Banchte Shekha is one of theleading national organizations in Bangladesh working since 1976 to improve the socio-economic condition of women and children with long-term objectives. Over the 37 years Banchte Shekha has been recognized as a key player in liberating and empowering the women of Bangladesh are attracting many visitors from organizations around the world, interested in seeing the work and impact of Banchte Shekha’s work.

From the inception of Banchte Shekha, she aims to improve the socio-economic condition of her beneficiaries in the working area especially to establish the women and child rights. She performed for a positive change likely economical, cultural, women empowerment, human rights establishment by facing different types of challenges and risks including prolonged conflict, confrontation, natural disaster, social trend and tendencies, fundamentalism etc. In this connection she set up a target of components including Community Mobilization and Institutional Strengthening for upholding human rights, Income Generating Activities, Health Hygiene and Nutrition, Education, WatSan and Emergency response. In every component, she had a good achievement and success finding better scope of work opportunities in her working area among other success providers. She had a long experience in implementing these components both in rural and urban area including most high-risk slums of Bangladesh.

Established in 1976 it has grown to serve directly more than 10,00,000 women of Khulna and Dhaka division, indirectly more than 50,00,000 people are being benefited by Banchte Shekha’s programmes.