Association of Mass Welfare Agencies in Bangladesh (AMWAB) is an apex body of 320 NGOs. Since its inception in March 6, 1993, it has been carrying out various social development activities all over the Bangladesh. AMWAB is registered with Department of Social Services (DSS) and NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. The primary objective of AMWAB is to do social welfare activities and capacity building of the member organizations in terms of management, training, program development, project management, networking-linkage and capacity enhancement in service delivery. AMWAB is a non-profitable organization. Form last 26 year it has been recognized as a brand of development in the NGO sector and earned a good reputation in the country. It has been making a consistent effort to make our country free of poverty. AMWAB is also always ready to stand beside the people during every natural disaster and humanitarian crises in the country. Our total member organizations are over 320 with a total beneficiaries of over 5, 50,000 amongst which 95% are women. 

History:
‘Association of Mass Welfare Agencies in Bangladesh’ is an apex body of 320 NGOs. Since its inception in March 6 of 1993, it has been carrying out various social development activities all over Bangladesh. AMWAB is registered with Department of Social Services of the people’s republic of Bangladesh; Reg. No. Dha-08115 and NGO Affairs Bureau; Reg. No 687. The prime objective of AMWAB is social welfare activities and to build up capacity of the member organizations in terms of management, training, programming, networking and capacity enhancement in service delivery.

Date of Establishment: March 6, 1993 by a group of scholars, development practitioner and volunteers.
vi. Organogram
General Committee
Chairman
Executive Committee
Secretary General
Management Committee
Coordinator
Program Officer/Admin Officer/Account Officer/HRD
Trainee Officer/Field Supervisor
MLSS
PNGOs

Legal status
The Department of Social Service, Reg No Dha-08115. and NGO Affairs Bureau Reg. No. 687. It has been fulfilling all kinds of legal requirements of the above mentioned authorities.

1. Programs:

1. Micro Investment:

Poverty reduction is the main focus of the investment process, as well as the need for collective efforts of poverty alleviation, as well as the availability of capital and the sustainable development knowledge, if the poor people are able to deliver the tools of development, their experience and action efforts by turning the wheel of their fate to end poverty, Developing conditions.

• Small investment targets: To improve the socio-economic condition of the poor, landless and unemployed poor people, invest in and invest in savings through Islamic investment system in a well-processed process.

• Target Group: Those who are unemployed, whose monthly average income is tk 3,000 – 5,000, 50 percent of the land is worth cultivating land without a villa for living. Beside those who work in small businesses, rickshaw pulling, grocery shops, and physical labor.

• Project objectives: Combine the supportable people and improve the socio-economic conditions through economic activities in the formation of groups and centers.

A. Involve them with socio-economic activity with women’s priority in investment activities.

B. To eliminate the illiteracy, rectification and socio-economic conditions in the family through women and men.

C. Developing storage habits between men and women.

D. Creating the workplace of family members through investment gradation.

1. Networking and Linkage
2. AMWAB promotes sharing of experiences and information not only among its member organizations but also with government bodies, aid agencies, media personnel, professionals, academicians and people in general for delivering goods and services for the down-trodden and for the sake of maintaining transparency.

• To search potential and suitable donors and partners for its member organizations to work with AMWAB during this period established strong network with development Agencies, Lending Authorities, individuals and Government department, Zakat Foundation of America-Bangladesh. We have already developed a network with the Bangladesh Election Commission and PKSF.

1. Education and Health:

Primary health care and its lacking is fundamental problem in our country. Billions of people in our country are out of primary health care. Sometimes the uneducated people are not aware of the health and hygiene behavior. AMWAB throw two projects in this program. We hope this project would be benefited them necessarily.

1. Income Generating Activities (IGA) Project:

 IGA (Income Generating Activities) means an investment or business activity that makes money. AMWAB focuses on income-generating activities to assist vulnerable groups (women) for the sustainable establishment of their development, which can be undertaken in or near their home. The main purpose of the IG activity is to make women self-reliant and raise them as an income generator, who can improve their family conditions and can educate children.

Goal: Poverty alleviation with sustainable development and create trade wise professionalism.

Objective: To Develop capacity and selection of trade/profession of 500 by 2019. Start a journey to alleviate poverty and to change their lives status. To get skill training and wealth start earning, Start work, enjoy improve livelihood, Meet up various Household necessities, Eliminate poor Condition

Input/Activities: Select unemployed youths/target people, Select trade wise training, allocate fund for each beneficiary

• Research and Publication

Research and Publication is a most important project of AMWAB. When take any action for doing project accomplishment then AMWAB work up throwing research proposal and others circumstance. It’s providing to all for any kind of research in the field of Social development and skilled development oriented objectives. AMWAB published Annual report in every year and Leaflet, brochure, awareness based flysheets. It has research based website and application.

• Legal aid and Human  Rights:

Under Developing

• Humanitarian Assistance Activities/Emergency Relief:

AMWAB delivers immediate humanitarian responses for the children and families who have lost their homes by natural disasters or unexpected conflicts. It also implements long term reconstruction project with the local communities to recover their ordinary lives quickly beyond temporary emergency relief. The Agency helps the children affected by disasters with reducing psychological distress through providing child-friendly spaces and children group work programs against PSTD (Post Traumatic stress Disorder)

Natural disaster exists and happens regularly in Bangladesh. Geographically and economically all people of Bangladesh are vulnerable. The devastation of natural disaster creates this situation more aggravated. It takes a long time to resilience in their previous life and property. The government support in the relief and rehabilitation sector is very limited. The lives after disasters are often indescribable. AMWAB and its member organizations are helping affected people from the time of 90s. AMWAB has been continuing this humanitarian aid project as per its capacity and assistance. The Zakah, CSR money and other humanitarian assistance may save the lives of people affected in various natural disasters in Bangladesh………………………………………

Goal:  National international FIVE Year plan, SDG/UN, PRSP

Objectives: To help the victims in case of natural disaster and emergency situation, To meet up humanitarian need

Output: To take up program of humanitarian assistance. Save life and property, Resilience and start their income generating activities

Input: Select aid and beneficiary, Select aid support appoint volunteer, Prepare preparedness,  Make work schedule, Collect aid and distribution,

• Training and Development

Association of Mass Welfare agencies in Bangladesh is to provide theoretical and practical skills to individuals and/or organizations in the field of international development.

AMWAB aspires to become a platform for training that combines theoretical knowledge and practical experience, aimed at professionals who are interested in integrating into the global arena in the field of International Development and Humanitarian Aid.

Our Trainings include intensive workshops and personal supervision from mentors; together, these will provide participants with an in-depth picture of the situation and tools for integrating into the world of International Development and Humanitarian Aid.

• The Purpose of Our Training
• To impart tools and professional standards in the field of Social and National Development and Humanitarian Aid on the basis of existing needs, gaps and strengths that can leverage the activities of Non Governmental Organization in the Social and National arena.

• To provide an orientation and tools for entering into work in the Society of National Development and Humanitarian Aid, through guided exercises.

• To bridge the gap between professional knowledge acquired in institutions of higher education in Bangladesh to the pragmatic needs that are required in work in National and International organizations.

• To encourage Younger peoples to take part in missions of National and International Development and Humanitarian Aid in the developing field, whose citizens at times have difficulty surviving the hunger and suffering prevalent in them.

• Human Resource Development (Training):

It organizes training programs, seminars and symposium and study circles. It also organizes workshops to share the experiences of the member organizations and the development ideas of the contemporary world. The program aims at building capacity and skill of the persons working at various sectors in the member organizations to deliver proper and quick services.

• AMWAB in addition to financial and capacity building support to its member organizations has also provided some logistic supports to them on developing Management Information System (MIS), Event Management support, Accounts, Administration and personnel management etc.

1. IT and Workshop

AMWAB IT offers free and Registration training sessions throughout the time to help faculty, Volunteer, NGO Officials, staff and students use a variety of IT package, Development activities and process, accounting system, Work in rural area in Bangladesh more effectively. We have regularly scheduled Technology Training Workshops that are open to anyone, as well as group sessions or Seminar based programs, consultations that can be customized to meet the needs of participants view the world standard skilled for upcoming opportunities.

AMWAB organizes various training programmes, seminars, and symposium and study circles. It also organizes workshops to share the experiences of the member organizations and the development ideas of the contemporary world. The program aims at build capacity and skill of the persons working at various sectors in the member organizations to deliver proper and prompt services.

• ZAKAT Management

In literally ZAKAT meaning: The literal meaning of Zakat is purification. Therefore, by giving Zakat, a Muslim is essentially purifying his soul and his wealth. This word is mentioned in many instances in the Qur’an alongside Salaat (prayer).

“Surely they who believe and do good deeds and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate (Zakat) they shall have their reward from their Lord, and they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.” [Al-Quran 2:277]

In Islam, Zakat is an obligatory act ordained by Allah (swt) to be performed by every Muslim who is able to. It is an important pillar of Islam; one that carries immense significance. For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Zakat is the act of giving a part one’s wealth and property to help the poor of the community. It is essentially the process of the Muslim community looking out for its poorest and neediest.

Zakat project is most effective and sensible endeavor in AMWAB programs. There are so many opportunities to eradicate of poverty by developing this project. 

Beneficent population of this project is: Peoples with poor credit, helpless/widowed women, destitute, orphan students and children.

Results of the project: 1. being released from poverty through self-reliance. 2. Ensure wellness and education. 3. Helping the debtor to get rid of debt.

• Advocacy for mass people/ Public Policy Advocacy

• Islamic Micro Finance

Food parcels and handouts offer temporary respite from hunger, but unless people are given the means to lift themselves out of destitution, the aid will eventually run out leaving only dependency.

Affordable and Sharia compliant financial services are central to addressing poverty. Microfinance services help the poorest earn a living, grow their businesses and create new jobs, pulling whole communities out of poverty.

Investments in the Islamic Finance Project are made on profit based on losses and by-mechanism. All investment activities of this project are to be autonomous. This project does not tolerate even the least interest in investment transactions. Moreover, no money is invested in Islamic funding projects in the form of stock, speculation, black market or smuggling for the purpose of expenditure of goods. The Islamic economic system does not work for only any group or some people. Rather, its works for the whole Ummah. Moreover, no business contributes to the interest of inverse of the society and the state. Islamic Finance Project does not invest any money in any illegal doing.

• The major investment methods of the Islamic Finance Project are:

1. Musharaq or Shirak

2. Mudaraba

3. Bye Murabah

4. Bye Muazzal

5. Bye Salam

6. Leasing

7. Ijabarlil Biaah or Higher Purchase

8. Hyper Purchase under Shirkatul Milk

9. Investment auction

10. Karz Hasana.

• Member Organization:

AMWAB as a coordinating body plays a vital role to monitor and co-ordinate activities of its member organizations in promoting people oriented and sustainable development.  It helps to have access to various government resources and to canalize these resources to the poor both at the local and central levels. It tries to promote better relationship between NGOs and the government and facilitate their mutual complementary roles in development process.

1. About Partner  NGOs

Partner Organizations: AMWAB performs micro finance activities with her partner organization. Some of these organization as bellow  AFAUS, ASEAB, AMAN, RESCUE, VICEO, NOBLE, DP SCEFM, UZAN, DISA Bangladesh, Parashmoni Seba Sangstha, Tamanna Foundation, ISRAB, AL Amin, AHMOD, Antoric Society, SARECA and Prottasha etc.

1. Address of PNGOs

1. https://www.aseab.org/index.php

2. http://www.disabangladesh.org

3. TAMANNA FOUNDATION

1. Membership process
2. Membership Form

• Media:
• Activities News

News-01

• Project Name: Humanitarian activities
• Program: Relief Activities Program for Flooding people

(Relief distribution and financial help among the flood hit people beside of North Bengal)

• The Relief Monitoring Committee

1. Professor Tohur Ahmad Hilli – Secretary-General

2. Md. Jamil Khan – Coordinator

3. Motiar Rahman – Program Officer

• In briefly describe:

 Date: 28.08.017

 Venue: Rajbari / Shahpara, Sator, Birganj, Dinajpur.

 Implementation Officer: Motiar Rahman, Program Officer, Amwab, Dhaka.

 Amount: 15000 / – (fifteen thousand taka)

 Equipments: Cash, rice, oil and cloth in a box.

 Beneficiary: 30 families.

 Background: Due to heavy rainfall and northern India’s Tista Barrage opened in the northern region due to massive floods. Its nearly 60 lakh people of 21 districts, including 8 districts of Rangpur division are affected.

 News-02

• Project Nam: Humanitarian activities
• Program: Relief Activities Program for Rohingya (Distribution of AMWAB’s relief and financial incentives among Rohingya refugees)

The Relief Monitoring Committee Committee

1. Professor Tohur Ahmad Hilli – Secretary-General

2. Md. Jamil Khan – Coordinator

3. Motiar Rahman – Program Officer

•     In briefly describe:

 Date: 06.10.2017

 Venue: Sabarang Refugee Camp, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Chittagon, Bangladesh.

 Implementation Officers: SM Zahir Uddin, Member, Executive Committee, Amwab

  Motiar Rahman, Program Officer, Amwab

 Cooperative amount: 75,000 / – (75 thousand taka)

 Equipments: Cash, clothes.

 Number of Beneficiary: 120 people and families.

 Facts: Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after being tortured and expelled in Myanmar’s Population in Rakhine state by the Burma’s Military authorities.

1. Application:
2. Our Appeal

We make an ardent appeal to the well to do section of the society to help the distressed through Zakah, Sadaqah, Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) or any other endowments to bring smile of this poverty stricken people in Bangladesh.

In this vision, Allah says, “And they give food, only for the love of Allah to the poor, the orphan and the captive.” (Surah Al Dahar :79:8-9)

Your donation and endowments will definitely help to provide capacity building support to the member NGOs to ensure fundamental needs, i.e. food, cloth, education, accommodation, Medicare, etc to the poor, especially the orphans, helpless children, women, elderly and disable people. It is the best charitable deed while you help destitute fellow brothers to gain a better and comfortable life with dignity, peace, equality, social justice and best of Iman.

May Allah reward you for your charity!

1. Zakat Appeal

To                                                              

The Concern Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Subject: Prayer for Zakat Donation

Dear Sir

Assalamu Alaikum.

I have the honor to state that Association of Mass Welfare Agencies in Bangladesh is a non-profit voluntary social development organization. Since its inception, it has been carrying out various social development activities all over the country. We have experience of undertaking various pro-poor socio-economic development projects and activities through conventional method and approaches of development. We have a wider scope and network all over the country to plan and execute those projects strictly remaining within the bounds of Sharia for spending the Zakat Fund. Our programs include but not limited to poverty eradication, health care services, education for poor, sponsoring income generating projects through Zakat. We are deeply committed to eradicate all kinds of poverty from the society using Zakat, Ushr, Quard-e Hasana and other sharia approved economic measures.

It is our religious and social obligation to help those who are not financially able to fulfill their basic needs. We are always guided by the directive of Al Qur’an while deciding the target people for spending our collection. These categories of people are defined in Surah At-tawbah (9) Verse no 60: “the alms are only for the poor and needy, and those who collect them and those whose hearts are to be reconciled and to free the captive and the debtors and for the cause of Allah, and (for) wayfarers; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is well knower, wise” (Al Quran 9:60).

Please donate your Zakat to AMWAB Zakat fund and various humanitarian projects which are given below.

Lead Project	Associate projects	Output	Project Objectives
AMWAB Zakat Project	AMWAB Income Generating Activities (IGA)	Nirvorota	Self-employment and Dignity
	AMWAB Humanitarian Aid Project	Uttaran	Disaster Management
	AMWAB Health Project	Shefa Aroggya	Primary Health-care
	AMWAB Capacity-Building Training and Education Project	Protiva	Student’s Scholarship

Our endeavor is to mobilize resources and visualize the effectiveness of Zakat-based development approaches, which can cope up with the present Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) paradigm and reality. Our conviction is that our contribution to this Zakat fund of AMWAB will make a difference in the lives of needy masses in our society.

With Best regards

Brig Gen (Retd) Md Anwarul Islam Chairman AMWAB

(Professor Tohur Ahmad Hilali) Secretary General, AMWAB

1. Application Form
2. Commitment for Donation Form

Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
• Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
• Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
• Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
• Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
• Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all,
• Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation,
• Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries,
• Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable,
• Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
• Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*
• Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
• Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
• Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
• Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development