Employment Technology Development Agency
Social Welfare Reg. No. F-59, NGO Bureau Reg. No. 1082
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Employment Technology Development AgencySocial Welfare Reg. No. F-59, NGO Bureau Reg. No. 1082
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BANGLADESH 25 Years of Independence ETDA 13 Years in Sustainable DevelopmentEmployment & Technology Development Agency (ETDA) is a non-profit national non-governmental development organization. Since its inception in 1984, ETDA had emerged as a potential development force in Bangladesh. It has been endeavoring to engender a participatory process of development and succeeded in pioneering an approach that puts human development at the center of its vision. This vision is founded upon the understanding that poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development is dependent upon the human and material capacity building of the poor and their socio-economic and cultural empowerment through a process of generating human, social, economic and cultural capital among them. The very word ETDA is an acronym of some words (the Bangla for providing income generating activities, training, education and action) which encapsulate the organization's development ethos.
Our MissionThese objectives are achieved through a broad range of programmes for education, training and activities for income and employment generation, health education and building of health infrastructure and environmental protection and regeneration. The programme are augmented through research activities and advocacy campaigns which increasing by call for cooperation with like-minded development partners at the national and international levels. Thus the network of activities in which ETDA is involved covers the poorest of the poor with like-minded development actors. ETDA now comprises 1628 women and men of field animateurs, technical specialists, researchers, media specialists, policy advocates and development managers committed to the harmonious development of people and environment in Bangladesh.WHO ETDA WORKS WITH ?Working in well over 236 villages and in 50 urban slums in 39 districts, ETDA now works with over 11,805 men and women members drawn from rural and urban poor household and organized into 481 groups. This translates into a total programme reach of over 50 thousand individuals.
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