Background:
SKS came into being in 1987 as a CBO but has started development intervention in 1992.

Vision
Socio-economic empowerment of rural poor and disadvantaged people.

Mission
o Poverty Alleviation through gradually lessening the poverty rate
o Ensure basic needs of the rural poor people
oEmpowerment of women through enhancing their ability for social and legal equity.

Legal Status: Registered under NGO Affairs Bureau, Department of Social Welfare and
Directorate of Health & Family Planning.

Working Area: District: Gaibandha, Rangpur & Bogora
Upazilla Covered: 17 nos.

Donor: PKSF, BRAC, Bangladesh Bank, Action Aid, Helen Keller International, CARE-
Bangladesh, Andheri Hilfe Bonn Germany, Oxfam-Bangladesh, Madaripur Legal
Aid, Practical Action Aid, ADB, DFID-CLP, Samata, SDF-World Bank, Anukul
Foundation, USCC-Bangladesh, GOB-UNICEF, CARE-USAID.

Information on Staff, Beneficiaries:

Major program/projects of the organization:
o Empowerment and Rights based Program
o Capacity Building Program
o Health and Environment program
o Income and Employment Generating Program
o Ecological Agriculture Program
o Disaster Management Program