Brief history:
Protibandhi Shishu Shiekkha O Paricharja Samity (Proships) is a Non government voluntary organization. Proships was established in 1998 with the initiate of group of young, educated, dedicated professional and social workers. I am Mr.Rafiqul Islam had been works in organization of HICARE since 1987 as a teacher of the Deaf Children for speech and language development and Mrs.Begum Rokeya Sarder associated herself with the same profession. (Presently work as Project Director of Proships) When we went to our village on any excursion, occasion of any festival, Parents of many disable children desired meeting with us to have consultancy for their rehabilitation measure. We are accordingly provided them with support /cooperation but it was very small scaled due to our limitation. In this way as we are empathetically carry out them and we came to striving conscience to insure rights and opportunities of those disable children. Begum Rokeya Sarder motivation their family member about situation of the CWDs and form of organization and to take steps to run works in this respect. Proships is registered with Directorate of social services, Govt. of Bangladesh No- JA 00452 Date 09.06.1999 and it also registered NGO affairs bureau for foreign donation received, Registration No: 1730 Date -14.08.2002. and its last renewal date:06th December 2012. GOAL OF ORGANIZATION:
PROSHIPS Goal is to improve the ultimate socio-economic and cultural condition of the community through the development of the most disadvantaged, vulnerable people, women, children and the people with disabilities to ensure their equal rights and opportunities for participation in the mainstream development. Vision of the Organization:
PROSHIPS has been working with the vision to promote development programs in the community to improve the overall socio-economic and cultural condition of the disable , most disadvantaged children , adolescent, of the community. Special emphasis is given on preventing disability, ensuring maternal child health, adolescent family life education and reproductive health education, restoration of child/ human rights and human resource development. PROSHIPS have been trying to implement action programs with the active involvement and participation of the community people. PROSHIPS aspire for a suppression free society with prosperity, peace and equity where all people could get proper opportunity and equal rights to develop. Objectives Of the Organization :
• Implement programs to promote health, education and socio-economic development of the most disadvantaged, vulnerable groups and the disabled people;
• Undertake programs for prevention of disability in the community;
• Promote training and educational programs for prevention of disability and rehabilitation of the disabled people in the community
• Provide educational support and stipend to the talented disabled children and students;
• Conduct baseline survey for identification of the disabled persons and to find out the prevalence rate as well as common causes of disability in the community;
• Advocacy and lobbying with the policy makers, local authority and the elite groups to restore the rights of the disabled children and persons;
• Prepare and collect IEC materials on the basic facts of disability, disability prevention & intervention and disseminate the information among relevant groups;
• Exchange and sharing of experiences of intervention with the other NGOs and parties involved in disability activities;
• Create benevolent fund for the welfare of the disabled children and persons;
• Promote IGAs for economic self-reliance of the disabled persons or the families of the disabled persons in the community;
• Establish effective coordination mechanism between the national and international donor/support agencies and the agencies involved in disability movement;
• Promote programs for integrating the disabled persons in to mainstream development of the community;
• Provide emergency relief materials to disable, destitute and disadvantaged children and their families of any catastrophe.
• Publication of news letters to disseminate information on the day to day maters of the disable, destitute and disadvantaged children/people and issues related to their development. Primary and Secondary Stakeholder:
Children with disabilities, different disadvantaged and affected children groups will be primary target beneficiaries and Students, Family members, community leaders, school teachers, religious leader, representative of the local authorities and other people will be the secondary beneficiaries. Working Area :
Total numbers of population. Name of Upazilla Name of Union No.of villages /Para Population Total Population
Male Female
Islampur Islampur sader 30 16587 15577 32,164
Polabandha 22 11160 10577 21,737
Patharshi 27 12309 11409 23,718
Sub Total 79 40,056 37,563 77,619
Dewangonj Dewangonj Sader 27 19586 19543 39129
Chikajani 21 12336 12297 24633
Chukaibari 23 11300 11252 22552
Bahadurabad 29 16405 16466 32971
Hatibhanga 14 9207 9067 18274
Sub Total 111 68834 68625 137459
150 108,890 106,188 2,15,078
Jamalpur Pur Paworashava Jamalpur 12 ward
GrandTotal 162
Working Area:
Islampur,Dewangonj and Melandha Upazilla an Jamalpur Powrashava Under the District of Jamalpur,Bangladesh
Networking members:
PROSHIPS has got the recognition of its relentless efforts for enlistment of the disabled people and got the membership of National forum of Organization Working with the Disabled (NFOWD) and partner NGO of National Foundation of Development of Disabled person(NFDDP) Ministry of Social welfare, Government of Bangladesh. It is also member organization of Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) and Bangladesh Shishu Adhiker Forum (BSAF)
At present PROSHIPS is implementing programs on:
01. Community Awareness and advocacy Program:
• Conduct community awareness and advocacy program through discussion meeting , observe Day of Disability and, disseminate relevant information.
• Awareness campaign would be carried out on the importance and necessity of reducing the rate of disability and primary health in the community.
• Observation International /National day on Disability and child rights.
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02. Primary health care Program./Integrated Rehabilitation Measure
• Door to door counseling, motivational campaign for rate of reduce disability.
• Provide cluster based / home based primary rehabilitation therapy service for their better improvement of CWDs.
• Conduct eye diseases treatment camp and ear diseases treatment for preventive disabilities..
• Operation /surgical treatment like as eye, clap-foot, clap-lip; clap-flat etc., to disable children for preventive and rehabilitation measures.
• Necessary assistive devices distribution in to disabled like as Hearing aid, wheel chair, crutch for their increase mobility and accessibility in the community.
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03. Orientation and Training Program.
• Conduct orientation/training on disability and child rights issues with others stakeholder.
• Orientation /Training on IGAs for Disable person on changes of their livelihood .
• Conduct continued skill development training for PROSHIPS staff members
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04. Education Program.
• Operating learning Centre for the Development of CWDS in the community.
• Integrating the physically disabled and mildly hearing impaired children, Low vision children and mild intellectually disable into the existing primary schools to promote education among the educable disabled children of the community.
• Operate Special need school for the all type of disabled children.
05. Networking, Coordination and Information Dissemination
• Establish strong coordination and communication with the others organizations for Inclusion of Govt safety net Program.
• Maintain network with different disability and child development agencies.
• Introduce proper referral services for the treatment, training and rehabilitation support of the persons with disability and destitute disadvantaged children.
• Published newsletter for child rights, disabilities information and contemporary development issues information dissemination.
06. Community Initiatives.
• Disability rights promotion Committee (DRPC)
• Self help group (SHGs)
• Child Rights Advocacy Forum(CRAF)
• CWDs Parents group
List of the Executive Committee Member of Proships (2011-2013)
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No Name of Board Members Designation Profession Address
01 Mr.Ashraf Hossain Chairperson SchoolTeacher Kalikapur,Kacharipara,Dewangonj bazer ,Upazill- Dewangonj Dist: Jamalpur
02 Mr.Jahangir Alam Vice Chairperson Business Vengura,
Islampur, Jamalpur
03 Mr.Rafiqul Islam General Secretary
/Member Secretary Social worker Digheerpar ,Upazilla-Dewangonj, Dist. Jamalpur
04 Md.Mamunur Rashid
Asstt. Secretary School Teacher Shurerpar,Dhanger gar Islampur, Jamalpur
05 Md.Rafiqul Islam(ovi) Treasurer Businessman Bhengura sarder Bari, Upazilla-Islampur. Dist-Jamalpur
06 SM Rejaul Karim Executive Member Businessman Bhengura,
Islampur, Jamalpur
07 Md.Ismail Hossain
Visually Impaired Executive Member Agriculture Pochabohela,Islampur Sader Union,Upazilla-Islampur,Jamalpur
08 Ms.Bedena Akhter
Physical Handicap Executive Member Small Business Pochabohela,Islampur Sader Union,Upazilla-Islampur,Jamalpur
09 Md.Nannu Mia
Physical Handicap Executive Member Small Business Nater Kanda,Islampur
Dist: Jamalpur
Manpower of the Organization. A Group of young and dedicated professionals of varying expertise have been managing the program implementation and technical areas of organization.(PROSHIPS).A team of well –experienced and well equipped Physiotherapist , and local consultant rendering their every supports for smooth implementation of PROSHIPS activities. The well motivated staff members provide all administrative support and services of the organization under the supervision of the Executive Director, the ex –officio member secretary of PROSHIPS. Present staff Member of the Organization
A) Organizational /Core staffs , Mention their name & designation. Sl Name of Staffs Designation Working area Duration Remarks
01 Mr.Rafiqul islam Chief Executive Head office From 1999
02 BegumRokeya Sarder Deputy Director Head office From 1999
03 Mr.Ali Haider Babul coordinator Dewangonj & Islampur From 2009
04 Mrs.Tazmun Naher Supervisor/CRT Dewangonj From 2008
05 Mr. Shahidul Islam Supervisor/CHDRP Islampur From 2010
06 Mr.Shafiqul Islam Supervisor Islampur From 1999
07 Mrs.Mitali Akhter Accounts assistant Islampur From 2005
08 Mr.Fazlul Hoque supervisor Islampur From 1999
09 Mrs.Shammi Akhter Community educator Dewangonj From
10 Shiuly Akhter Community Educator Dewangonj From 2007
11 Razina Akhter Community Educator Dewangonj From 2011
12 Nureja Khatun Care Taker Dewangonj From 2007
13 Asia khatun Care Taker Islampur From 2010
B. Development of the Children with Disabilities through Care and Education Supported by Manusher Janno foundation
Sl Name of Staffs Designation Working area Duration Remarks
01 Mr.Rafiqul islam Executive Director Head office From 1999
02 Mr.Hamidul Islam Project coordinator Head office From 2009
03 Mr.Rezaul karim Accounts coordinator Head office from 2011
04 Mr. Azharul Islam Area coordinator Islampur from 2007
05 Mr.Saiful Islam Area coordinator Dewangonj from 2007
06 Mahmudul Hassan Feroj Coordinator (CRT) Head Office From 2007
07 Tahamina khatun Community faciliatator Dewangonj From 2010
08 Apporna Shaha Community faciliatator Dewangonj From-2010
09 Ananan Shaha Community faciliatator Dewangonj From-2010
10 Shafiqul Alam Community faciliatator Islampur From-2010
11 Shahidur Rahaman Community faciliatator Islampur From- 2010
12 Shaleha Nasrin Shelly Community faciliatator Dewangonj From-2010
13 Nureja Khatun Care Taker Dewangonj From 2007 Partial
14 Asia khatun Care Taker Islampur From 2010 partial
C. Promotion of Human rights of Person with Disabilities in Bangladesh(PHRPBD)
Funded by CDD +CBM
Sl Name of Staffs Designation Working area Duration Remarks
01 Mr.Rafiqul islam Manager Head office From 2010 partial
02 Mrs. Mitali Akhter Accountant Dewangonj From 2010 Partical
03 Mr.Habibur Rahaman CDRP Dewangonj from 2010
04 Rokeya Jannat Community Mobilizer Dewangonj From-2010
Bank Information:
All transaction of Organization proships Bank account : Protibandhi Shishu Shiekkha O Paricharja Samity (Proships) Mother account No:8710 Rupali Bank Ltd. Dharmakura Bazer Branch Upazilla- Islampur Dist: Jamalpur. What we have Need:
We have need to well wishers and good friends, Development Cooperative agencies, Donor for the implementing activities of PROSHIPS for greater interest of Community as usual Children with Disabilities and Destitute and Disadvantaged and Marginalized groups
