CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE

Tekani Gonokallyan Shamajic Songstha (TGSS) is a non-political and non-profitable voluntary social welfare and socio economic development organization. It is established in 2014 by some dedicated and sincere persons under the leadership of Md. Saiful Islam a member of well-known Muslim family of Gorfatepur, Sonatola, Bogura.  In the backdrop of the widespread Poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and malnutrition resulting poor health of the majority of the population, TGSS initiated its people’s participatory development programs at Bogura district aiming at sustainable socio-economic development through agro-based production programs, poverty reduction, skill development, employment creation, ensuring Education, Health and Human rights.

TGSS also initiated Income Generation Activities (IGA) to address on and off farm employment for women Group of TGSS to improve incomes.

This website is being published by TGSS to reflect the views and activities of the organization.  We appreciate suggestions and contribution from our well-wishers and donors to extend activities for the development of Poor peoples.

I would like to thank all my colleagues, who were associated in the preparation of this website.

Md. Saiful Islam

Chairman & Executive Director

Tekani Gonokallyan Shamajic Songstha (TGSS)

E-mail: [email protected]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION

TGSS

(Tekani Jonokallyan Shamajic Songstha)

BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION 

Tekani Jonokallayan Shamajik Songstha(TGSS) is a non-government, non-religious, non-political, non-profitable voluntary organization was established in 2014. It was formed with the initiatives of some social moderator specially Md. Saiful Islam along with some other philanthropists who was vast experienced in the field of Socio-economic development of the target group of beneficiaries under the district of Bogra, Bangladesh. Particularly, also ensure integration to the distressed and vulnerable people with disable including child with disability and women with disability into the mainstream of socio-economic condition with equal opportunities. The organization fully established in right base activities with poverty level through applying various methods and techniques including group formation, providing Income Generating Activity (IGA), agriculture, fish culture, water & sanitation & training support, establishing non-formal education, providing health support for the disabled and non-disabled in the remote area. Organization also has obtained an incorporate certificate from Joint Stock Companies & Firms of Bangladesh vide No. C-149431/2019 for continuing business in Bangladesh.

MISSION:
Actively work with the poor and disadvantaged people in equal opportunity, equal distribution and for qualitative development in the society.

VISION:
A peaceful, happiness, injustice free society where disabled and non-disabled people living with ecological balance and settles up self-sustaining development.

GOAL:
The overall goal of TGSS to achieved sustainable increase in living standard of Persons with Disabled (PWDs) and the rural poor through enabling and empowering them with appropriate skill, confident and to assist them acquiring necessary economic and social infrastructure and environmental resources to solve their problems.

OBJECT:
The objectives of the organization are:
 To make the target beneficiaries i.e. distressed men, women, children and disabled person’s income oriented in a view to achieve their basic demands possible;
 To ascertain health & health education for all;
 To organize women in such a way so that they can accumulate wealth and be able to its utmost use;
 To establish justice and be able to remove crime tendency;
 To educate target beneficiaries through functional and non-formal education;
 To provide necessary training’s for staff and target group members for economic and social development;
 To establish child rights and women rights;
 To ensure human rights for the vulnerable people;
 To build up institution for the poor people;
 To involve them in Daily Living Activities and Income Generating Activities;

CORE VALUES:
• Honesty
• Creativity
• Commitment
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Respective to women
• Respect to the disabled people and other vulnerable group

STRATEGIES:
• Focus on the disabled people, their families, the community and other vulnerable groups.
• Diversification
• Building alliances with the civil society; awareness raising; advocacy and networking
• Mainstreaming gender into all program
• Utilization of local resources
• Mainstreaming Persons with Disability (PWDs) through integration
• Expansion of qualitative programs
• Capacity building of staff and organization
• Ecological development.

PRINCIPLES OF THE ORGANIZATION
To achieve the goal of the organization for socio-economic development of the poor and disabled in the society through ICT’s proper utilization and local resources. implementation of decision with.

GOVERNANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION

The General Committee(GC):
There is a General Committee consisting of 21 members from different areas of professional like social worker, Teacher, Businessman, farmer and housewife etc. This committee is the supreme authority to approve annual budget, any kind of policies, rules and regulation and decisions. The committee meets once in a year. The committee can meet in the meeting when necessary.

The Executive Committee(EC):
The Executive Committee of TGSS is elected by the members of the general committee for the period of 3 years. It is consisted 7 members from different professionals. The Executive Committee is responsible for management, administration, policy making and implementation of all projects activities of the organization. The EC is sole authority to undertake and execute development programs of the organization. The Executive Director is empowered to take final decisions in all matters. He also acts as the chairperson of the Executive Committee and responsible for maintaining liaison with Government, Donors, Partners organizations and other agencies. The EC meets every 3(three) months in the year and whenever needs.