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SASUS is a local Non Govt. Voluntary Organization established in 1994, with a view of introducing minimum ethics in the society or in culture. But at the time of implementation it was found that it is very hard to bring minimum honesty in the society. Without the development of socio-economic infrastructure, Furnish of SASUS movement to a right direction (motion) and start to work with the view of socio-economic development among the marginalized rural people both men & women. Within a short time SASUS activities spring with in much people. Behind all this we agree with the contribution of some committed initiator who has feelings for unhealthy marginalized rural people. SASUS is combined effort of long term participatory approach in human development.
SASUS possesses relevant documents & approved constitution to work with the people for their development. It was timely affiliated with consistent Govt. and Non Govt. Organization inside or out side the country, SASUS is affiliated with Directorate of youth development GOB, Nijera Shikhi, Bangladesh Bank, DNFE, BAMASOP, BCHF, CDF and Directorate of Youth Development inside the country and DFID, the Swallows–Sweden out side the country. SASUS built intimate co-operation with other related local Govt. and Non Govt. Organization to ensure much participation and available resource utilization.
It is our realization that an overall development is not achievable without the development of women and gender equity. At the year of women’s world conference of 1995, we traced on giving preference women in development and make a positive change within its physical and methodological infrastructure. A new direction was added within on going program activities. Women’s participation increased within execution and implementation level. We emphasize to provide maximum services for female group members.
Our Vision
A society, which is economically productive and equitable, socially just, environmentally sound and effectively democratic will be developed.
Our Mission
Participatory sustainable development provided institutional support to the poor (particularly women and children).
Strength of SASUS
- SASUS has a strong network with GO-NGOs through the whole Upazila.
- Majorities of the group members of the organization are women.
- Maximum groups are organized.
- The groups are dynamic; organization, re-organization and nursing always take place.
- The organization is a women headed organization which works for land-less, day laborers, marginal farmers, destitute and victims for empowerment especially women and child
- The group members are savings minded and also involved in IGA. They are conscious and learning towards sustainable poverty alleviation and empowerment.
- That staff members some are qualified and very committed to work with the downtrodden people
- Executive Committee members of SASUS are active and play a vital role in managing and implementing programs.
- Monthly meeting reviews all activities and the staff presents their activities in the meeting. The problems and future direction are discussed in the open floor to overcome all obstacles to implement the program.
- Organizational democratic cultures are promoted through participatory decision making process.
- By rotation every staff has the equal chance to be the chair in monthly staff coordination meeting.
- Positive perception of field level people towards the development agenda of SASUS motivates the workers.
- SASUS stresses on “process oriented development approach rather than that of task oriented” for making the program socially accepted and leads towards sustainability.
- SASUS adopts both target groups and community development approach in program execution emphasizing working with the people for their development.
- The Executive Director who is responsible for overall program implementation and management always maintain sincerity and honesty for motivates the staff to carryout a good working relationship wall with all related to the development of the organization
Weakness of SASUS
- The group members are very much credit minded
- Some staffs are lack of proper skilled and knowledge in conducting project activities due to insufficient skill development training.
- The organization is weak in monitoring the project activities.
- Less interest to change group leader’s for leadership development.
- The organization faces problems in providing sufficient fund for conducting IGA.
- The number of staff is skill-less as compared to the volume of works in different program.
- SASUS has no continuous skill development training program for staff due to lack of financial capacity where by, trainings are most essential for staffs efficiency building to smoothly program implementation.
Opportunities of SASUS
- SASUS facilities in human resources development of the organized groups members through training, education, workshop and others for their empowerment, enhancement of creativity and eagerness towards development.
- SASUS has eligibility in the society of working areas for the socio-economic advancement of the poor community.
- The group members of SASUS have regular meeting, raising savings fund and social awareness building education and discussion.
- SASUS always stops the collection of the weakly installment of credit money during disaster period. Not only that, all the staff of SASUS donated a part of their salary for emergency Relief during disaster period.
- SASUS has been distributing saplings of timbers, fuel & fruit to the beneficiary’s continuously at the rainy session for developing ecological balance along with generation of source of income.
- For improving sanitation facilities of the group members along with reduction of intensity of water borne diseases. SASUS has been providing low cost hygienic latrine continuously in the working areas.
- For making the program socially accepted and to get wider community support and co-operation SASUS has been organizing community leaders meeting continuously in the working areas.
- For strengthening wider solidarity among the organized group members with intra and inter group cohesion, co-operation, understanding and fraternity in favour of establishing their due rights in the society, SASUS organizes one day annual get-gather yearly.
Threats of SASUS
- Political problem is one of the major challenges faced by the staff of SASUS. The political leaders always try to influence the staff of SASUS to motivate the group members in their favor of against their opponents
- Illiteracy, gender equity, illegal divorce, dowry, dependent on others, exploitation from money lenders, lack of awareness on economic activities insufficient fund. Natural calamities viz. flood, cyclone, tornado, river erosion and fundamentalist may destroy the group activities.
Future Plan of SASUS
SASUS intends to intensify its on-going programs and plan to under take need-based programs for comprehensive development of the downtrodden and powerless people by mobilizing local resources especially man power, water and soil to boost-up production and productivity both in farm and non-farm sectors to lead an active and healthy life in inside the country and out side the country.
