“Society for Urban & Rural Advancement” (SURA) is a national non-government organization working for deprived people in their fight for human rights, gender equality and poverty eradication. We believe everyone has posses some power within them to create change for themselves, their families and communities. SURA is a catalyst for bringing that change.
SURA is formed on 27 December 1991. We are allowed to extend working area to more 8 greater districts of Bangladesh (Whole Bangladesh) vide Memo No. ssad/sha-2n/sescha- 266/2y Khanda/319.93 dated 31 July 1993. SURA is registered with :
Sl. | Registration Authority | Registration Number | Date of Registration |
1. | Deptt. of Social Services | DHA – 02899 | 15.03.1993 |
2. | NGO Affairs Bureau | 736 | 31.07.1993 |
3. | Micro Credit Regulatory Authority | 04785-04318-00502 | 18.05.2010 |
4. | Directorate of Women Affairs | JMBKK/Reg/DHAK/604/22 | 29.11.2022 |
5. | Joyeeta Foundation | 10100110 (Sl-000156) | 29.01.2023 |
SURA initiated from the Urban Slum of Dhaka City where people specially the women‘s vulnerability is prior. Later we moved to Rural Areas where poverty prevailed.
We believe “every people possess some skills, creativities and potentialities that can ensured the socio-economic development through motivation, education and training.”
Currently we are working in the south east region of the country where Religious Fanaticism is the biggest challenge of development. We work mostly in 15 sub districts of Dhaka, Chattogram, Cumilla, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Cox’s Bazar and Noakhali Mymensingh District. We served more than half a million of vulnerable people under its different development Projects.
The “Integrated Women’s Community Development Programme” of SURA shows progress in the implemented community like Chandina & Chauddagram, Cumilla or Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar may be a Model for Community Development.
