Ankur Social Development Organization
A private organization, Aoncur Somaj Unnayon Sangstha (ASUS), is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people from all walks of life in Jhenidah, a district in the southern region of Bangladesh, through social development, cultural, advisory, financial services, and entertainment initiatives.
According to various government and non-government sources, Jhenidah is a district prone to suicide and affected by drug abuse in the southern region of Bangladesh.
Due to poverty, geographical conditions, lack of entertainment, and insufficient knowledge about various aspects of life, the people of this region are naturally prone to despair, drug addiction, and are unable to lead a quality life, often becoming suicidal.
To address these challenges and enhance the overall quality of life for the common people, Aoncur Somaj Unnayon Sangstha (ASUS) has been working on social, financial, and recreational initiatives since 1997.
Its affiliated institutions are:
★ Aoncur Somaj Unnayon Sangstha (ASUS)
★ Aoncur Theatre Academy
★ Aoncur Fine Arts
★ Aoncur Child Development Center
★ Aoncur Sports Club
★ Aoncur Recreation Center
★ Aoncur Adult Education Center
In addition to its social development activities, Aoncur Somaj Unnayon Sangstha (ASUS) prioritizes addressing the mental well-being of the people in this region and works to improve the quality of life through the activities of its affiliated institutions.
Ankur Recreation Center
The Ankur Recreation Center was established on the banks of the Nabaganga River at the outskirts of the town in Jhenidah district, aimed at providing leisure and entertainment opportunities for urban children, adolescents, the elderly, and individuals with physical disabilities.
This park has become a gathering hub for people from different walks of life, where they enjoy sports, strolls, storytelling, and casual meetups in a scenic environment.
The Ankur Social Development Organization regularly organizes various recreational events here for children, adolescents, the disabled, and the elderly, including:
Storytelling and singing competitions
Comedy shows
Quiz contests for everyone
Senior meetups
Gardening workshops
“Know the Flowers and Birds” programs for children
ASUS Current Activities
Now the organization is implementing the following activities.
Health & Malnutrition
Handicrafts Program
Program for Disabled Persons
Fisheries Program
Agriculture Program
HIV/AIDS Program
Education Program
Women Development
Sanitation Program
Legal Aid Program
News & Updates
Dance competition 2022
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Victory Rally 16th December
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Three days long Victory Day drama festival and cultural program
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Approaches
Normally, the organization works through group spproach, organize the target peoples into groups and reach supports and services to the individual members twough the groups.
The organization works as an animator, stimulatory and cooperator in the process of development and improvement of the situation of the target peoples.
The organizations intervention, supports and services are guided on the principle build on what they have and people themselves build their own fortunes. The programs are the need basis of the beneficiaries sustains ability and self-sufficiency is given priority the programs.
ASUS
Strategies
The target people themselves will be able to change their own fortune whether they could get any opportunity to develop their life.
The organization can put emphasis on the community based integrated development approaches for the provided improvement of the target people.
The target people can ensure the maximum and appropriate utilization of the available local resources for their development.
The organization will cooperate with the target people in explain and releasing thes internal eagerness through potentialities and creativity.
Objectives of ASUS
To Organize
To organize the target people into groups to develop unity solidarity among them
through a collective strength and institutional based on their individual and
collective efforts.
To help
To help the disadvantaged children for improvement the quality of their life.
To develop
To develop the consciousness and awareness among the target people about the
social system and their rights in the society.
To provide
To provide primary health services to the women and children of the target
families.
To develop
To develop the target people self image. Self-confidences and creativity by which
they can make themselves fit for their desired changes.
To provide
To provide technical and financial support to the poor and poorest groups group
members for under taking and operating income-generating activities.
To make
To make literate the illiterate group members and other male and female of the
target area.
To improve
To improve the living status of the disabled people especially the disabled children
through providing them various services and supports.
To provide
To provide the agriculture livestock. Fisherics vegetable product ton through
regeneration agriculture method.
Mission statement
In Bangladesh more than 75% population of the rural area have been living below the poverty line and 55% of them live below the subsistence level. Their income is so poor and with which they can meet only a past of their daily essentials.
It is estimated that only 8% of the rich and well to do families have been the owners to the 78% of the productive resources. The rich exploit the poor in various ways and as a result the poor have been becoming poorer to the poorest the productive resources thus not well distribute.
No health services have been access to these poor families, vast majorities of the poor are illiterate, and they are not conscious and aware of their human rights and position in the society. Therefore they can not enjoy their right and get the opportunity of living standard. The situation of the women further aggravated. They have no rights at all and are kept under veil like birds in the cases, which has been badly affecting their lives in various ways.
In the above situation the organization had started its mission in the year in 1997 to cooperate with the poor and underprivileged peoples in the process promotion of their overall socioeconomic conditions through implementing projects and programs like group organization, adult literacy, functional education, income generation, training, health services, environment and sanitation women in development, consciousness raising, awareness building human rights establishment program etc.