Head Office 438,Mehedibag Road, P.O: Dampara Chittagong-400 Bangladesh.

Tel: +880312858613,+8801711820845,,, Fax: +880312858629

Email: jafree@ghashful-bd.org;, Web:

GHASHFUL has begun its development journey with the relief works during the year 1972. In 1978 GHASHFUL got the registration as development organization and started health and education program to achieve its basic objective in slum area of Chittagong city. Gradually the organization expanded in different field of Health, Education, Micro Finance, and Governance etc. From the inception year GHASHFUL always operated in partnership with donor or similar organization that provided financial support as well as technical assistance.
GHASHFUL believes in some core values which inspire the member and staff always working with the spirit are -: Mutual respect, honesty and transparency, patriotism and respect for own culture, sincerity, commitment, mutual cooperation, spontaneity, equity and empathy.

The organization is always giving emphasis to establish human rights especially for vulnerable women & children through making them conscious and self-reliant. In overall interventions Ghashful stress on the women and their children for the sustainable family development. The organization has been dealing with both Government and national–international agencies as their development partner for last 30 years.

- To ensure access to education for underprivileged and working children of age 06 to14. - To create a socio-economic safety net for the underprivileged and hazardous working children. - To develop access mechanism to GO/NGO services for the targeted children.

1. 1500 of underprivileged and 300 of working (hazardous 100 and non hazardous 200) children of age below 12 are studying at formal primary school. 2. 1200 of underprivileged and 600 of working (hazardous 200 and non hazardous 400) children of age 12+ have been received non formal education. 3. 200 of underprivileged and 100 of hazardous working children of age 12+ have been received skills training on different non hazardous and tolerable trades. Out of them 150 of underprivileged children have involved with different IGA and 50 of hazardous working children have alternated to AIGA through competency based skills development. 4. 300 parents of hazardous and non hazardous working children have received entrepreneurship training and support to strengthening their livelihood. 5. Accessibility has been developed to GO/NGO authorities for referral services like birth registration, immunization and primary health, access to education, job placement etc. for the targeted children. 6. A conducive environment has been created for the targeted children and adolescents at workplaces and the community of the project area.