects funded by 45 donors, has capacity to lead a team of more than 2,600 people impacting over 1.6 million people across 26 districts.
OUR MISSION is to bring positive changes for the women and children of Bangladesh in social, cultural, environmental, health, and economic areas.
OUR VISION is a violence-free and gender-balanced Bangladesh where people enjoy fundamental rights in a well-developed society.
OUR GOAL is to ensure socio-economic development for every class of community people, especially women, and effort to succeed in all activities regarding women's affairs declared by the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
About the Executive Director
Dr. Afroja Parvin, a human rights activist with 32 years of experience, is the Founder and Executive Director of Nari Unnayan Shakti (NUS). She has implemented 79 development and right based Projects with the support of 45 national and international donors and development partners.
She holds an M.Sc. from Dhaka University, studied Gender Policy and Planning at University College London, UK and completed a Ph.D. on violence against women vary by economic conditions. She has also studied on Women in Management from the USA, as well as on Policy Level Advocacy on Women’s issue in Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea
She has presented papers and chaired at international conferences in 35 countries, trained over 100 NGOs' management level staff and is a TV program anchor and lyricist with over 4,000 lyrics and written 23 books.
Where We Work
Nari Unnayan Shakti (NUS) operates across 26 districts through 2607 service outlets in Bangladesh, impacting over 1.7 million people. Its activities span various sectors. NUS has provided Non-formal education to 125,100 poors child labour, children of sex workers, drop our and poors and skills and vocational training to 25,080 people, provided seed money and stipend for their economics development and poverty reduction.
Under health program, NUS had primary health care support, HIV/AIDS prevention and control for 10,000 sex workers and around 140,000 clients of sex workers, malaria prevention and control we have supported 1.6 million people, nutrition support for 4,500, referral service for TB.
Under gender equality, human rights for peace and justice program NUS has socially rehabilitated 2126 and supported 278 children of commercial sex workers. NUS provides legal aid, mock trials and leadership development training to develop women human rights defenders. NUS delivers training, resources, and support to empower women and children, aiming for a violence-free, gender-balanced society.
Under disaster management and climate change program NUS conducted training for 8740 women, relief support for 2322 families
Transforming Lives through our Programs
Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood Program
Transforming Lives through Education, Skill Enhancement and Economic Support
Human Rights, GENDER, Peace, and Justice Program
Advocacy, Legal Aid, defender training Awareness, and other support for Gender Equality Peace and Justice
Health, Nutrition, and HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
Promoting Health and Well-being, providing healthcare, trainings and nutrition services
Disaster Management and Climate Change Program
Building Resilience and Sustainability through training, tree planting and relief support
Our activities on
Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood
- Educated 125,100 people in basic literacy and non-formal education.
- Trained 25,080 people in various skills: computer, motor driving, mobile repairing, beauty parlour, tailoring, embroidery, electrician, and rickshaw mechanic etc
- Distributed seed money and stipends to 3,112 child labourers, out-of-school children, poor women, and commercial sex workers.
- Mentored income generation activities and developed 440 micro-entrepreneurs.
- Supported 2,621 commercial sex workers in transitioning to socially accepted professions.
- The projects above have been funded by BNF, AMOD, DFID, ILO, DSS, Ministry of Labour and Employment, BNFE, BRAC, ICT Division etc,
Our Activities on
Human Rights, Peace, and Justice
- Conducted awareness, advocacy, and provided legal aid for preventing gender-based violence (GBV), sexual abuse, and rape.
- Rescued, rehabilitated, and reintegrated 49 women and girls from trafficking through shelter home services.
- Provided 8 years of shelter home support, food, clothing, toiletries, healthcare, skill training, and counselling for 2,126 commercial sex workers and 278 children.
- Delivered gender and development training to 4,224 individuals.
- Engaged 625 affluent women and 2,225 madrasa students in peace promotion to prevent violent extremism.
- The above activities have been funded by SARIQ, USAID, UNICEF, ILO, DSS, CIDA AHA, European Union, SAWF/WFA, World Bank, ATSEC, Deoalka Foundation, ActionAid, BNCU, UNESCO, MSI, save the children, Department of Women Affairs, CEDPA Washington, Ministry of Public Administration etc.
Our activities on
Health, Nutrition, and HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Implemented malaria prevention and control programs for 14+ years among around 1.6 million people in Hathazary, Fotikchore and Potia under Chottogram district.
- Promoted awareness, condom distribution, STI treatment, and referrals for HIV tests and AIDS treatment in 19 district.
- Provided primary healthcare services supported by CIDA and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Increased nutrition awareness and distributed food among poor women.
- Above projects have been supported by NASP, GFATM ubder BRAC consortium, World Bank, HASAB, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNFPA, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of women affairs, VHSS etc.
Our work on
Disaster Management and Climate Change
- Conducted 3 relief programs funded by various organizations.
- Implemented a sanitation program in Doulatpur, Kushtia district, providing sanitary latrines for poor families and girls' schools.
- Provided 3-day training sessions for 8,740 rural women on disaster management and climate change impact.
- Offered vegetable gardening training for 501 farmers.
- Above projects have been supported by Department of women affairs, Danish Embassy, OXFAM, KAWT,
Our Legal Status
Government bodies
Registered with NGO Affairs Bureau since 1996, and Department of Women’s Affairs since 2011
INternational bodies
Potential Applicant’s Data Online Registration (PADOR) Europe Aid ID # BD-2013
TAX And vat
Tax Identification in Taxes Zone- 5 Dhaka, Value Added Tax (VAT) Registration in Dhaka
Contact Us
Cell: +8801540133348
WhatsApp: +8801711541529
Phone: +88-02-8399911
Email: nusbdwomen1992@gmail.com
Address
House # 21, Road # 5, Block-E, Banasree, Rampura, Dhaka-1219, Bangladesh
