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.
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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.
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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
Where We Work
Bagerhat
Dhaka
Potuakhali
Our Latest Events
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Women-led climate action network, Bagerhat meeting organised
Women-led climate action network, Bagerhat meeting was organised in 07 June at Badabon Sangho office. Meeting was presided by the chairperson of the network and
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Women’s action for climate justice programme organised capacity building training with indigenous women communities in Northwest region
The “Local Level Workshop and Capacity Building on Leadership and Champion Building” was held on 07 June 2024 in Potnitola, Naogaon, with women leaders. The
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Women’s action for climate justice programme organised training on Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation
Women’s action for climate justice programme organised 3-days long training focused on ‘community-level disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation’, May 15-17, 2024, at Bagerhat.
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Safety and care assessment workshops with women human rights, land rights defenders
Safety and care assessment workshops with women’s human rights and land rights defenders was conducted on June 1st and 2nd, 2024, at Manikganj. The workshop
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Engaging Youth in Environmental Stewardship: World Environment Day 2024 Celebration in Bagerhat and Southwest region
The World Environment Day 2024 observations in Bagerhat, Fakirhat, Rampal, and Mongla brought together hundreds of young women in activities like rallies, discussions, and tree
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Protest for justice: organise human chain to protest tragic murder of Sabina Akter Munni in Bagerhat
Following the tragic murder of Sabina Akter Munni in Bagerhat, on June 11, 2024, a human chain protest was held at the Press Club, demanding