Founder
Professor Dr. Mesbah Kamal
Contact Person
Zannat-E-Ferdousi, General Secretary
Founded in 1996
RDC's Legal Status /Registration
Registered as a Trust (Regt. No. iv/36 dated 19.11.1996)
Registered as an NGO (Regt. No. 2763 dated 22.01.2013)
Our Vision
RDC seeks elimination of poverty and stands for a life with dignity of the marginalized, disadvantaged and the oppressed peoples of Bangladesh.
Our Mission
RDC works to uphold the fundamental rights and human rights of the poor, marginalized, disadvantaged and the oppressed peoples, with special focus on Indigenous nationalities, Dalit communities, Women and Children. RDC seeks to develop national harmony through ensuring justice and peace.
Objectives
To explore and analyze facts and figures identifying socio-economic, cultural and politico-administrative issues those creating disparity and disorder, and promotes ways for prevention and rectification.
To support and advocate for the rights of the poor, disadvantaged and the oppressed for their socio-economic development.
To sensitize and advocate for prevention of all forms of discrimination and human rights violation against women, children, indigenous peoples and the Dalits.
To promote justice and peace.
To promote and project diversity and equal citizenship.
To sensitize and advocate for constitutional recognition of the Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh.
When Established
Research and Development Collective (RDC) was formed in January 01, 1996 as a Trust body aiming at finding the true circumstances of diverse peoples and marginalized human beings of the country and beyond. In 2013, RDC was registered with the NGO Bureau and has since been working as an NGO. RDC has an Advisory Board of 5 eminent citizens and a General Body of 25 members. RDC’s Trustee Board consists of 11 members.
Why Established
RDC has experienced that some peoples’ rights are denied because they are different from the mainstream with regard to either their ethnicity or culture, language, religion, occupation, governance mechanism, geography, behavior etc. Therefore, RDC has felt that the existing situation of these peoples in terms of Socio-Economic Deprivation, Educational Problems and Obliteration of Heritage and Culture deserves full attention in order to ensure their human rights and right to adequate standard of living. RDC believes that the fundamental rights and human rights as enunciated by the United Nations should be ensured for these disadvantaged peoples or communities for their socio-economic development and therefore, is committed to work for that.
RDC works with various stratums of peoples and organizations from those at the grassroots and going up to national level and internationally recognized personalities and institutions. RDC also takes various initiatives to sensitize mass people of the country on issues that are core to our history and cultural roots.
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SATISFIED PARTNERS
Source of Funding
ILO, OXFAM, CHTDF –UNDP, Christian Aid, Action Aid, HEX, Save the Children, UNESCO, CARITAS, HELP- AGE, World Vision etc.) NGOs (BRAC, CAMPE, BNPS, Ashroy etc.) and government bodies (NHRC, NILG, CHT Affairs Ministry, Cultural Affairs Ministry etc.
