Our Work Across Bangladesh
Program areas, thematic focus, strategic approach, and expertise services.
What We Do
Major Program Areas
Disaster Response & Recovery
Cyclone-resilient shelter construction, emergency relief, cash-transfer programs, debris management, and rehabilitation of disaster-affected communities across coastal Bangladesh.
Agriculture & Livelihoods
Agricultural technology transfer, climate-adaptive farming, fisheries, livestock, kitchen gardening, value chain development, and micro-credit for sustainable livelihoods.
Inclusion, Equity & Justice
Financial inclusion for women and minorities, gender equity, protection of ethnic and religious minorities, elimination of violence against women, and social justice advocacy.
Climate Resilience
Climate change adaptation planning, resilient agriculture, alternative livelihoods, renewable energy, disaster risk reduction, and community-based early warning systems.
Education & Skills
Formal and non-formal education, vocational training, hydroponics, aquaponics, IGA skills, adult literacy, and access to mass education for vulnerable women and children.
Health, Water & Sanitation
Primary healthcare, maternal & child health, safe water, WASH programs, reproductive health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS prevention, and satellite clinics in rural and urban communities.
Focus
Thematic Areas
Climate Change
Climate risk assessment and adaptation planning, hazard and vulnerability assessment using GIS-based mapping, adaptation technology and finance, value chains for adaptive agriculture, and low-cost renewable energy promotion.
- •Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning
- •Adaptation Technology and Finance
- •Innovative Financing for Adaptation
- •Climate Change Mitigation & Measuring Adaptation (MRV)
Disaster Resilience, Crisis and Recovery
Disaster risk reduction, capacity development, community-based early warning, humanitarian response with cash transfer and cash-for-work, and advocacy for build-back-better in early recovery.
- •Risk, Vulnerability & Capacity Assessment
- •Community Based Early Warning
- •Relief Management with Humanitarian Standards
- •Disaster Resilient Livelihoods & Shelter
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental and social risk screening, gender and indigenous people's rights assessment, biodiversity assessment, ecosystem-based adaptation, and ecosystem restoration.
- •Environmental & Social Risk Screening
- •Gender and Disability Assessment
- •Ecosystem Based Adaptation & Restoration
- •Poverty-Environment Nexus
Poverty and Social Protection
Strengthening government service delivery to the poor and vulnerable, urban waste management, urban poverty reduction, urban resilience, and financial inclusion for the urban poor.
- •Urban Poverty Reduction & Social Protection
- •Urban Waste, Water and Sanitation
- •Urban Nutrition & Food Security
- •Financial Inclusion for Urban Poor
Strategy 2015–2024
Our Approach: Resilient and Inclusive Human Development
PCC & MEC works across seven interlinked program areas to achieve its key strategic direction.
Health, Nutrition, Drinking, Sanitation & Family Planning
Education and Skills
Financial Inclusion for Poor, Marginalized and Vulnerable People
Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation
Sustainable Agricultural Production Management
Empowerment of Women, Equality and Justice
Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
Objectives
What We Aim to Achieve
- To be established as a transparent, efficient and visionary national NGO in the NGO sector of Bangladesh.
- To actively and voluntarily participate in multidimensional development projects focusing on poverty alleviation, disaster management, rehabilitation, rural health, literacy, livelihood sustenance and infrastructure development.
- To build and disseminate awareness regarding societal problems such as illiteracy, environmental degradation, malnutrition, natural calamities, and safe water & sanitation.
- To work effectively for building a safer and pollution-free environment characterized by an ecologically stable habitat in rural and urban Bangladesh.
- To come up with innovative project designs and ideas addressing multidimensional social issues in the context of Bangladesh.
- To facilitate innovative and practical ICT tools that aid development activities.
- To share management expertise and know-how with partner organizations to facilitate coordinated development efforts.
- To ensure children's rights in projects and programs with respect to gender issues, bringing equal rights and opportunities.
- To provide constructive consultancy and organizational expertise to partner organizations and clients.
- To actively work as a complementary force alongside government initiatives of Bangladesh, obliging to the legal regulations of the Government of Bangladesh.
Selected Expertise Services
What We Bring
Community Mobilization
Participatory, sustained community mobilization to improve health, hygiene and education levels through inclusive decision-making — built over two decades on the Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP) and Social Mobilization Education and Credit Project.
Agriculture / Non-Agriculture Livelihood Promotions
Risk reduction and livelihood action plans, agricultural technology transfer, hydroponics and kitchen gardening, and alternative livelihood support for disadvantaged and climate-affected communities.
Public Health (Water and Sanitation & MCH)
Family planning, maternal and child health, EPI, BCC, HIV/AIDS awareness, eye care, and WASH programs delivered through decades of urban and rural public health projects.
Capacity Building / Training / Workshop / Skills
Training and capacity building for community groups, local government institutions, and partner agencies in management, finance, service delivery, and volunteerism.
Nutrition
Growth monitoring, health and nutrition education, home gardening, and food security services aimed at reducing malnutrition among pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five.
Innovation
Local climate fiscal frameworks, hydroponics as alternative livelihood innovation, and climate-proofing of small-scale community infrastructure.
Non-Food Item Distribution
Distribution of shelter materials, dry food, life jackets and emergency relief, and resettlement support for flood and cyclone-affected communities.
Shelter
Construction of cyclone-resilient housing for shelter-less people, reducing threats to livelihoods and increasing community adaptation capacity.
Beyond RFI
Other Areas of Expertise
- Develop DPP/TPP for Public Sector Investment & Technical Assistance Projects and Feasibility Studies
- Project Design — theory of change, M&E framework, activity and input analysis, budget, implementation plan, Gantt chart
- Training Needs Assessment, Curriculum Development, Module Development
- M&E System Development, including MIS and online M&E data systems
- Climate Resilient Health Care System
- Action Research, Baseline Study, Policy Study, Advocacy Campaign Design