Gram Unnayan Karma (GUK) was established as a non- governmental, non- political and non profitable social welfare organization in the year 1989 under the dynamic leadership of Khandaker Alamgir Hossain along with active participation of some dedicated social activists and philanthropists at Dhantola village in Sariakandi upazilla, district Bogra. Later on Dhantola village was demolished due to the Jamuna river erosion and the GUK office was shifted to the Jamuna river embankment at Dighalkandi village in 1993. Again the office was shifted from Digholkandi to Hatfulbari due to repeated floods and the GUK head office is now at 02, Ajaj Housing, Banani, Bogra. Since last 17 years, GUK has been implementing different development activities with the support of different donor agencies. At present GUK is implementing manifold developmental activities; like group formation, group dynamics, group training, savings mobilization, credit support for different IGAs, non formal primary education, post literacy & continuing education, social mobilization, primary health care & family planning, adolescent reproductive health care, women empowerment, mother, and child health, nutrition education and promotion, water & sanitation, good governance, human rights, gender and development, social forestry, livestock & agriculture development, fish culture, homestead gardening, housing program, soft loan for disaster affected people, market and infrastructure development activitiesThe major objective of GUK is to facilitate sustainable socio–economic growth and development to address the poor and hard core poor for reduction of poverty through increased access to knowledge, information and resources through institutional building and livelihoods development. GUK supports formation and strengthening of informal institutions and groups at grass-root levels and strengthening existing community based organization for addressing the felt needs of the poor.: |
