About us
Who we are
পুটিবিলা সমাজ কল্যাণ সংস্থা
Putibila Samaj Kalyan Sangstha is a philanthropic, volunteer-run social welfare organization from Putibila Union, Lohagara, Chattogram. Eleven people from our own community founded it in 2002 to look after one another, and it was registered with the Department of Social Services in 2005. Our aim has always been simple: আমাদের লক্ষ্য গরিবের বন্ধু হওয়া, to be a friend to the poor.
What we do
We bring members of the community together to work on the things that make daily life better: children’s learning, health and clean water, chances for women and young people, and help when floods or other hard times come.
Everything we do is run by volunteers from our members. Our work stays within our registered working area, which is Chattogram district.
Where we work
Putibila Union, Lohagara
Putibila Union (পুটিবিলা ইউনিয়ন) is Union No. 7 of Lohagara Upazila in Chattogram district. Our office is in Gourasthan village, post office M. Char Hat, and most of our members live in the villages around it.
Local institutions in our area include Gourasthan High School and Gourasthan Ashraful Ulum Dakhil Madrasa, where we held our winter clothes distribution.
Official links
- Putibila Union Parishad (national portal)
- Lohagara Upazila (national portal)
- Department of Social Services, where we are registered
- Ministry of Social Welfare
- Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council
- Our Facebook page, with photos of our activities
Our mission
To improve the wellbeing of families in our area through learning, health, livelihood and relief work, done by the community, for the community.
Our vision
A community where every child can learn, every family has safe water and basic health care, and no one is left alone in a crisis.
Our values
- Open to everyone, whatever their religion, gender or background
- Honest with money and clear about how it is used
- Led by local people and local needs
- Non-political, always
How we are run
An executive committee runs the organization under its constitution. General members elect the committee, and changes to it are filed with the District Social Services Office, Chattogram.
The committee keeps the accounts, decides which activities to run, and reports to members at the general meeting.
Our commitment
- We are a non-profit. No income or property of the organization is shared among members.
- We are not linked to any political party.
- Money and goods we receive are used only for the organization’s work and are recorded in its accounts.
- We follow the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961, and the rules of the Department of Social Services.