Badabon Sangho

What Badabon Sangho does

Badabon Sangho is a women-led, non-political, non-profit women's rights organization founded in 2016 and headquartered in Rakhalgachi, Bagerhat Sadar, Bangladesh, with additional offices in Dhaka and Mongla. The organization emerged from rural, fisherfolk, and Dalit women organizing around drinking water collection in Rampal and Mongla near the Sundarbans, in response to land rights abuse linked to the Rampal thermal power plant, salinity, natural disasters, and commercial shrimp cultivation. Its core programs address women's rights to land, water bodies, and forests; women fisherfolk and farmers' rights; women's action for climate and environmental justice; combatting violence against women and girls (including legal and paralegal services, girls' empowerment, and safe space/handicrafts); women migrant workers' rights; women sanitation workers' (Harijan) rights; and indigenous (Dalit) women's rights. Delivery is grounded in a group-based governance model in which 30-35-women groups elect leadership committees and feed into federations such as the Women Fisherfolk Federation (elected by 145 group leaders across 29 districts/sub-districts), the Women Land Rights Network (14 members across 8 divisions), the Women Migrant Workers' Forum (12 members), and Women Farmers' Cooperatives.

The organization's underlying technology is minimal and non-proprietary: it relies on open-source Geo-ODK mobile applications for community mapping in climate-vulnerable areas, complemented by helpline numbers (+8801962848852, +8801796129266), a website with newsletter signup, and an active presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube for documentary and advocacy content. Badabon Sangho does not sell a product or charge beneficiaries; it operates a donor-funded model reliant on grants from institutional partners including UN Women, Manusher Jonno Foundation, Government of Japan, Unilever Bangladesh, APWLD, and FON (Feminist Opportunities Now). It is registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau (Registration: 3174) and the Social Welfare Department (Registration: Bager-931/2016), and runs 24 NGO Bureau approved projects covering mangrove restoration, gender justice, land rights, migrant workers' rights, climate justice, and women's empowerment. Go-to-market is community-led: services are delivered directly through organized women groups, federations, and cooperatives, paired with policy advocacy via roundtables with government departments (e.g., BMET) and media partners (The Business Standard, Prothom Alo).

Name

Badabon Sangho

Legal name

Badabon Sangho

Website

https://badabonsangho.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Badabon Sangho is a women-led, non-profit women's rights organization in Bangladesh that supports marginalized women through community groups, federations, and cooperatives, delivering land rights, climate justice, fisherfolk/farmer support, GBV response, and migrant worker programs via donor-funded grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Rights Community Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Women's rights advocacy
• Gender-based violence services
• Community organizing programs
• Paralegal legal aid
• Women farmer cooperatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Bagerhat

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: Badabon Sangho operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through international donors, foundations, and grants. Funding comes from organizations such as UN Women, government ministries, and feminist funding networks to support women's rights programs, climate justice initiatives, and community development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Badabon Sangho is a non-profit, women-led organization that supports marginalized women through community groups, federations, and cooperatives in southwestern Bangladesh. It delivers programs including feminist leadership development, women's land and water-body rights advocacy, climate justice, gender-based violence prevention, legal/paralegal aid, and economic empowerment for women fisherfolk, farmers, and returnee migrant workers.

Product overview

Badabon Sangho is a women's rights and women-led non-profit organization (not a technology product company) offering a portfolio of community programs and advocacy initiatives rather than a software product or platform. The organization operates multiple interconnected programs including feminist leadership development, land rights advocacy, climate justice initiatives, violence prevention services, and network-building for women fisherfolk, farmers, and migrant workers. Key offerings include the Women Fisherfolk Federation (with 145 groups' leaders), Women Farmers' Cooperatives, Women's Land Rights Network (14 member organizations across 8 divisions), and Women Migrant Workers' Forum. The organization also provides legal/paralegal services, training programs, documentary production, and safeguarding services. The programs are delivered through group-based governance and movement building approaches rather than through a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women Group and Feminist Leadership Development Program Feminist development approach engaging women facing violence and discrimination regarding land and water-bodies ownership, race, and natural disaster impacts. Delivered through grassroots women groups and federation structures.
• Women's Rights to Land Program Advocacy and support for women and girls' land, water-bodies, and forest rights to prevent displacement and accelerate ownership claims. Includes land literacy training and access to land documentation services.
• Women's Action for Climate Justice Program Addressing climate change impacts including commercial tourism in mangrove forests, land grabbing, thermal power plant effects, and commercial fishing affecting community livelihoods in coastal Bangladesh.
• Combat Violence Against Women/Girls Program Gender-based violence prevention addressing climate change induced violence, landownership induced violence, violence against Dalit women and girls, with legal and paralegal services, awareness campaigns, and survivor support.
• Women Fisherfolk Federation Groups-based governance and movement building with women fisherfolk groups in 29 districts, including cooperative formation, leadership development, and advocacy for fisherfolk identification cards.
• Women Farmers' Cooperatives Mobilizing women farmers in coastal areas to organize collective actions for transitioning from chemical to organic farming, with training on organic agriculture inputs and regenerative economy practices.
• Women Migrant Workers' Forum Platform for women returnee migrant workers to share experiences, influence policy dialogue, and improve labor migration policies and practices at national level. Operates through 12 member organizations.
• Women's Land Rights Network Network of 14 local women's rights organizations representing all eight divisions of Bangladesh to influence inherited land rights through grassroots experiences and research evidence.
• Safeguarding Program Commitment to protecting children, girls, women, and vulnerable adults from harm with training on gender and safeguarding policy, reporting mechanisms, and safety assessment workshops.
• Legal and Paralegal Services to Survivors and Vulnerable Women Legal aid and paralegal services provided through helplines (+8801962848852, +8801796129266) to survivors of gender-based violence, supporting reporting, referrals, and access to justice for women in marginalized communities.
• Women Sanitation Workers' (Harijan) Rights Program Program addressing rights and dignity of Dalit/Harijan women sanitation workers, including documentary production such as 'Beyond Shadows: The Harijan Identity' to raise awareness on marginalized caste communities.
• Girls & Youth Empowerment Program Program supporting adolescent girls through girls group meetings, education support, awareness on gender-based discrimination, and prevention of early/forced marriage, with safe spaces and handicrafts training.

Quantifiable outcome

• 145 women fisherfolk groups organized with elected leadership committees
• +5 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Prothom AlominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026Prothom Alo collaborated with Badabon Sangho to organize a roundtable discussion on women migrant workers' rights and safe migration in May 2026.
• The Business StandardminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 December 2025Collaboration with The Business Standard newspaper to organize a roundtable discussion on gender-based violence against women and girls, helping to sensitize journalists, activists, and stakeholders.
• Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025BMET officials participated in advocacy workshops to review research findings on post-COVID challenges for migrant women. The workshop aimed to influence revision of returnees' entitlements and practices, with recommendations accepted for consideration.
• CODEC (Community Development Centre)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 February 2024CODEC Training Centre in Bagerhat served as venue for safeguarding policy training and other organizational capacity building programs.
• Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEW&OE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Bangladesh government ministry partnered in the COVID-19 response project for migrant workers. Dr Ahmed Munirus Saleheen, Secretary of the ministry, expressed support for civil society collaboration in mainstreaming safe migration.
• Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018APWLD supported Badabon Sangho under a Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) project. The partnership facilitated pre-consultation workshops with women land owners and research on women's land rights issues.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bangladesh Mohila Parishad: One of Bangladesh's largest women's rights mass organizations, focused on women's empowerment, legal rights, and combating violence. Comparable as a national women's rights movement organization with federated membership structure.
• Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha (BNPS): Bangladesh Women's Development Coalition — a national network of women's NGOs working on gender equality, economic empowerment, and GBV. Comparable as a coordinating body for Bangladeshi women's rights NGOs with similar community-led programming.
• Naripokkho: Bangladesh-based women's rights and feminist organization working on violence against women, reproductive rights, and gender equality. Directly comparable as a homegrown Bangladeshi feminist NGO with similar advocacy and community-mobilization approach.
• Nijera Kori: Bangladesh-based social mobilization organization empowering landless and marginalized rural communities, including women. Comparable as a community-organizing NGO using group-based governance and movement-building among rural poor in Bangladesh.
• Steps Towards Development (Steps): Bangladesh-based development organization working on women's empowerment, children's rights, and marginalized communities through community-led development. Comparable as a Bangladeshi NGO using participatory methods with women and adolescents.

Broad incumbents

• ActionAid Bangladesh: Country affiliate of the global ActionAid federation operating in Bangladesh on women's rights, climate justice, and economic empowerment. Comparable as a larger incumbent operating in the same thematic space with overlapping programmatic areas.
• CARE Bangladesh: Bangladesh affiliate of CARE International, implementing women's empowerment, climate adaptation, and GBV programs at significant scale. Comparable as a major international NGO with overlapping focus on coastal women's climate resilience and GBV response in Bangladesh.

Others

• Manusher Jonno Foundation: Bangladeshi grantmaking intermediary funding civil society and human rights organizations including Badabon Sangho. Comparable not as a programmatic peer but as the funding ecosystem participant that channels donor resources to organizations like Badabon Sangho.

Emerging players

• Jagori: India-based feminist NGO working on women's rights, violence against women, and grassroots mobilization. Comparable as a regional feminist NGO with similar group-based organizing approach in South Asia, though operating primarily in India.
• Acid Survivors Foundation: Bangladesh-based organization providing medical, legal, and rehabilitation services to acid attack and GBV survivors. Comparable as a specialist Bangladeshi NGO addressing violence against women with survivor support services and legal aid.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@badabonsangho5214
• Facebookfacebook.com/badabonsangho
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/badabon-sangho
• Xx.com/badabons

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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