ABOUT AJKS FOUNDATION

AJKS Foundation (AJKS-F) is a non-profit, non-partisan, socio-economic development organization of northern Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 at Fulchhari Upazila of Gaibandha district with the aims to improve socio-economic status of the under privileged and deprived poor people in the society by a devoted young social worker once who was a government official. As he possessed social work zeal, he left that service and established this NGO with some like-minded social workers. It was duly registered by the Social Well fare department and consequently by the Joint stock companies & Firms of the government of Bangladesh. As the district “Gaibandha” is a flood prone area and frequently affected by disaster, drought, flood, cyclone in each year, so the people of this area are severely vulnerable and under privileged. Even Monga (Famine) is the regular Phenomena of this locality. AJKS-F believes that, through equal participation of men and women, development of human resource & self-reliance could be possible through co-ordination of potential talents and proper direction. As there is no alternative of education similarly over all development of the country is not possible by leaving the women behind, the planning & implementation process of the development. Those who are just half of the total population. In that case, AJKS-F is committed to establish the rights of the women and involve them in development arena. This policy will also act as guide-line for staff management maintaining its goal, objective, structure and program implementation. On the other hand, as Bangladesh is agriculture-based country, so that, AJKS-F will be given preference for providing services on agriculture, livestock, fisheries education, health and skill-based capacity building of the poor beneficiaries thus they could be the productive manpower in the society.