AOSED- An Organization for Socio-Economic Development

What AOSED- An Organization for Socio-Economic Development does

AOSED (An Organization for Socio-Economic Development) is a Bangladesh-registered non-governmental organization headquartered at 334 Sher-A-Bangla Road, Khulna, with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC). The organization operates across five thematic areas — Water Justice, Environment & Climate Change, Food Security & Agriculture, Sanitation & Hygiene, and Disaster Management — delivering climate adaptation, disaster preparedness, WASH, and food security programmes to climate-vulnerable communities in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Its primary beneficiaries are climate-vulnerable coastal communities, smallholder farmers in saline-affected areas, traditional fisher communities, women and adolescents, displaced populations including Rohingya refugees, and public institutions such as schools and hospitals.

AOSED delivers programmes through grassroots community structures including Water Rights Committees, Climate Field Schools, farmer groups, fisher networks, and School Sanitation Management Committees, alongside multi-stakeholder consortiums and partnerships with government bodies (Water Development Board, Department of Agriculture) and international NGOs. The organization has developed several technical assets: an ICT-based Vessel Tracking System (VTS) for real-time weather alerts to seagoing fishers (recognized with the Smart Bangladesh Award 2023), community-owned Water ATMs and Water Bank treatment plants providing arsenic-free drinking water (recognized with the Energy Globe Award 2021), floating-bed hydroponic systems for salt-tolerant rice cultivation on saline-affected land, and the internal DEKHA mobile application for beneficiary data management. Geographic operational reach spans 7 coastal districts and 11 sub-districts, with cumulative outcomes including 37,800 individuals reached across 7,624 households (SIMAVI WASH project, 2011-2013), 1,575 sanitary latrines constructed, 20 acres of saline land converted to year-round cultivation, and 116 extinct rice varieties catalogued.

AOSED's revenue model is grant-driven, drawing primarily on development funding from international organizations including GIZ Bangladesh, SIMAVI Netherlands, Bread for the World, CARE Bangladesh, BMZ (via CARE Germany), the Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF), Give2Asia, and BothENDS Netherlands. Supplementary revenue streams include individual donations, event registration fees (notably for the recurring Coastal Water Convention), and publication sales. The organization actively participates in global climate governance through COP28 (Dubai 2023), COP29 (Baku 2024), and announced COP30 (Belém 2025) side events, and convenes the triennial Coastal Water Convention, with the 3rd edition held in Khulna in January 2026 producing the 12-point Khulna Declaration.

Name

AOSED- An Organization for Socio-Economic Development

Legal name

An Organization for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED)

Website

https://aosed.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AOSED is a Bangladesh-registered NGO headquartered in Khulna that delivers climate adaptation, water justice, disaster management, food security, and sanitation programmes to climate-vulnerable coastal communities in southwest Bangladesh through grassroots structures, technical systems (vessel tracking, Water ATMs), and partnerships with international development organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Programs

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Resilience & Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (BPAGABAK), Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Risk Management (BPADALAK)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Climate change adaptation
• Water and sanitation services
• Disaster risk management
• Food security agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Khulna

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Development Funding and Grants: AOSED receives funding from international development organizations, foreign government agencies, and foundations to implement development projects. Funds are used for programmatic activities with flexibility for where needed most, unless explicitly restricted for specific purposes.
2. Donations and Contributions: Voluntary contributions from supporters for AOSED's mission and programmatic activities. The organization accepts donations for specific campaigns or general use.
3. Event Registration Fees: Registration fees collected for events such as the 3rd Coastal Water Convention 2026, with specific refund policies based on cancellation timing.
4. Publication Sales: Revenue from selling publications, reports, toolkits, and knowledge products including climate change booklets and WASH materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AOSED is a Bangladesh-based non-governmental organization that implements socio-economic development programs for climate-vulnerable communities in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Its core work spans five thematic areas: water justice, environment and climate change, food security and agriculture, sanitation and hygiene, and disaster management. Services are delivered through grassroots community-based interventions including Water Rights Committees, Climate Field Schools, farmer groups, fisher networks, and School Sanitation Management Committees.

Product overview

AOSED is a non-governmental organization with UN ECOSOC consultative status focused on socio-economic development in climate-vulnerable southwest Bangladesh. The organization does not offer a unified technology product platform but operates several programs and tools including the internal DEKHA mobile application for beneficiary data management, ICT-based early warning systems with vessel tracking for coastal fishermen, and Water ATM infrastructure for safe drinking water access. Their work spans five thematic areas: Water Justice, Environment & Climate Change, Food Security & Agriculture, Sanitation & Hygiene, and Disaster Management. They produce educational publications including climate change booklets and WASH flipcharts, and facilitate knowledge-sharing through the Coastal Water Convention platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DEKHA (দেখা): A private internal-use mobile application developed by AOSED for organizing and managing NGO beneficiary data, including collecting personal details, recording surveys, managing activities and attendance, and supporting internal monitoring and evaluation tasks.

Products and services

• DEKHA (দেখা) Mobile Application A private internal-use mobile application developed by AOSED for organizing and managing data related to NGO beneficiaries, including collecting beneficiary personal details, recording surveys, managing activities and attendance, and supporting internal monitoring and evaluation tasks.
• Educational Publications (Climate Change Booklets and WASH Flipchart) Easy Reading Booklets on Climate Change (Parts 1 and 2) in Bangla language, and Flipcharts on Climate Change Awareness for secondary school students. Developed under the Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change (RVCC) project to raise climate change awareness among students and communities in southwest Bangladesh.
• Water ATMs / Water Bank Treatment Plants Community-driven water supply facilities providing arsenic-free safe drinking water to schools, hospitals, and households in climate-vulnerable Khulna areas. The system includes Water ATM Maintenance and Management Committees for sustainable operation and maintenance.
• ICT-based Early Warning Response Mechanism An ICT-based system for real-time vessel tracking from central monitoring hubs to coastal areas, enabling communication of weather-related information to traditional fishermen. The system increases resilience among coastal districts against climate change-induced disasters including cyclones, storm surges, and salinity.
• 3rd Coastal Water Convention 2026 Multi-day convention held January 24-26, 2026 in Khulna, Bangladesh, bringing together stakeholders working on coastal water, climate resilience, governance, and ecosystem protection. Registration-based event processed through SSLCommerz payment gateway with refund policies based on cancellation timing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vessel tracking system enabled fishers to return safely during 3+ storm events during project period
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• GIZ BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GIZ Bangladesh for the 'Arsenic-free Safe Drinking Water for Schools and Hospitals in Climate Vulnerable Khulna Areas' project. GIZ funded the installation of Water Bank treatment plants and community development initiatives.
• SIMAVI, NetherlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with SIMAVI Netherlands for multiple WASH and sanitation projects including Sustainable Effect to Ensure Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation (2011-2013), Sustainable School Sanitation, and Grassroots Initiatives against MNC agro-chemical intervention.
• CARE BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on BMZ-funded Multi-Actor-Partnerships (MAPs) on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI), and ALTER Project. Also collaborated on Climate Field School initiatives.
• BothENDS, NetherlandsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported community-based mangrove forest conservation and management project in southwest Bangladesh, focusing on Sundarbans adjacent areas.
• Climate Justice Forum (CJF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for Pre-COP29 and Post-COP29 sharing meetings, joint advocacy on climate justice, and establishment of Central Climate Justice Forum in Dhaka.
• Refugees InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of COP28 side event 'Action for Forced Climate Displacement: A Lifecycle Approach to Intervene at Source and Destination' alongside other international organizations.
• COAST FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLead organization in consortium for Empowering Coastal Communities project. AOSED is a collaborator alongside BNNRC, CSRL, DUS, Green Cox's Bazar, ICDA, PRAAN, and SDI.
• RAED (The Arab Network for Environment and Development)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB60) side event on climate finance and displacement.
• IDMC (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB60) side event on reducing vulnerability and displacement through enhanced access to climate finance.
• NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB60) side event on climate finance and displacement.
• NORCAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB60) side event.
• Université Paris CitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of COP28 side event on climate displacement through the ACRONYM project led by Hugo Observatory.
• Unitarian Universalist Service CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in COP28 side event on climate displacement.
• Sustainable Population AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in COP28 side event on climate displacement.
• International Society for Ecological EconomicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in COP28 side event on climate displacement.
• CARE BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change (RVCC) project (2003-2005) for climate education in 65 educational institutions across Khulna and Jessore.
• Water Development BoardmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical and coordination partner for CDRFI Policy Advocacy workshop, providing engineering perspective on embankments and sluice gates.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CARE Bangladesh: Bangladesh country office of CARE International, a large INGO. AOSED is a sub-implementer in CARE Bangladesh-led MAP CDRFI and ALTER projects. Operates in overlapping thematic areas (climate resilience, WASH, agriculture) at significantly larger scale.
• BRAC: Bangladesh's largest development NGO operating integrated programs across climate resilience, WASH, agriculture, and disaster response. Comparable in integrated community-development thematic approach; dwarfs AOSED in scale and represents both a collaborator and a competitive benchmark.

Direct peers

• WaterAid Bangladesh: Country office of WaterAid focused exclusively on WASH access in Bangladesh. Closely comparable to AOSED's WASH thematic pillar (Water ATMs, safe drinking water, sanitation) and operates in overlapping southwest Bangladesh districts.
• Practical Action Bangladesh: Bangladesh country office of a UK-headquartered INGO applying technology-enabled solutions to climate adaptation, agriculture, and WASH for vulnerable communities. Comparable in technology-driven community development approach and climate-adaptation focus.
• ActionAid Bangladesh: Bangladesh affiliate of ActionAid International working on climate justice, women's rights, and disaster response with vulnerable communities. Comparable in advocacy-driven approach, climate-justice positioning, and community-implementation model.
• BNNRC (Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication): Bangladesh NGO consortium partner in the CJRF-funded Empowering Coastal Communities project. Active in climate-vulnerable community communication and resilience, with overlapping funder relationships and implementation geographies.
• COAST Foundation: Bangladesh NGO focused on climate-vulnerable coastal communities. Co-lead organization with AOSED in the CJRF-funded 'Empowering Coastal Communities' consortium spanning 7 coastal districts—directly comparable in mission, geography, and beneficiary base.
• Friendship NGO: Bangladesh-based NGO serving climate-vulnerable char and coastal communities with integrated health, education, and disaster preparedness services. Closely comparable to AOSED in target geography (climate-vulnerable southwest Bangladesh) and integrated service model.
• CSRL (Community Self-Reliance Learning): Bangladesh-based NGO consortium partner alongside AOSED in the CJRF coastal communities project. Comparable in grassroots community-implementation model in southwest Bangladesh climate-vulnerable districts.

Emerging players

• BothENDS: Netherlands-based environmental justice CSO that has partnered with AOSED on mangrove conservation and climate-justice advocacy. Comparable in climate-justice advocacy positioning and Bangladesh coastal ecosystem focus, though primarily operates as a funder/advocate rather than direct implementer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aosed
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@aosed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aosed

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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