If Women Stop, The World Stops.
Our Vision
To establish a society based on freedom of expression, in which all people particularly women and girls have full and effective participation in the social and economic development process
Our Mission
The mission of the group is to build up the capacity of the disadvantaged, vulnerable and socially excluded women and girls, towards improving their livelihoods and movement building, in order to challenge the social structural process that deny women’s rights.
Badabon Sangho is a women’s rights and women-led group, working for lower-caste, Dalit, single mothers, separated, widows, divorcees, religious minorities, and girls. It is (a non-profit and non-political organisation) governed by group members and a federation.
History
The group was formed with the passion and experiences we had during our journey of doing something for the women while government started to set up Rampal thermal power plant and other development projects. This women’s rights group, has started its journey in 2016 in the southern region of Bangladesh the Rampal and Mongla, next to the Bay of Bengal and Sundarban (the largest mangrove forest). In details, while they were coming to collect drinking water, these rural women, fisherwomen and Dalit women were gathered and organized in groups in order to mobilize the issue. At that time, they talked about the abusement of women’s land rights induced by the thermal power plant and overall climate changes’ issues i.e., salinity in water and soil, natural disasters and commercial shrimp cultivations are the existing challenges that group members were facing. On top of that, public and private land investment doubled their sufferings.
After a series of gatherings, meetings, and planning this women group evolved and took the formation of an organization naming `Badabon Sangho’. Badabon means the Sundarban (indigenous name of Sundarban). Since the inception, group members organised various actions like rallies, human chains, coaching, consultation and assemblies in responses to rights abuse, racial injustice and violence against women and girls.
History
The group was formed with the passion and experiences we had during our journey of doing something for the women while government started to set up Rampal thermal power plant and other development projects. This women’s rights group, has started its journey in 2016 in the southern region of Bangladesh the Rampal and Mongla, next to the Bay of Bengal and Sundarban (the largest mangrove forest). In details, while they were coming to collect drinking water, these rural women, fisherwomen and Dalit women were gathered and organized in groups in order to mobilize the issue. At that time, they talked about the abusement of women’s land rights induced by the thermal power plant and overall climate changes’ issues i.e., salinity in water and soil, natural disasters and commercial shrimp cultivations are the existing challenges that group members were facing. On top of that, public and private land investment doubled their sufferings.
After a series of gatherings, meetings, and planning this women group evolved and took the formation of an organization naming `Badabon Sangho’. Badabon means the Sundarban (indigenous name of Sundarban). Since the inception, group members organised various actions like rallies, human chains, coaching, consultation and assemblies in responses to rights abuse, racial injustice and violence against women and girls.
Our Distinct Approach
Feminist Development
Land Rights
Climate Justice
Where We Work
Bagerhat
Dhaka
Naogaon
Potuakhali
Our Latest Events
Organized annual learning visit of Women’s Federation, 28 January 2025
Women’s Federation’ learning visit was held at Harbariya & Koromjol in Sundarban on 28 January 2025. 44 women leaders from 5 federation attended and enjoyed
Organized round table discussion on Climate Change and SRHR at Dhaka, 22 January 2025
A round table meeting was held on 22nd January 2025 to disseminate the findings of the research documents titled “the Impact of Climate Change on
Organized training on Harijan (cleaning) women’s reproductive rights in Hazaribaghand Miranjilla Colony, 14 and 22 January 2025
Two batches of trainings were organized on January 14 and 22, 2025, where total 48 women and adolescents’ girls from the Harijan women’s group were
Facilitated handicraft training to indigenous women in Northwest region
To empower and promote economic independence, Badabon Sangho has initiated handicraft training (bamboo-made crafts) for a total of 43 Indigenous women at Patnitola and Badalgachi
Conducted Gender Audit both at organization and programme delivery level, 09 January 2025
Badabon Sangho has been implementing programme and operate in a way that supposed to ensure gender equity. However, it is expectation from the group’s members,
Organized Women’s Land Rights Network’s Annual Planning Workshop, 29-30 January 2025
On January 29-30, 2025, the annual planning workshop was held in Dhaka with support of FON (Feminist opportunities now). The purpose of the workshop is