Association for Rural Advancement in Bangladesh (ARAB) has been working for the socio-economic improvement of the rural poor through organizing them into formal groups.

About 16000 rural poor people mostly from women have been affiliated into groups so far. More than 95% of them are provided with credit backed by training.

A non-political and non-profit making organization which has its mandate as per approved constitutions of the organization

The organization has its registration with the NGO Affairs Bureau (Reg. No. 1205 Date: 23-10-1997)

The major project based interventions are:

• Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion
• Family Planning and Primary Health Care
• Non Formal Education
• Post Literacy and Continuing Education & Human Development (PLCEHD)
• IGA acceleration towards Resettlement of Landless, homeless people (Adarsha Gram)
• Right to Information
• Agricultural and Environment through Formation of Marginal and Small Farmers Groups
• Agricultural Technology Transfer and IGA acceleration

Yearly Turnover: Tk 200 million

Existing Networking Partner

• Pally Karma Shahayak Foundation (PKSF)
• Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB)- NGO
• NGO-Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation- NGO
• Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF)
• Manusher Jannaya Foundation (MJF)
• Social Organization for the People (SOP), Manikganj
• Bureau of Human Friendship (BHF), Manikganj
• STEP Toward Empowerment of the Poor (STEP), Manikganj
• Socio Economic Development Agency (SEDA), Manikganj