Vision
A society is free from discrimination and exploitation, where every citizen has equal opportunity and dignity.
Mission
IDEA work with the poor and disadvantaged people in order:
- to establish and claim their rights as citizen;
- to build their capacity and confidence for alleviation of poverty, socio-economic-cultural development and resilience to withstand in adverse situation;
- to promote good governance among local institutions, access to resources and service necessary to fulfill decent lives.
Stratagic Area
Education
- Non-formal Primary Education Programme (NFPE)
- Education for adolescent girls
- Community Resource Center (CRC)
Women Development
- Income and employment generation
- Socio-legal and cultural development
- Skills and entrepreneurships development
- Adolescent girls development
Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation
- Community based disaster preparedness and flood response
- Networking on community disaster preparedness and climate change adaptation
- Flood relief and rehabilitation with WatSan and housing
- Social mobilization for risk reduction
- Introduction and dissemination of early variety of rice
- Infrastructure development for risk reduction
- Social mobilization
Environment Protection
- Wetland biodiversity conservation
- Improved stoves and household energy
- Methodology for participatory assessment in indoor air pollution and improved cook stoves dissemination
- Ecological agriculture and integrated pest management
- Social and wetland forestry
Health
- Community based health care, establish trained Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and Rural Paramedics
- WatSan system development
- Community health education, awareness and referral
- Supplementary food for pregnant and lactating mothers and children
Livelihood
- Household based production and use of homestead lands and water bodies
- Land use and production of field crops
- Skill development and self employment
- Access to market and explore marketing
- Livestock, fishery, poultry and duck husbandry
Governance
- Participation of women and poor in local government administration
- Formation and capacity development for community based organization (CBOs)
- Networking with other GO, NGO, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and private sector stakeholders
- Lobbying and advocacy on different contemporary issues