Objectives

The objectives of DF are to render a wide range of professional services to accelerate the pace of the socio-economic development of the country. These are:

1. To assist in the development of initiatives through community groups for socio-economic development; especially for disadvantaged community people i.e. Persons with Disabilities, old age, children, and women.
2. To adopt and implement necessary humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation activities and projects for the people affected by natural or man-made disasters. To take necessary and appropriate programs to mitigate climate-induced disasters through community-based DRR programs. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
3. To encourage young people to be community volunteers and train them in their roles for society and also to engage or link with national and international volunteer groups for the betterment of volunteerism.
4. Establish community base organizations e.g. schools, orphan homes, clinics, hospital etc. for the betterment of the most vulnerable community people.
5. Creating opportunities for involving the resource-poor underprivileged communities in resource management, biodiversity conservation of the micro environment and sustainable agriculture practices and optimum resource extraction.
6. Enabling resource poor communities to sustain their livelihood through improved production technology, access to market outlets, enhancing the productivity of resource base and human labor.
7. Building up capacity of the underprivileged community to ensure good governance and conserve human rights through social movement, policy advocacy and institutional linkage.
8. To undertake humanitarian support and effective response to any devastating situation which occurs in the area of the vulnerable affected community; so they will be better able to cope with and adapt to shocks.
9. To help combat social problems like dowry, polygamy, and early marriage etc. through empowering women in their families and communities through engaging in economic sectors, ensuring rights, freedom from violence and their access to and influence within, social and political space.
10. To promote advocacy, lobby and seek alliances for policy formulations and behavioral changes of relevant organizations and institutions and of the poor and disadvantaged population in Bangladesh.
11. Sensitize the local community to the conservation of the micro environment and sustainable agriculture practices.
12. To develop a training center with proper accommodation facilities for providing training staff, project stakeholders or development partners for developing their capacity and skill in development areas.