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Bright Bangladesh Forum is a non-government, non-political, non-profitable multidimensional voluntary organization. In a national level there is an increasingly urgent need to have positive models that can demonstrate a viable, sustainable human and planetary future. BRIGHT BANGLADESH FORUM (BBF) addresses this need, undertaking socially, economically and culturally sustainable community based programs which are viable and feasible. Organization gives emphasis on women and children. BBF came into being on the 2nd January 2001 as a formal organization through the joint efforts of some noble hearted philanthropist social workers.

BBF would like to pursue various types of socio-economic development and rights based activities for improvement of the quality of life of the urban and rural people in its projects areas. In this context BBF emphasize to design, implement and monitor and evaluate all projects with the full participation, involvement of target people (men and women and children) ensuring their ownership in its all stages. Organization plays its facilitation role only.

- To ensure access to basic services like health, education etc for the disadvantaged and working children through making the duty bearers responsive. - To develop an abuse and exploitation free area for the target population through mobilizing children and other stakeholders for necessary actions.

1. 300 working children and 700 poor and slum children have got health services from GO/NGO service providers; 2. Proper wages for 300 working children has been ensured and their working hours have also been reduced; 3. At least 75% poor and working children have been enrolled with formal education and 25% have been enrolled with non-formal and vocational education. 4. Corporal Punishment free educating environment has been ensured in 6 schools of 3 wards. All students of 6 targeted schools know about their rights in general. 5. Parents or guardians of targeted children (1000) have acted more responsively for establishing rights of their children. 6. 3 Ward Child Council (WCC) and 1 City Child Council (CCC) have functioned as right defender for the children. 7. 3 ward development committee (WDC), local administration, city corporation, government/non-government service providers such as district primary & secondary education office, police, civil surgeon, ward commissioner office have become responsive towards needs and the rights of the children. 8. Necessary information and edutainment have been given to the children for their psycho-social development through establishing child resource centre (CRC).