Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan Somity (BPKS)
Bangla (Bangla is the mother language of Bangladeshis)
Bangladesh – Bangladesh (country name)
Protibandhi - Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)
Kallyan – Welfare (welfare in a greater sense)
Somity – Association/Organization
BPKS is a pioneer and fundamental national Organization of Persons with Disabilities (OPD) of all types. It is fully governed and led by Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) that ensure the safeguard of their ownership, effective representation, and governed by non-influence decisions with democratic practice and recognition of OPDs.
BPKS governance of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) is fully managed by Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) under their own leadership which is their fundamental or own organization. It ensures guarantees of organizational ownership of PwDs, their effective representation and it is governed by non-influence decisions with democratic practice and it gives recognition of persons with disabilities own organizations (OPDs).
What BPKS Important: It is a great benefit for donors and supporters as their 100% contributions or funds are used through BPKS to change the life of PwDs.
- . It is a not-for-profit organization.
- . Charitable organization.
- . Human rights-based organization
- . Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)
All types of persons with disabilities
- - Family members of all types of persons with disabilities
- - Professionals
- - Different institutions including Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs)
- - general people in respective location
- - community as a whole
- - policymakers and decision-makers
- - civil society
- - development partners
- - political and non-political stakeholders
BPKS asserts that the rights of the PwDs of all ages including women & children with disabilities are to be established at any cost and that they get nothing less than equal opportunities compared to non-disabled persons.
BPKS’s achievements are revolutionary and unlimited that includes Millions of persons with disabilities life are improved by interventions of BPKS in many ways including economic, education, and health, they have a family life and enjoy social acceptance, participation and they are not just working for themselves, but they contributing for all. Parents and family members of PwDs, professionals, different institutions including Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and general people somewhat benefited by BPKS.
It creates an unlimited image through different media at national and international levels by which millions of people hear about the BPKS action that influences the development and human rights activist worldwide. BPKS also contributes by participating, sharing its ideas and innovation, and providing consultation and expert supports such as BPKS leadership provide support for the development of Australian aid policy (Development for All) and many others, it shares best practice like PSID and the development benefits of OPDs.
From the beginning rights movement of PwDs, most of the led and relevant institutions, agencies, civil societies, universities, donors, governments staffs, diplomats, and organizations work for, of, or with persons with disabilities at national and international levels gained knowledge from BPKS good practices, approach by visiting BPKS, learning from information’s of BPKS and its leadership lectures/orientations, partnering, participating in events and social media of BPKS.
BPKS representation instrumentally contributed to UN, AusAid, USAID, EU, Bangladesh Government, DPI, ActionAid, IDA, WHO, ILO, JICA, IRI, NDI, ICACBR, ADB, WB, CBM, Caritas, HI, UKaid, BftW, WI, ASEF, World Vision, Lions Clubs International, Business Companies and many others. Many Universities such as Begum Rokeya, Independent University in Bangladesh, York University in Canada, Oregon in the USA, and several universities in Australia and in Japan.
BPKS is governed democratically by 2 types of boards: - National Council (minimum 21 and maximum 31 members, they are representatives with disabilities of grassroots. - National Executive Council (7 members elected by members of the national council)
Executive Director (Chief Executive Officer) is the top management of the organization. Auxiliary of the management is structure promoting in four functional divisions namely (a) Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (PME&R) division; (b) Program Implementation (PI) division; (c) Human Resource Management (HRM) division; (d) Administration and Finance (AF) division.
Persons with Disabilities’ Self-Initiative to Development (PSID) is a disabled person driven, rights-based, holistic development approach that empowers persons with all types of disabilities and lift them as center of the development with responsibility of their initiation, participation and ownership that ensure the society is for all at any situation and development. It affirms that persons with disabilities can effectively contribute to this process when able to enjoy the same opportunities as other citizens of a nation. PSID recognizes that disability issues are preventable, persons with disabilities (PwDs) issues are rights, equalities, understanding, obligations, respects, acceptance, participations, leadership, sustainability, ownership, development and contributory issues. The success of persons with disabilities are contribute to accelerates the peace and overall development of a nation. Through a democratic process, persons with disabilities are directly responsible for the planning, decision-making, implementation and management of their own programs and organizations from the grassroots to the national level. PSID actions are achieve a barrier-free resilience society for all that helps to build the capacity of persons with disabilities to become innovators able to fully enjoy their human rights while also ensuring that their primary needs are met. PSID believes disability prevention, disabled persons rights ensuring actions, capacity building of their organizations and others issues mentioned are lifelong efforts. It needed continues investment based on response of PwDs, so by all citizens acceptance, country will be more safeguarded with peace and beauties. It has proven to be an adaptable, it is cost-effective as it produced more results comparing with cost and that allows for high returns on investment in relation to both economic and social benefits for individuals, their families and their nation.
DHAKA is the capital city of the peoples’ republic of Bangladesh of Asia & Pacific region. BPKS headquarters managing from the BPKS Complex of 60 decimals of land with 8 storied building facilities in around eco-friendly environment including office, conference, seminar, dining, training and accommodation. It is located 3.5 kilometers east direction of Dhaka Shah Jalal International Airport.
Email: info@bpksbd.org
Skype: sdulal
Phone: +880 01709390902, +880 01713196020
WhatsApp Number: +8801711595049 (please send massage first)
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1. Grassroots OPDs, their members and beneficiaries with disabilities
2. Worldwide recognized, sustainable and long-experienced national OPD that is instrumental in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities worldwide
3. PwDs’ Self-Initiative to Development (PSID) person with disability-driven, rights-based, holistic development approach that empowers persons with all types of disabilities and lifts them as the center of development.
4. 100% governed by persons with disabilities representatives.
5. 100% funds utilized for target peoples.
6. Own accessible headquarter and training facilities at Dhaka and 12 PSID Resource Centre in different districts
7. Hundreds of documentaries of BPKS published by government TV & other private TV Channels.
8. ACTability e.V in EUROP.
9. Relations with government, UN agencies, national stakeholders, UN and relevant international agencies, and members of different international organizations including DPI .
10.Experienced professionals with or without disabilities including volunteer executive director (management).