Tribedi Women Social Development Association -TWSDA, a women focused, non-profit making and non-political development organization committed to reduce poverty of the highly disadvantaged underprivileged poor community peoples especially the women, adolescents and children at grassroots level through implementation of various development programs. TWSDA was established in 1993 and continuing all efforts towards its commitment through mainstreaming gender in a participatory process.
TWSDA is registered with various Departments of the Government of Bangladesh. This has registration with NGO Affairs bureau of Bangladesh in 1996; Directorate of Social Services in 1998 and Department of Women and Children Affairs in 1994.

Goal: To improve the quality of lives of the disadvantaged and underprivileged poor community peoples especially women, adolescents & children by undertaking activities those have social, economic and environmental values and to poverty free society.

Objectives:

	To provide support to the target people in various forms and manners including financial, institutional and advisory.
	To make the target people enable in identifying their own resources what they have and selecting Income Generating Activities (IGAs) for creating self-employment opportunities.
	To undertake non-formal primary education program for making the women & children literate, socially aware and to become conscious person through life based practical education.
	To make the target people gender sensitive to minimize the gaps among women and men.
	To create awareness on human rights and good governance and provide legal support to the women and children.
	To ensure safe water supply and sanitation for the poor.

Geographical Coverage:

TWSDA has been working in the 5 southern districts of Bangladesh. The districts are Lakshmipur (Head Office), Noakhali, Feni, Cox's Bazar and Chandpur. TWSDA is also in pipeline to expand its activities in slum areas of Dhaka City and different development project with ethnic society of Satkhira and Chittragong Hilltracts (CHTs).

The programs: The Programs Assisted by TWSDA itself:

	Sustainable Homestead Agricultural Programs,
	Health, Nutrition and Family Planning,
	Micro Credit and Savings,
	Slum Dwellers Development Program.

The Programs Assisted by Donors:

	Greater Noakhali Aquaculture Extension Component (GNAEC) founded by DANIDA
	Empowerment of Coastal Fishing Community for Livelihood Security founded by FAO / UNDP.
	DPHE-Danida water Supply, sanitation and Arsenic Mitigation Component founded by DANIDA
	Small holder Livestock Development Project-II, founded by DANIDA
	Regenerated Freirian Literacy through Empowering Community Technique (REFLECT) founded by action aid bangladesh.
	Handicrafts program funded by Department of Women and Children Affairs.

Working with GNAEC

TWSDA as a partner of GNAEC has been implementing project activities in Senbagh Upazillas of Noakhali district and Ramgonj upazila of Lakshmipur districts since 2002.
A total of 2,706 households are being supported through Fish Farming Groups (FFG) to achieve sustainable development through an increased production of fish using improved integrated farming system techniques

Executive Director, TWSDA,
Swarna Nibash, Tomiz Market, P. O. + District: Lakshmipur.
Phone: 0381-55489, Mob: 0171723212.
Fax # (880-2) 9140614, e-mail: twsda@bdmail.net