Working with marginalized communities through inclusive development, resilience, rights, health, education and sustainable livelihoods.
BRED works with communities through integrated development programmes in education, health, rights, gender, livelihoods, climate resilience and social protection.
BRED's objectives translate its mission into practical action for poor, marginalized and vulnerable communities.
Establish community-based learning centers equipped with digital and traditional resources, integrating culturally relevant curricula and remedial programs to bridge learning gaps for marginalized children, adolescents, and adults, while training local educators in inclusive teaching methods.
Explore Area →Strengthen healthcare delivery by deploying trained community health workers for door-to-door education, screenings, and SRHR counseling, while operating mobile health units in remote areas to provide comprehensive services including maternal care, family planning, SRHR, and GBV support. A structured referral system will also be developed to ensure women, adolescents, and marginalized groups can access advanced health services and GBV management with proper guidance on available resources.
Explore Area →Form community rights forums and legal aid networks that provide awareness sessions, paralegal support, and advocacy campaigns, engaging both grassroots and policy-level stakeholders to promote equitable laws and protect marginalized groups.
Explore Area →Facilitate skills training in eco-friendly agricultural practices, renewable energy technologies, and sustainable enterprises, coupled with access to microfinance and market linkages to create climate-resilient income opportunities
Explore Area →Implement integrated food security programs combining community-managed nutrition gardens, school feeding initiatives, and targeted cash/food transfers, alongside capacity-building in small-scale agribusiness and social safety nets.
Explore Area →Our approach is rooted in participation, local knowledge and practical action. Communities are involved throughout the process—from identifying risks and priorities to implementation, monitoring and learning.
Over its journey, BRED has built experience across multiple development sectors, from health and education to climate adaptation and emergency response.
BRED has experience in comprehensive healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
Work includes gender justice, women and youth empowerment, prevention of child marriage and action against violence and discrimination.
Skills development, employability, entrepreneurship and income-generating opportunities help marginalized people strengthen resilient livelihoods.
Since 2012, BRED has supported awareness, training, networking and grassroots engagement for safer migration and action against trafficking.
Experience includes renewable energy, climate adaptation, disaster preparedness, community risk reduction and resilient responses to climate shocks.
BRED has implemented education, water and sanitation, hygiene, relief and rehabilitation initiatives for vulnerable communities.
BRED contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals through work on education, health and wellbeing, gender equality, climate resilience, livelihoods, food security and social protection.
01No PovertyEnd poverty in all its forms.
02Zero HungerFood security and nutrition.
03Good Health & WellbeingHealthy lives and wellbeing.
04Quality EducationInclusive, quality education.
05Gender EqualityEquality, rights and opportunity.
06Clean Water & SanitationSafe water and sanitation.
16Peace, Justice & Strong InstitutionsRights, justice and accountable institutions.Selected recent programmes from BRED's profile. The full programme portfolio can be explored separately.
Accountability Lab, USA under the DDI South Asia initiative
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CORE Group, USA
View Programme →BRED integrates disaster risk reduction into development interventions, addressing floods, river erosion, cyclones and climate variability.
BRED works across its programme areas in Bangladesh.
Working areas shown on the supplied BRED profile map include districts across the Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna and Chattogram regions.
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