Genesis of NGO Forum

At  the  backdrop of  grim scenario  around  the  globe in the area of  water supply and sanitation at the grassroots resulting in dangerously  high  incidences  of  mortality  and morbidity,  the  United Nations General  Assembly launched the International Drinking  Water Supply  and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) for  the period 1981-1990.  In line with the IDWSSD NGO Forum for Drinking  Water Supply &  Sanitation was formed  in 1982 to support and strengthen the  WatSan Projects of the NGOs in the unserved  and  underserved  areas  of  Bangladesh.  NGO Forum for  Drinking  Water  Supply & Sanitation is the outcome of a consultation  meeting,  jointly organized by the leading national NGOs and UN-Steering Committee for Water and Sanitation in Bangladesh.
 

NGO Forum – The Apex WatSan Body

NGO Forum is the apex networking and service delivery agency of NGOs, CBOs (community based organization) and private sector and civil society actors who implement water and sanitation (WatSan) programmes at the unserved and underserved rural and urban communities.

NGO Forum works as development partner with all relevant national and international agencies and stakeholders ranging from the government and civil society to donor organizations.
 

NGO Forum is a national apex networking service delivery organization in the water supply and sanitation sector dedicated to contribute in the improvement of the public health status of the poor and disadvantaged women, children and men of Bangladesh.

NGO Forum is committed to contribute in reducing morbidity and mortality caused by water and excreta-borne diseases ensuring arsenic free, safe, accessible, affordable and sustainable water supply sanitation and hygiene promotion services adopting software-hardware mixed approach. The Forum is an adaptive learning organization and emphasizes demand-responsive and  water supply and sanitation services.

NGO Forum utilizes its vast experience and works as development partner with all concerned government bodies, NGOs, CBOs,  private sector, civil society actors, media, national and international agencies and other stakeholders to promote sustainable safe water supply, environmental sanitation facilities and hygiene behavior.

With a committed work-force, strong partnership and network, NGO Forum strives to bring about sustainable behavioral changes of the community people by complementing the implementation of the National Policy for Safe Water Supply and Sanitation.