Last Modified: 11/06/2012
About RRF

 

About RRF
HEAD OFFICE of RURAL RECONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION

GOAL

The goal of the organization is creation critical awareness among the intended community people about the existing socio-economic realities, the root causes of their poverty and its solutions by  upgrading their social status through increasing dignity and self-reliance.

LONG TERM OBJECTIVES

  • Attainment of socio-economic emancipation of the underprivileged people
  • Establishment of a just society where every body will enjoy equal Rights and equitable share of resources
  • Attainment of sustainable development of communities, programs & as well as of the organization itself

SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES:

  • Creation of awareness amongst partner people and organize them into self-help groups
  • Stimulate & promote development of the poor masses through small scale income raising activities
  • Conduct formal & non-formal schools for the children, illiterate adults and feeder schools for the non-school going & drop out children
  • Provide primary health care services
  • Provide training & credit support services for income raising activities

PARTNER

  • Landless Peasants
  • Marginal farmers
  • Destitute men and women
  • Children, Youths and Elderly
  • Hardcore poor

PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT

The National and International Development Partners are:

  • Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Dhaka
  • Chalice(A Catholic Sponsorship Project), N.S., Canada
  • Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Dhaka
  • United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Dhaka
  • World Food Program (WFP), Dhaka
  • NGO Forum, Jessore
  • Jessore Pourashava
  • Directorate of Primary Education(DPE), Dhaka
  • Habitat for Humanity International(HHI), Bangladesh
PRESENT BENEFICIARIES

Beneficiaries

Male

Female

Total

Group Numbers

      392

11,139

11,531

Group Members

  4,758

209,426

214,184

Sponsored children

2,567

2,647

5,214

Sponsored Elderly

57

91

148

Children (School Feeding)

161,761

158,934

320,695

VGD Women

-

32,017

32,017

Test Relief(TR)

 

 

16,166

Employment Generation(EG)

 

 

20,216

 
STRUCTURE

RRF General Body (GB) consists with 21 members. The General Body members elects a seven (7) members Governing Body (GB) for five (5) years period to function. The Governing Body appoints the Executive Director to function as the Chief Functionary of the organization. The Executive Director appoints its counterparts in consultation with Chairperson of the Governing Body.

LEGAL STATUS
RRF is registered with the following Registration & Licensing Authorities:
 

Type of Registration

Registration #

Registration Date

Remarks

District Social Welfare(DSS)

Jessore24/85

28 August 1985

 

NGO Affairs Bureau(NGOAB

284

13 February 1989

Renewed up to Feb.2013

Societies Act(Joint Stock )

Khulna-84

28 December 2003

 

Microcredit Regulatory  Authority (MRA)

00026

05 September 2007

Renewed

European Aid

BD/2009/DNI/1106345178

23 June 2009

 

 
 Affiliation and Association with the following national and International Agencies:
 

Names of Forums

Type

Since

Remarks

ADAB

Affiliated

1985

 

VHSS

Affiliated

1988

Closed

FIMARC, Belgium

Associated

1990

 

World Movement of Mothers

Affiliated

2000

 

Credit Dev. Forum(CDF)

Affiliated

1996

 

Micro Credit Summit

Associated

1998

 

BSDF

Affiliated

1992

 

 
 ONGOING PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR – 2011-2012
 

Programs

Funded by

Budget (million)

US$ (Million)

01. Microcredit Program

PKSF, Bank & RRF

4900.05

65.334

02. Sponsorship for Children

Chalice

148.455

1.980

03. School Feeding Program

World Food Program

182.742

2.437

04. Formal Education(School)

RRF

17.079

0.228

05. Trade school

RRF

6.986

0.093

06. Human Rights & Legal Aid

Wave Foundation

0.589

0.008

07. Combating violence ag. women

Relief International

2.226

0.030

08. Cultural activities

RRF

0.585

0.008

09. Bio-Gas & Solar Energy

IDCOL

6.842

0.091

10. CBDM

Habitat International

4.894

0.065

11. Vulnerable Group Development

WFP/Women Affiars

1.150

0.015

12. SHAHAR Project

CARE, LGED, J.P

0.182

0.002

13. Health, Water & Sanitation

RRF, Chalice

1.291

0.017

14. Agriculture(Floriculture & Seed)

PKSF/RRF

5.992

0.080

15. Training Program & TARC

RRF, Chalice, Inm

13.697

0.183

16. Remittance

Bank Asia

0.506

0.007

17. Self-reliant Project)

RRF

43.241

0.577

18.Promotion of Jute Crafts/Handic.

RRF

12.701

0.169

19. IT Development

RRF

2.066

0.028

20. Emergency Assistance

WFP, UNDP, Chalice

50.420

0.672

21. General Administration

RRF & Donors

23.377

0.312

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

 

5425.071

72.334

 
 Geographical Coverage
 

Sl

Division

Sl

District

   Upazila

Union

Villages

01

Khulna

01

Khulna

8

42

210

 

 

02

Satkhira

5

37

190

 

 

03

Jessore

8

65

528

 

 

04

Magura

4

8

64

 

 

05

Narail

3

13

72

 

 

06

Jhenaidha

2

23

147

 

 

07

Chuadanga

4

29

162

 

 

08

Meherpur

3

25

283

 

 

09

Kushtia

2

2

9

 

 

10

Bagherhat

7

31

190

 

 

 

Total

46

275

1855

02

Rajshahi

11

Rajshahi

7

34

172

 

 

12

Natore

6

26

162

 

 

13

Pabna

5

24

92

 

 

14

Sirajgonj

2

8

35

 

 

15

Dinajpur

2

5

10

 

 

16

Lalmonirhat

2

3

13

 

 

 

Total

24

100

484

03

Dhaka

17

Dhaka

4

13

90

 

 

18

Gazipur

2

6

22

 

 

19

Mymensingh

6

30

139

 

 

20

Gopalgonj

1

1

7

 

 

 

Total

13

50

258

04

Barisal

21

Barisal

1

14

182

 

 

22

Pirojpur

1

1

1

 

 

23

Jhalokathi

6

2

57

 

 

24

Potuakhali

3

33

473

 

 

 

Total

11

50

713

 

 

 

G.TOTAL

94

475

3,310

 
STAFF POSITION:
 
Skill Human Resources boost up the organizational strength and help create good working environment. The organization has been continuously giving on the job and off the job training to its staff on programs to make the employees efficient and effective.
  

Staff type

Staff

Male

Female

Total

Administrative Staff

08

01

09

Operational Staff

797

339

1136

Service Staff

95

32

127

Part timers

18

15

33

Total

 918

387 

1305 

 
A total number of 1,305 dedicated and skilled core employees are working with different programs for implementing, supervising and monitoring all programs undertaken by the organization.
 
AVAILABLE FACILITIES & SERVICES
 
At present the following facilities and services are available with RRF:
 

Sl.

Available Facilities

Numbers

Value in Tk. (in million)

Remarks

1

Head Office(Jessore)

1

25.120

RRF’s Own

2

Liaison Office(Dhaka)

1

 

Rental

3

Training & Resource Centre

1

35.230

RRF’s Own

4

Maternity Clinic

1

12.100

RRF’s Own

5

Primary Schools

9

1.210

2- Own

6

Zonal Offices

3

 

Rental

7

Regional Offices

16

 

Rental

8

Project Offices

126

 

Rental

9

Laptop

20

1.172

 

10

Computers(Desk-tops)

147

5.630

 

11

4WD Jeeps, Car & Pick-ups

6

20.105

 

12

Trucks/Bus

4

7.621

 

12

Motorcycles

195

19.913

 

13

Bicycles

244

1.563

 

14

Photocopiers

6

0.722

 

15

Air Coolers

14

1.232

 

16

Audio visual

3

0.240

 

17

Furniture & Fixtures

 

10.215

 

19

Telephones(T&T)

14

0.724

 

20

PKSF & Bank Fund (Credit)

 

 1233.914

 

21

Group Members Savings

 

306.546

 

22

RRF’s Own Fund(Equity)

 

 63.082

 

 

TOTAL

 

 1746.339

 

 
 Experience & Utilization of Donors’ Fund up to June 2011
 

Donors

Period

Fund Received

Against Programs

CCFD

1985-1987

1,217,886

Education & Health

CCFD

1989-1990

4,853,480

Relief Operation-Flood

CCFD

1991-1994

21,762,984

Construction-Tr. Centre

CCFD

1996

442,600

Women Development

VHSS

1988-1989

360,000

Health Activities

APHD

1989-1994

7,069,046

Functional Literacy

NGO Forum

1988 on going

20,550

Village Sanitation

Enfance et Partage

1989-1992

78,806

Education for children

Fondation de France

1992

1,776,750

Post Cyclone-Rehab-1991

NOVIB

1989-1991

6,760,933

Functional Education

NOVIB

1992-1993

2,328,405

Relief Operation-Flood

CCCI/Chalice

2000

2,140,128

Relief Operation-Flood

CCI/Chalice

2001 on going

720,463,332

Sponsorship -Education

CCI/Chalice

2009-2010

8,159,706

Health Care

SDC

2000

7,167,600

Rehabilitation

Oxfam-GB

2000

16,285,792

Rehabilitation

Care Bangladesh

2000

12,000,000

SHAHAR Project

Proshika

2000-2001

357,700

Relief Operation-Flood

Proshika

2000-2003

2,887,320

Networking

Proshika

2000

71,989

Agri. Technology Transfer

RDRS

2000

100,000

Relief Program

Islamic Relief

2000

933,955

Relief & Rehab.

Bangladesh Bank

1999

16,000,000

Rural Housing Project

Narcotics Dept.

1997-1998

10,000

Awareness Raising

LGED, Dhaka

1998-2000

1,138,070

Water Seal latrine

LGED, Dhaka

2003-2006

5,596,924

Integrated Food Security

ICLARM/Worldfish

1999-2005

6,855,823

Aquaculture Dev.

Catalyst

2006-2008

5,969,961

Floriculture & Market Dev.

WFP

2001-2008

159,908,627

School Feeding

WFP

2008

185,376,863

Cash for Work

FAO/WFP

2009

231,064

Home Gardening

WFP/GOV.

2010

22,092,459

Vulnerable Group Dev.

Wave Foundation

2005-2010

2,032,655

Strengthening Local

PKSF

1992-2011

3,359,766,222

Microcredit

Bank Asia

2010-2011

50,000,000

Agriculture Loans

Standard Bank

2010-2011

60,000,000

Agriculture Loans

UNDP

 2007-2011

 109,630,326

Relief & Rehab. SIDR

UNDP

2009-2011

214,084,692

Core Family Shelter

PHE, Dhaka

2010

1,084,600

Water & Sanitation

IDCOL

2010-2011

1,808,760

BIO Gas

Habitat for Int’l.

2011

513,000

Shelter Repairs

AB Bank

2012

20,000,000

Agriculture

GRAND TOTAL

 

4,929,708,682

 


INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT
 
Rural Reconstruction Foundation has a long year practical experience in both Welfare and Development activities. It has already built-up a 1,405 member efficient human resources those who are capable to handle large projects.
 
FACTS & FIGURES:
General:
 

Sl.

Facts

Figures

01

Starting date of the organisation

20 March 1982

02

Founders

Philip  & Mrs. Pinku Rita Biswas 

03

Current ongoing Programs

15 components

04

Number of present regular staff

1,405 (including all programs)    

05

Operational districts

24 districts

06

Coverage of Upazila

94

07

Coverage of Villages

3,310 villages

08

Training Centre

1 Ramnagar, Jessore

09

Branch Offices

119

10

Regional Office

15

11

Zonal Office

04

12

Liaison Office

01  Dhaka

13

Head Office

01

14

Health Clinic

01

 
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