POPI

POPI in Brief

Since its inception in 1986, POPI has been dedicated to empowering women and communities living in poverty and extreme poverty in Bangladesh. The organization's initial focus was on raising awareness, sensitizing, and organizing women to alleviate poverty through leadership and management skill-building. Over the years, POPI has grown into one of the country's leading NGOs, with a presence in 24 districts. Its services have been highly appreciated by the communities it serves, and the organization remains committed to promoting sustainable development, gender justice, and social harmony. Throughout its long journey, POPI has made a significant impact on the lives of many people, and it continues to work tirelessly towards creating a better future for all.

We understand the needs of the people and challenge the frontiers of poverty through twin facet approach-

1. Social Empowerment Sector (SES) Intervention and
2. Economic Empowerment Sector (EES) Intervention

We are reaching the poverty frontiers of Bangladesh and extending social and economic development services. We are committed towards human rights and social justice. Our programme areas:

Education

Ensuring quality education to all children, especially to the children from . . .

Health Nutrition & Wash

Health program is conducted to provide primary health care services and . . .

DRR and Climate Change Options

Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR & CCA) . . .

Rights and Governance

POPI works with community members and other relevant stakeholder to promote human . . .

Alternative Livelihood and Security Option

Ensuring quality education to all children, especially to the children from . . .

Microfinance

POPI has been successfully implementing a multi sectoral comprehensive development. . .

Vision

POPI envisages a prudent nation free from hunger and poverty where every citizen leads a life with dignity and equity.

Mission

1. To work for the people and with the people irrespective of religion, caste, ethnicity, creed, belief, age and sex who are in any form of marginalisation and exclusion.
2. To implement appropriate, need based, result oriented and right based development programs.
3. To build linkages and render cooperation/coordination between and among government, civil societies, NGOs, and community-based organisation.
4. To enhance capacity of personnel, institutions and groups who are involved in development and welfare activities.
5. To strengthen organisational sustainability for rendering services to the people.

OUR CORE VALUES

1. Respectful behaviour with people and the value of diversity.
2. Honesty, sincerity, transparency and accountability.
3. Humanity, equity, dignity and justice.
4. Solidarity with the poor, powerless and excluded.
5. Independence from any religious or political affiliation.

POPI CORE COMPETENCIES

POPI started its journey tackling the significant social concerns both from the practical and strategic purview of community situations and providing awareness and education support among the outreach communities. Later POPI adopted microfinance to empower the communities especially the women. POPI observed that when women are empowered many social issues are automatically get addressed like women’s participation in the family and community periphery gets automatically increased. Many of POPI borrowers are now members of Local Government, making the silent revolution in the rural areas. We define our competencies from our long experience and time-tested achievements:

POPI employs based on peoples’ readiness in terms of social and emotional skills. We promote the culture of diversity, and we ensure safeguarding our employees and communities through policies, procedures and incentivising the culture.

At a Glance