About Us
Udayankur Seba Sangstha (USS) started its journey in 1997 with awareness raising program on poverty, health, education, gender equity, discrimination among the boys and girls, sanitation in the poor community. It is realized, that in the prevailing social system the rural poor are being overlooked, they remain out of reach of the so-called development programs. We strongly believe that without wholehearted participation of target group and their empowerment, none of the development initiatives...
Udayankur Seba Sangstha (USS) started its journey in 1997 with awareness raising program on poverty, health, education, gender equity, discrimination among the boys and girls, sanitation in the poor community. It is realized, that in the prevailing social system the rural poor are being overlooked, they remain out of reach of the so-called development programs. We strongly believe that without wholehearted participation of target group and their empowerment, none of the development initiatives could be fulfilled. Thus USS is working in the northern part of Bangladesh and encourages the poor for changing their socio-economic condition on their own.Vision:A society economically prosperous, culturally vibrant, socially just and democratically governed. A society based on the principles of equality, cooperation and freedom. A society citizens have human rights and living with peace and dignity.Strategy:The strategic concern for USS is to address two types of issues; the urgent and immediate crisis as well as the policy and actions of remote forces that maintain structural deprivation. In case of urgent issues, the deprived and marginalized people facing, for instance, Monga, unemployment and abject poverty, violence against women, illiteracy and drop out from primary and secondary schools and common disease. The exploitation through market mechanisms, denial of access to entitlement rights and services, and neo-liberal policies are the issues have structural dimensions and long term implications.Concerning strategic options, given the threats, opportunities and challenges in the context, and considering the value premise and societal aspirations of USS, choice of educative/facilitative approach with multiple strategy options would be appropriate.Considering the capacity and resources, the educative/facilitative strategy is the combination of following components:I. Capacity enhancementII. Institutional strengtheningIII. NetworkingIV. Advocacy
Udayankur Seba Sangstha (USS)
