| Community Development Centre CODEC established in 1985, is a non-governmental development organization in the coastal area of Bangladesh. Its major aim is to improve the livelihood of the coastal and riverine communities through its community development programmes.
CODEC Programmes
Economic Development Programme
Main Interventions for economic development are: Savings Programme, Credit Programme, Rural Micro credit Loan (RMC), Micro Enterprise Loan (ME), Credit for Ultra Poor (Hard Core), Loan Risk Fund (Member's Insurance). The purpose of the savings programme is to encourage the habit of regular saving, to mobilize local resources, to provide safe keeping of money etc.
The purpose of the loan fund is to provide target members access to loans for productive purposes.(including all sorts of present products and also new products e.g. micro-credit, micro enterprise, Dadan (advance payments as tied loans) Free loan, small rural based industries etc.) on reasonable terms.
Socio-Cultural Development Programme
Major interventions: People's Organization and Good Governance, Social Services and Linkage Building, Education and Access to Information, Training, Jaladas Community Development Programme.
National Advocacy Programme
Major activities of the National advocacy are Strengthening network with like minded NGOs, Strengthening Network of community based organizations, Plan and implement advocacy campaign, Research and Impact Studies.
CODEC Training Centres
Chittagong: CODEC established its own Training Center in Chittagong in 1994. The Center is established on a 6.7 acres plot of land. Construction of the Center was financed by Danish Radio Calendar Funds.
Patuakhali: This Training Center is located in Patuakhali Sadar, established through financial assistance of DANIDA
Bagerhat: CODEC Training Centre in Bagerhat was established in March of 2009 on 86 decimals of land.
Donors
CODEC is operating its programme supported by Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) since the beginning.
Apart from DANIDA, CODEC is proud to work with
1. Ministry of Environment and Forest
2. STROMME Foundation (Norway)
3. Save the Children - UK
4. Save the Children - USA
5. Manusher Jonno- Foundation
6. AustCare Australia
7. Action Aid, Bangladesh
8. USAID
Khursid Alam Ph.D is Executive Director of the CODEC
Head Office:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (CODEC)
House No. 47/H, Road No. 01
Ishpahani Park, South Khulsi
Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Tel: 880-31-2853823-24
880-31-612972
880-31-610607 (PABX)
Fax: 880-31-2853824 |
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